Report on Participation in School Choice

As required by Title I regulations, section 200.39(c), from 34 Code of Federal Regulations Part 200 (U.S. Department of Education, October 2008)

In January 2002, Congress passed the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. This law requires districts to adopt grade-level standards, use the most effective methods and instructional strategies for teaching children, and assess their progress each year as mandated by the State. Schools that did not make "adequate yearly progress (AYP)" on the STAR test for two consecutive years are identified as "Program Improvement (PI)" schools by the California Department of Education.

Once a school has been identified, the district is required by law to provide parents with several options to assist their students academically. The first of these options is called School Choice, the second option is called Supplemental Educational Services (SES).

School Choice allows a parent to request a transfer for their child from the current Program Improvement school to a "non-Program Improvement" school, if space is available. Each PI school will have a cluster of non-PI schools from which parents may choose to transfer. Transportation to the new school will be provided, based on district guidelines (see Board Policy 3541). Please feel free to call the State and Federal Programs office at (909) 418-6327, if you have any questions or concerns.