The following chart outlines the required role of states and districts in the SES process. This chart also suggests action steps for families and providers. Some of the information in this chart was adapted from the WestEd/APQC SES case studies. For more specific details on roles and responsibilities for SES, please visit our pages for Families, Educators, Providers, and Policymakers.
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Step 1: Determine Who Is Eligible
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Step 2: Identify Providers
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Step 3: Review Options
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Step 4: Make Choices and Begin Services
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Step 5: Monitor and Expand Provider Options
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STATES
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- Determine which schools need improvement because they did not make “adequate yearly progress” (AYP).
- Identify schools that must provide SES because they have not made AYP for 3 years.
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- Encourage organizations to apply to be SES providers.
- Request applications from providers.
- Review applications and approve providers.
- Give districts a list of approved providers in their area.
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- Optional: Provide districts with sample materials for communicating with eligible families about SES and contracting with providers.
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- Monitor the performance of approved providers and report results.
- Encourage more providers to apply for state approval at least once a year.
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- Monitor the performance of approved providers and report results.
- Allow new providers to apply for state approval at least once a year.
- Remove from the state list any provider that has not helped students improve their achievement for 2 or more years.
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| DISTRICTS
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- Identify students who are eligible for SES who attend schools that did not make AYP for 3 years.
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- Optional: Encourage local groups to apply to be SES providers.
- Optional: Apply to be a provider if schools are not in need of improvement.
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- Tell parents whether their child is eligible for SES.
- Provide parents with clear, complete, and consistent information about local provider options.
- Tell parents how to sign up for SES.
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- Help families pick a provider, if requested.
- Determine which students get priority if demand exceeds available funding.
- Enter into contracts with the providers that families choose.
- Pay providers.
- Work with each student’s provider, school, and family to set goals for the student.
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- At the state's request, provide the state with information to help monitor the performance of approved providers.
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| FAMILIES
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- Find out whether their child’s school made AYP by contacting his or her school, district, or state.
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- Find out whether their child is eligible for SES by contacting school, district, or community group.
- Review provider options.
- Select a provider.
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- Work with the chosen provider, their child’s school, and the district to set achievement goals for their child.
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- Support and monitor their child’s attendance and progress with the provider and offer feedback to the provider, school, district, and state.
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| PROVIDERS
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- Determine whether its SES program has the capacity to serve students in communities where schools are required to provide SES.
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- Find and review the state SES provider application.
- Complete and submit the application.
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- Optional: If approved, contact the school(s) and district(s) to establish a relationship and provide staff with information for families about its program.
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- Provide clear information to families and schools about its services.
- Enter into contracts with the district(s) if students sign up for the program.
- Work with the student’s family, school, and district to set goals for each student who signs up for the program.
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- Provide clear information to each student’s family, school, and district about his or her progress in the program.
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