Schools are identified as Title I when a majority of their students receive free or reduced lunch. These schools receive additional funding to provide additional resources to their students. In Florida our student progress is evaluated both on the state and federal level. The state determines a school grade based on student achievement on the FCAT. The federal government, under the No Child Left Behind Act, also measures student achievement in several different subgroups. While a school can have an overall satisfactory grade under the state evaluation system, unless every one of the student subgroups shows improvement a school is deemed to not have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the federal guidelines. Families who attend these schools are then given choices regarding their child’s education which can range from supplemental tutoring to attending another school.

Option 1: Your child may receive Supplemental Educational Services (free tutoring) from a provider approved by the Florida Department of Education. More information will be sent in August. To qualify for tutoring students must: 1) Remain in their current school and 2) Be eligible to receive free or reduced price lunch.

Option 2: You may choose to transfer your child to another public school. Two choices will be given to you based on your home address. Transportation will be provided if your child lives more than two miles from the school that is chosen. Stops may be up to 1.5 miles from the residence and may be located at or near a school. Your child may continue to attend this school until they graduate to the next level. However, once your child’s home school is no longer in need of improvement, transportation becomes the responsibility of the parent. Additionally, if your choice school becomes identified as a school in need of improvement, your child may remain at the choice school but the district will no longer provide transportation. The deadline to apply is June 17. You will receive a letter later in the summer notifying you of your child’s school and transportation information.

Directions for applying using the links below:

• Please click here to download an application.
• Look up your projected school for the 2010-2011 school year, and write in the two corresponding choices (Magnet families, please note, if you are attending a magnet school that is not also your neighborhood school your choices are based on your home school, please look that up and write in the choices based on that school.) Please click here to view the lists of eligible schools and choices.
• View the list of school information to compare school grades. Place a one by your first choice and a two by your second choice. Even if you only make one choice your first choice is not guaranteed. Please click here to view a list of school information.
• Mail or deliver your application to the address on application.

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	Key Dates for 2010 – 2011 school year:
	May:		Parents notified of Choice with Transportation school options.
	June 17:		Deadline for choice applications.
	July:		Parents notified of new school assignment and transportation information.
	August:		23rd is First Day of School