Northridge Local Schools
Educating Today for Tomorrow’s Success
October 22, 2012
Dear Parent or Guardian,
On May 29, 2012, the United States Department of
Education (USDE) granted the Ohio Department of Education
a waiver of several provisions of the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). The purpose of this letter is
to explain how parts of the ESEA Flexibility waiver under
Title 1, Part A of NCLB relate to your child’s education.
Notice
to Parents
Under
Title 1, Part A of NCLB, districts were required to
notify parents of any of their schools or the district
itself were identified for improvement. This provision
has been waived, and districts no longer are required to
send a letter out to notify parents of School or District
improvement status.
Public
School Choice
Under
Title 1, Part A of NCLB, districts were required to offer
students attending schools identified to be in
improvement status the opportunity to attend another
public school not so identified. Districts were required
to provide or pay for the provision of transportation to
the transfer school. This provision has been waived, and
districts are no longer required to offer this option.
Students taking the Public School Choice option during
the 2011-2012 school year are allowed to remain in the
transfer school until they complete the highest grade in
that school. However, the district is no longer
responsible for providing or paying for transportation.
Supplemental Education Services
Under
Title 1, Part A of NCLB, districts were required to offer
students attending schools identified for improvement,
Year 2 or higher the opportunity to receive Supplemental
Educational Services (SES), free tutoring services using
external providers.
This provision has been waived, and districts no longer
are required to offer SES. In the place of SES, districts
are required to set aside 20% of the Title 1 funds to
expand learning time. At John H. Morrison & at
Timberlane Learning Center, the 20% set aside funds will
be used to provide an extended day supplemental education
program in reading in grade 3 and a summer reading
program in grades K-2.
Additional Information concerning Ohio’s ESEA flexibility
waiver application and other waiver provisions can be
found on the ODE website (ODE Web Site Waiver Provisions)
and the USDE’s flexibility webpage (http://www.ed.gov/esea/flexibility).
If you have further questions you may also contact either
of us at our respective schools.
Sincerely,
