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THIS IS PITIFUL! 11 schools in the county FAILING!! There are not enough schools now in the county, where are these kids supposed to go???
St. Lucie school officials to call parents for transfer eligibility
By Margot Susca
staff writer
August 4, 2005
The parents of as many as 9,000 St. Lucie County students will begin learning tonight which schools their children can transfer to if they choose to exercise the option under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
October is the earliest students would move to new schools, according to a district schedule released Wednesday.
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St. Lucie County Schools Superintendent Michael Lannon will relay information to parents of children who attend the 11 "under-performing" schools tonight using a recorded telephone call.
Follow-up letters will go out Aug. 12, giving parents two transfer options. Parents must respond by Aug. 26.
After that step, a second letter telling parents which school their child will attend will go out in late September, and parents will have another chance to accept or decline their school.
Once all transfer requests are processed, students will move to new schools Oct. 11.
Because only three schools made "Adequate Yearly Progress" under the federal law this year, the alternate schools could have lower grades or be even further from progress targets than the schools children leave.
Parents can opt instead for tutoring programs.
School officials spent two days grinding through ways to comply with the federal law after the state Education Department said the district's controlled choice, which uses a computer program to assign students to schools in three zones, fails to satisfy the choice requirement of No Child Left Behind.
According to the education law, if Title I schools fail to meet minimum improvement standards for two consecutive years, the district must provide at least two transfer alternatives. After three years, parents can choose between tutoring and transferring.
Although annual progress is measured at all schools, only those receiving Title I funds face sanctions that require districts to shift funds to accommodate the options.
Of St. Lucie County's $7 million federal Title I allocation, 5 percent must be set aside to pay for transportation for children transferring to other schools and another 5 percent earmarked for tutoring.
Because school officials don't know how many parents will request transfers, they don't yet know what impact the state's order will have on operations. However, everything from bus routes to teacher assignments might require realignment.
- margot.susca@scripps.com
Eligible for tutoring or a transfer Children at these 11 St. Lucie County schools are eligible for tutoring or transfer to other schools: C.A. Moore Elementary, Lakewood Park Elementary, Lawnwood Elementary, Parkway Elementary, Port St. Lucie Elementary, Rivers Edge Elementary, Savanna Ridge Elementary, St. Lucie Elementary, Weatherbee Elementary, White City Elementary and Forest Grove Middle.
http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/local_news...975376,00.html
THIS IS PITIFUL! 11 schools in the county FAILING!! There are not enough schools now in the county, where are these kids supposed to go???
St. Lucie school officials to call parents for transfer eligibility
By Margot Susca
staff writer
August 4, 2005
The parents of as many as 9,000 St. Lucie County students will begin learning tonight which schools their children can transfer to if they choose to exercise the option under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
October is the earliest students would move to new schools, according to a district schedule released Wednesday.
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St. Lucie County Schools Superintendent Michael Lannon will relay information to parents of children who attend the 11 "under-performing" schools tonight using a recorded telephone call. Follow-up letters will go out Aug. 12, giving parents two transfer options. Parents must respond by Aug. 26.
After that step, a second letter telling parents which school their child will attend will go out in late September, and parents will have another chance to accept or decline their school.
Once all transfer requests are processed, students will move to new schools Oct. 11.
Because only three schools made "Adequate Yearly Progress" under the federal law this year, the alternate schools could have lower grades or be even further from progress targets than the schools children leave.
Parents can opt instead for tutoring programs.
School officials spent two days grinding through ways to comply with the federal law after the state Education Department said the district's controlled choice, which uses a computer program to assign students to schools in three zones, fails to satisfy the choice requirement of No Child Left Behind.
According to the education law, if Title I schools fail to meet minimum improvement standards for two consecutive years, the district must provide at least two transfer alternatives. After three years, parents can choose between tutoring and transferring.
Although annual progress is measured at all schools, only those receiving Title I funds face sanctions that require districts to shift funds to accommodate the options.
Of St. Lucie County's $7 million federal Title I allocation, 5 percent must be set aside to pay for transportation for children transferring to other schools and another 5 percent earmarked for tutoring.
Because school officials don't know how many parents will request transfers, they don't yet know what impact the state's order will have on operations. However, everything from bus routes to teacher assignments might require realignment.
- margot.susca@scripps.com
Eligible for tutoring or a transfer Children at these 11 St. Lucie County schools are eligible for tutoring or transfer to other schools: C.A. Moore Elementary, Lakewood Park Elementary, Lawnwood Elementary, Parkway Elementary, Port St. Lucie Elementary, Rivers Edge Elementary, Savanna Ridge Elementary, St. Lucie Elementary, Weatherbee Elementary, White City Elementary and Forest Grove Middle.
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