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Supplemental Services Information
Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
Please see additions links under the Administration Tab and the Principal’s Page
August 26, 2009 & January 23, 2010 (updated for summer SES services)
Dear Parents/Guardians of The St. Johnsbury School Students:
This letter is to inform you that your child may be eligible to receive supplemental educational services (SES) according to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) regulations. Because we are identified as a school not making adequate yearly progress (AYP), we are mandated to notify you of services that include academic assistance such as tutoring, remediation, and educational interventions, provided they are consistent with the content and instruction used by SJS. All of the subgroups of students did not make AYP according to the NCLB accountability system in mathematics and language arts.
These supplemental services are offered only through private sector providers that are approved by the state. Parents may choose the provider from the list provided in the first day packets or online: http://education.vermont.gov/new/pdfdoc/laws/nclba/educ_approved_services_providers.pdf
The list of providers can also be found under the ‘Administration’ tab and on the Principal’s page on our website along with the Federal SES guidelines.
SES services are available to all students that are eligible to receive free and/ or reduced lunch, regardless of their academic achievement level. However, since there is a financial cap per student, we must give priority to providing services to the lowest achieving eligible students. The SJS will directly pay the providers and create a contract outlining the services and timelines involved. Transportation to and from the provider is the sole responsibility of the families.
If you have not applied to receive free and reduced lunch, we have included an application in your first day packet and in the student/parent handbook for your convenience. There are additional applications available at the SJS office. Our home-school coordinators will be happy to assist you in completing the free and reduced lunch applications. You may reach them by calling Simon Fisher at 748-8616, extension 1203 and/or Jennifer Fournier at 748-8616 extension 1122. If you do not want to access the free and reduced lunch program, but want to participate in SES services, you may provide evidence for eligibility. If you need any additional assistance, or if you have any questions for determining SES services, please contact me, or any school counselor.
Please contact Sherry Hoyt by October 15, 2009 (for 2009-2010 school year) or, for summer, 2010 services, please contact Sherry by May 1, 2010. If you would like your child to be considered to receive services from one of the SES providers attached. Mrs. Hoyt can be contacted at 748-8616 ext. 1181 or shoyt@stjsd.org.
During the 2007-2008 (52.6% Free and Reduced Rate) & 2008-2009 (62% Free and Reduced Rate) school years, 350-400 (varying enrollment figures) students were eligible to receive SES services according the free and reduced lunch program eligibility. No students accessed the services offered by the state approved providers. .
400 students are eligible to receive SES services during the 2009-10 school year, according to the free and reduced lunch program eligibility guidelines. To date, we have 2 students participating in the SES program.
FYI
For your information, we offer an after -school tutoring and homework help/club at the SJS to all children, grades 1 through 8. There are no eligibility guidelines for our program. We provide an after-school bus at 4:00 that has central “drop –off” stops. For information about the SJS after -school program call Mrs. Bernice Burroughs (X 1162) or Mrs. Jodie Elliott at the SJS.
Sincerely,
Marion
Marion Anastasia, Principal
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