What are Supplemental Educational Services?
- Additional academic instruction to increase the academic achievement of students who are low income and who attend schools that have not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for 3 or more years.
- The per student allocation for SES free tutoring for the 2011-2012 school year is $1,408.00
- SES is in addition to instruction provided during the school day, and must be consistent with the content and instruction used by the school district. They are aligned with the State’s academic content and achievement standards.
- SES must be high quality, research-based, and specifically designed to increase student academic achievement.
- For the 2011-2012 school year, students at the following schools who participate in free or reduced lunch are eligible to apply for free SES tutoring.
- Arlington Elementary School
- Blix Elementary School
- Boze Elementary School
- Edison Elementary School
- H Stafford Elementary School
- Larchmont Elementary School
- Lister Elementary School
- Lyon Elementary School
- Manitou Elementary School
- Mann Elementary School
- McCarver Elementary School
- Reed Elementary School
- Roosevelt
- Sheridan Elementary School
- Stanley Elementary School
- Whitman Elementary School
- Gray Middle School
- Jason Lee Middle School
SES Timeline for the 2011-2012 School Year
Tacoma Public Schools complies with federal law, 34 CFR Part 200, to ensure that free tutoring information is available to schools and parents during a minimum of 2 separate enrollment windows, at separate points during the school year, that are of sufficient length to enable parents of eligible students to make informed decisions about requesting SES and selecting a provider (Section 200.48 paragraph (d)(2)(i)(B)(3). The following information will be distributed and made available to schools, families, and/or providers during the 2011-2012 school year:
- A letter (with translations) is sent in August informing parents that free tutoring may be available at eligible schools and that specific information will be sent home in September.
- In September, letters (with translations) are sent to families, schools, and providers informing them that the first open enrollment period will be October 1-22, 2011,and if needed on January 24 thru February 11,2012. An enrollment form, and an invitation to the Parent/Provider Information Night on Friday, October 7, 2011, at Giaudrone Middle School is included in this letter. Free transportation is provided from the home school.
- All enrollment forms received by the deadline are processed beginning the week of October 10, 2011.
- Beginning the week of November 4, SES providers will come in to sign contracts, and letters to parents are sent to confirm tutor choice.
- Monitoring/review of student learning plans, enrollment, provider invoices, learning plans, and progress reports, via EZSES, continues throughout the year
- May 2012, a survey is sent to all parents of SES enrolled students, student survey's are done.
- SES provider summary report is completed and submitted to OSPI before June 30, 2012.
Participation in SES in Tacoma Public Schools
2011-12 School Year
7,806 Students Eligible
2010-2011 School Year
5975 students eligible
1389 students participating
24% participation
2009-2010 School Year
2665 students eligible
796 students participating
30% participation
2008-2009 School Year
1497 students eligible
435 students participating
29% participation
2007-2008 School Year
989 students eligible
236 students participated
23% participation
If you have questions about SES in Tacoma Public Schools, please contact the
Title I Office at 571-1111.