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January 6, 2011 at 4:02 am #597542
StringCheeseParticipantDoes anyone know which schools were offered to families whose schools were failing according to No Child Left Behind? Under the law, SPS had to offer alternate spots at non-failing schools. Considering the crowding at the North WS schools, I am very curious as to what alternatives were offered…
January 8, 2011 at 12:41 am #713213
teachermomMemberIt appears that three of the four north WS elementaries do make AYP. Gatewood is the only one that doesn’t. The severe over crowding is at Schmitz Park and at Lafayette. They both make AYP. Plus, the NCLB card is only playable at a Title I school, I believe.
January 9, 2011 at 12:35 am #713214
StringCheeseParticipantThere were several Title I schools’ families including West Seattle Elementary and Highland Park who would have been notified of their NCLB status and the option to attend a “non-failing” school. Considering that most schools are in some sort of “improvement” step, I wondered what options the families were given. According the the latest stats, they would have to go to Alki, Concord, Schmitz Park, or Lafayette (or out of W Seattle).
I believe these were all schools with wait lists before the AYP results were announced. So, where did the kids go?
As a parent of a child facing forced attendance at a failing school, I followed this process very closely. We were lucky to have gotten into a different school during open enrollment. As such, we did not receive the letter in August. It is simply the last piece of the puzzle for which I am hoping someone has an answer.
March 30, 2011 at 2:26 am #713215
marcoParticipantMarch 31, 2011 at 4:05 pm #713216
tttParticipantI think that the rule is that ANY school in the same district that met AYP is supposed be an option. You should be able to go to the OSPI website and find out which schools in the the SSD passed/did not pass. The specific rules should also be somewhere on their site. Unfortunately if everyone moves their child to an AYP passing school, then those schools become overcrowded. You might want to look at whether your own child is passing the standards, and if they are, is it really worth moving them? Social and emotional adjustments of moving to a new school can affect your child’s performance too.
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