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| | '''Supplemental Educational Services''', or '''SES''', are private tutoring and other remedial services required to be funded by Title I<ref>http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/nclb/titleI/facts/title1facts.pdf</ref> [[public schools]] that fail to satisfy the standards of the [[No Child Left Behind]] bill.<ref>http://www.tutorsforkids.org/basics.asp</ref><ref>http://www.projectappleseed.org/nclbchoice.html</ref> | | '''Supplemental Educational Services''', or '''SES''', are private tutoring and other remedial services required to be funded by Title I<ref>http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/nclb/titleI/facts/title1facts.pdf</ref> [[public schools]] that fail to satisfy the standards of the [[No Child Left Behind]] bill.<ref>http://www.tutorsforkids.org/basics.asp</ref><ref>http://www.projectappleseed.org/nclbchoice.html</ref> |
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| − | Students from low-income families who remain in [[Title I school]]s that fail to meet state standards for at least three years are eligible to receive supplemental educational services.<ref>http://www.ed.gov/parents/schools/choice/choice.html#6</ref> | + | Students from low-income families who remain in [[Title I school]]s that fail to meet [[NCLB]] standards on tests for at least three years are eligible to receive Supplemental Educational Services.<ref>http://www.ed.gov/parents/schools/choice/choice.html#6</ref> But schools that fail to meet the applicable testing standards for only two years in a row must provide SES "[i]f choice is not feasible due to one of the following reasons[:]<ref name="NJ SES">http://www.nj.gov/education/title1/program/ss/policy.shtml</ref> |
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| | + | :* District is a single attendance area having one grade span per school. |
| | + | :* District does not have capacity. |
| | + | :* There are no high-performing schools in the district with comparable grade spans. |
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| | New Jersey releases its annual report of failing schools that qualify for SES online.<ref>http://www.nj.gov/education/title1/accountability/ayp/0708/</ref> | | New Jersey releases its annual report of failing schools that qualify for SES online.<ref>http://www.nj.gov/education/title1/accountability/ayp/0708/</ref> |
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| − | Funding for SES services in [[New Jersey]] is capped at a maximum amount per student, which varies by district.<ref>http://www.nj.gov/education/title1/program/ss/max20809.shtml</ref> One fifth, or 20%, of the Title I funding received by a failing [[public school]] must be set aside for school choice or SES services.<ref name="NJ SES">http://www.nj.gov/education/title1/program/ss/policy.shtml</ref> | + | Funding for SES services in [[New Jersey]] is capped at a maximum amount per student, which varies by district.<ref>http://www.nj.gov/education/title1/program/ss/max20809.shtml</ref> One fifth, or 20%, of the Title I funding received by a failing [[public school]] must be set aside for school choice or SES services.<ref name="NJ SES"/> |
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| | In New Jersey, far more families select SES rather than school choice: 19,243 students selected SES and only 363 selected school choice i the 2003-2004 school year.<ref name="NJ SES"/> | | In New Jersey, far more families select SES rather than school choice: 19,243 students selected SES and only 363 selected school choice i the 2003-2004 school year.<ref name="NJ SES"/> |