Frequently Asked Questions

Public Law 107-110 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requires annual testing to measure student progress in reading and math. Schools are required to meet annual objectives for student performance, known as Adequate Yearly Progress or AYP. Schools that do not meet the Virginia Department of Education standards for AYP are required to provide educational support for certain students.

The following information explains the supplemental educational services that are available for eligible students/families at Perrymont Elementary School and Heritage Elementary School.

1.   What are Supplemental Educational Services (SES)?
Supplemental Educational Services (SES) are free, extra academic help that the school division is providing to your child to help improve his/her academic performance. SES must take place outside of regular school hours. The school division pays the cost of the academic help to the SES provider.

2.  When will Supplemental Educational Services be offered to students?
SES services will be offered to students starting on November 10, 2011.

3.   Can every student receive Supplemental Educational Services?
Eligible students are all students from low-income families who attend Title I schools that are in their second year of School Improvement, in corrective action, or restructuring.

4.  How will my child receive SES?
SES providers offer a variety of services. Some providers offer web-based (Internet) services, others travel to the student’s home, and others provide services at school after hours or in a community building(s).

5.   How do I select an SES provider?
Review the enclosed selection form which lists providers from the state approved list. Then select a provider that serves your child’s grade level and provides instruction in the area in which your child needs help to pass the state Standards of Learning (SOLs) tests, particularly in English, mathematics or reading. Next, attend the provider fair on November 10, 2011, to talk with possible tutors. As you make your selections, consider how the services will be delivered; some services such as web-based tutoring (Internet) will require your child to have access to a computer with an Internet service to receive the assistance.

6.   How can I get help in selecting a provider?
The SES facilitator at your child’s school is available to assist you in choosing an SES provider that will best meet the needs of your child. You may contact the SES facilitator at your child’s school. Please see the application form for contact information.

7.   What are the parent’s responsibilities for SES?
The parent or guardian is responsible for ensuring attendance at the scheduled sessions after he/she is enrolled in the SES program, and the parent is responsible for providing transportation if necessary. Lynchburg City Schools will not pay for or provide transportation costs.

8.   How do I sign up my child for SES?
Check your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice of SES providers from the list on the Academic Tutoring Enrollment Form,and return this form to the school.

9.   What is the deadline for applying?
If you decide you want your child to receive SES, please mail or bring this form to the school office by March 1, 2012.

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