Purpose: To establish the basic structure for offering school choice as part of the District's educational plan.

Students who attend a school identified as persistently dangerous, or who are victims of a violent criminal offense occurring in or on the grounds of the school the student attends, must be allowed to transfer to a safe school in the District not identified for improvement.

Students enrolled in a Title I school identified for school improvement pursuant to Federal law may transfer to another safe public school, including a public charter school, within the District. The transfer will be allowed in accordance with law. The District will give priority to the lowest-achieving children from low-income families. The District will provide transportation. Students who choose to move from a school which is labeled "in improvement" base on Adequate Yearly Progress to a school which is not "in improvement" shall remain at that chosen school for the entire academic year.

School in the following categories must offer public school choice to their students.

Students may not transfer to any schools that have been identified for improvement, corrective action or the planning year of restructuring, or that have been identified by the State as persistently dangerous.

The District will identify the schools to which students may transfer on an annual basis.

If an eligible student exercises the option to transfer to another public school, the District must permit the student to remain in that school until s/he has completed the highest grade in the school. However, the District is no longer obligated to provide transportation for the student after the end of the school year in which the student's school of origin is no longer identified for school improvement, corrective action or in the planning year of restructuring.

The District will offer choice to all students in an eligible Title I school until the school is not longer identified for school improvement.

Eligible students enrolled in continuing school improvement and corrective action schools who do not request transfers will be eligible for supplemental educational services. These services may include tutoring, remediation and other educational interventions consistent with State academic standards and the content and instruction used by the District. Supplemental services will be provided outside of the school day. Only state-approved providers may be paid from Title I funds.

The District will notify parents/legal guardians of students attending identified school in compliance with law. The administration will send out the notification within ten (10) days of receiving State notification of school status.

Transfer requests must be received within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of notification.

In providing school choice, the District will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age consistent with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975.

Students opting to stay at the choice school once home schools are out, action correction must adhere to the following guidelines:

20 U.S.C. 6316; 34
C.F.R. 200.32, 200.33, 200.42 and 200.43

Adopted 12/11/07
Revised 10/13/09