School Choice and SES in schools identified for improvement

Each year, all schools are required to reach goals in reading, math and language as well as goals for participation on the tests. The results of assessments, both in school-wide populations and in specific subgroups, are used to determine whether a school is making adequate yearly progress, also known as AYP.

During the summer, assessment data is used to determine which schools have been identified by the state as in need of improvement. Once those schools are identified, letters are sent home to parents offering the choice of one or more schools not identified as in need of improvement. A full report on school assessment data is available at www.sde.idaho.gov/reportcard and provides information on how schools within the district compares with other schools and in the state. This report card is also available at your school, district office or from the Idaho State Department of Education at www.sde.idaho.gov/reportcard. 

If your school is identified in school improvement status, you will receive a letter approximately three weeks before schools start informing you that your child is eligible to transfer to another public school in the district not in improvement status. If you do not receive this letter, your child’s school has not been identified as in need of school improvement. At that time, you will be informed which schools your child may transfer to. If you choose to transfer your child, please be aware of the following:

• The district will provide or pay for transportation to and from your child’s Choice School as long as your child’s home school is a school identified for improvement.  If your child’s home school       meets achievement goals for two straight years, it will no longer be in school improvement status.
• Your child will be allowed to remain at the new school until he/she completes the highest grade. If your child’s home school leaves school improvement status, however, transportation will no longer be provided by the district.
• If funds are not available for all students to be transported, priority for transportation will be given to lowest-achieving, low-income students.
• If it is not possible to fulfill all requests for choice, priority for first choice will be given to lowest-achieving, low-income students.

The following are the number of students who were eligible and the number of students who took advantage of school choice:

Schools in Improvement Providing Choice 

Students participating in supplemental services for the last two years:

Our district is working hard with the state and district to offer better support to students in math, Reading and language. We encourage you to help by being involved in your child’s education and the school’s learning activities

If you decide not to transfer your child, he/she may be eligible to participate in a free after-school tutoring program called Supplemental Educational Services (SES).  Eligible students are those from low-income families.  If your child is eligible, you will receive more information by mail.

Federal Law and No Child Left behind Act
Under federal law and the No Child Left behind Act, schools which have not met annual proficiency targets in identified subgroups for more than two years must provide either Supplemental Educational Services (SES) or school choice to targeted students. 

The following school is eligible for Supplemental Educational Services under No Child Left Behind: Priest River Elementary.  If you feel you may be eligible for SES and your child attends Priest River Elementary, please contact Susie Luckey, Title 1 Director at (208)437-4227.

If you believe that your student may be eligible for free tutoring, consult the list of state approved vendors:

AYP  Notification Letter

PRE School Choice 2010-2011

WBSD AYP Portrait