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School Choice and the No Child Left Behind Act
Find out how Adequate Yearly Progress affects School Choice and what exactly it means for schools.
Under NCLB, school districts are accountable for student achievement and responsible for offering options to parents when overall school achievement is below established standards.
Eligibility for School Choice
Students are eligible for school choice when the school they attend fails to meet adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years or longer. Such schools are labeled as needing improvement, corrective action, or restructuring.
Any child attending such a school must be given the option to transfer to a public school in the same district, including a public charter school, which has met adequate yearly progress and has not been identified as needing improvement, corrective action, or restructuring. Parents decide which school in the district they want their children to attend; children may not be assigned by school officials to a different school.
School Choice and Parental Notification
No Child Left Behind stipulates that schools notify parents if their child is eligible for school choice. The notification must occur no later than the first day of the school year following the year for which their school was identified as needing improvement, and usually occurs through a letter mailed to each student's home.
School Choice and Transportation
Districts must provide transportation to students who choose to attend another school under NCLB provisions. Priority must be given to the lowest-achieving students from low-income families.
School Choice and Dangerous Schools
No Child Left Behind also stipulates school choice for children who attend schools labeled as "persistently dangerous" according to the state definition of that term. Furthermore, states are required to ensure that school choice is offered to a student who has been a victim of a violent crime on the grounds of his or her school.
Eligibility for School Choice
Students are eligible for school choice when the school they attend fails to meet adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years or longer. Such schools are labeled as needing improvement, corrective action, or restructuring.
Any child attending such a school must be given the option to transfer to a public school in the same district, including a public charter school, which has met adequate yearly progress and has not been identified as needing improvement, corrective action, or restructuring. Parents decide which school in the district they want their children to attend; children may not be assigned by school officials to a different school.
School Choice and Parental Notification
No Child Left Behind stipulates that schools notify parents if their child is eligible for school choice. The notification must occur no later than the first day of the school year following the year for which their school was identified as needing improvement, and usually occurs through a letter mailed to each student's home.
School Choice and Transportation
Districts must provide transportation to students who choose to attend another school under NCLB provisions. Priority must be given to the lowest-achieving students from low-income families.
School Choice and Dangerous Schools
No Child Left Behind also stipulates school choice for children who attend schools labeled as "persistently dangerous" according to the state definition of that term. Furthermore, states are required to ensure that school choice is offered to a student who has been a victim of a violent crime on the grounds of his or her school.
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