What are Supplemental Educational Services?
Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), students
from low-income families attending schools that do not make
adequate yearly progress for three years are eligible to receive
Supplemental Educational Services (SES). School districts are
responsible for funding these services, which must be provided
outside the normal school day, through their Title I, Part
A funds. ISBE must develop and apply objective criteria to
create a list of approved SES providers.
Over the past year,
the United States Department of Education has clearly taken
the position that state educational agencies,
and not local school districts, are responsible for setting
requirements related to program design and fees charged by
SES providers. At its June 2006 meeting, the Illinois State
Board authorized the adoption of increased regulation of
the SES industry and additional assistance for districts with
the
implementation of this NCLB mandate.
What are the Goals of SES?
- To ensure that students increase their academic
achievement, particularly in the areas of reading/language
arts and mathematics.
- To provide options to parents to help them ensure that their
children receive a quality education.
- To provide incentives to districts to improve schools in need
of improvement.
 SES
Basic Process PowerPoint (Updated July 2007)
USDE
Report on SES Programs. This report provides a good
overview of what the SES program is about, with information
specifically targeted to states, districts, and parents.
For questions regarding SES please contact:
Gary Greene or
Patrick M. Lee at 312/814-5818 (Chicago), 312/814-2621 (Chicago
Fax), 217/782-2948 (Springfield), 217/524-8750 (Springfield
Fax)
Announcements
The next application periods to
become an approved SES provider are October 1, 2008–October 31, 2008 and February
1, 2009–February 28, 2009. If you wish to apply, click
on “Application Process” in the Resources box
on the right side of this screen for more information.
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