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Federal Programs: Public School ChoicePublic school choice offers children who are
enrolled in a school that does not meet targets for improving
achievement the option to enroll in another school that is
meeting the targets. Offering this opportunity for choice
is required by both federal and state legislation. The federal No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) requires that students
enrolled in high priority Title I schools be given the opportunity
to transfer as soon his or her school is identified as high
priority and until the school no longer has this designation.
It also requires that transportation to the new school be
paid for or provided to eligible students. State law (Tennessee
Code Annotated [TCA] 49-1-602) mandates that public school
choice be offered in non-Title I high priority schools after
the fourth year in and subsequent years of not making Adequate
Yearly Progress (AYP) to students belonging to the subgroup
or subgroups not meeting the standards for AYP. This is at
the beginning of year five, and is called Corrective Action
under Tennessee's accountability system. The local school
system is not required to provide transportation for public
school choice if the student is transferring out of a non-Title
I school. This web page primarily addresses public school
choice required of Title I schools.
Where may a student transfer as provided under public school choice? When did the requirement to offer public school choice go into effect? What students are eligible for public school choice? What are some considerations for receiving schools? |