When schools don’t meet State targets for achievement, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) requires school districts to provide certain parents school choice. This means that parents of children enrolled in schools that receive Title I funding and that are identified for school improvement have the opportunity to obtain supplemental educational services (SES) - free tutoring, if eligible. The schools in Middletown that receive Title I funding and are designated to be in School Improvement for the school year 2011-2012 are:

The opportunity to obtain supplemental educational services (SES) is available to eligible students who are enrolled in schools in the second year of school improvement. SES are tutoring and other academic enrichment services provided outside the regular school day and designed to enable children from low-income families to reach academic proficiency. Parents must complete a Parent Request for Free Tutoring (SES) form and be deemed eligible. To obtain a form or more information about the supplemental educational services, please contact Beth Kirk-Olthoff in the Department of Learning at 513-423-0781. (For more information on supplemental services or for a list of service providers go to http://education.ohio.gov/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?Page=3&TopicRelationID=1222&Content=59711.

During the school year 2008-2009, 525 students were eligible for SES. There were twenty four students that exercised the option for SES. In the 2009-2010 school year, 1,983 students are eligible for SES. There were ninety-six students that exercised the option for SES. In the 2010-2011 school year, 2,847 students are eligible for SES. There were 197 students that exercised the option for SES. In 2011-12 3,155 students were eligible.

Links for forms or information:
SES Parent Information book with request form
State list of approved providers

The deadline to apply for supplemental educational services is October 14, 2011, for the first enrollment period and January 5, 2012, for the second enrollment period.