Supplemental Educational Services (SES)

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Supplemental Educational Services
(SES) Outreach to Parents to Increase Enrollment
of SES
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• Communicating With Parents- Legislative
  References Title IX Section 9101 (32)
• Parent Involvement Definition- the participation
  of parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful
  communication involving student academic learning
  and other school activities, including ensuring
  that-
• parents play an integral role in assisting their
  childs learning
• parents are encouraged to be actively involved in
  their childs education at school
• parents are full partners in their childs
  education and are included, as appropriate, in
  decision making and on advisory committees to
  assist in the education of their child
• the carrying out of other activities, such as
  those described in Sec. 1118

Bob Witherspoon
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Title I Section 1111. (8) Requirement State
Plans (d) Parental Involvement. Each State
plan shall describe how the State will support
the collection and dissemination to local
educational agencies and schools of effective
parent involvement practices.
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Title I Section 1116 (E) Public School
Choice (3) School Plan (vi) describe how the
school will provide written notice about the
identification to parents of each student
enrolled in such school, in a format and, to
the extent practicable, in a language that the
parents can understand (e)
Supplemental Educational Services (2) LEA
Responsibilities (A) provide, at a
minimum, annual notice to parents (in an
understandable and uniform format and, to the
extent practicable, in a language the parents
can understand.)
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Outreach to Parents About Tutoring for
Kids Families, Communities, and Schools Working
Together for Student Success
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Parent Outreach Where have we
been? Bernadette Anderson
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• Parent Outreach
• From 2004 to 2006 the Illinois PIRC partnered
  with 5 CBOs and FBOs across the state with the
  objective of increasing parents understanding of
  NCLBs accountability, school choice, and
  supplemental services.
• Community Partners
• West Town Leadership United
• Interfaith Leadership Project
• Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Peoria
• Christian Women of the New Wave
• John A. Logan Child Care Resource and Referral

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• Parent Outreach
• Outreach was delivered with a multi-tiered
  system
• Regional NCLB Institutes
• Community Workshops for Parents
• Individual Family Guidance Sessions

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Regional NLCB Institutes Number in Attendance
1,033 Pre-Questionnaires 938 Post-Questionnaires
742
Participants Answering Somewhat or
Yes Pre Post Diff IL Accountability
System 42 72 30 Purpose of Learning
Standards 61 80 19 School Report
Card 65 78 13 Illinois Standards Achievement
Test (ISAT) 64 80 16 Informed of NCLB
Law 48 75 27 AYP Requirement 48 78 30 S
hare This Information with Other Parents 53 76
23 Highly Qualified Teacher 56 75 19 ISBE
Reporting System 31 58 27 Equip, Inform,
Empower Parents 59 76 17
Parent Comment Take the training out to the
community centers and to the people who need it
the most.
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Community Workshops Number in Attendance
1335 Pre-Questionnaires 1075 Post-Questionnaires
1030
Participants Answering Somewhat or
Yes Pre Post Diff IL Accountability
System 18 61 43 Purpose of Learning
Standards 24 61 37 School Report
Card 30 67 37 Illinois Standards Achievement
Test (ISAT) 35 65 30 Informed of NCLB
Law 25 69 44 AYP Requirement 23 70 47 S
hare This Information with Other Parents 28 58
30 ISBE Reporting System 15 55 40 Equip,
Inform, Empower Parents 31 64 33
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• Family Guidance Sessions
• 646 parents received an individualized Family
  Guidance Session
• Telephone Follow-Up Comments (Sample)
• Caused me to think more about the quality of
  education my child receives.
• I became aware of services available to my child
  in our district.
• I was able to seek tutoring for my son who is
  currently in special education.
• I am more prepared to make decision about my
  childrens education.
• I know the importance of having the right
  information to make the right decision on our
  kids education.
• It raised my awareness of the schools report
  card and the importance of parent involvement.
• I learned I could have transferred, but my 30
  days are up.

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Home Visits In a separate PIRC project
between 2002 and 2006, PIRC staff trained school
staff and parents who visited the homes of K- 5th
graders to provide information to parents about
their role in childrens reading and to
distribute books to children. 6,926 families in
high-poverty areas received a personal home visit
through this project.
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Home Visit Feedback Please let us know what
you thought about our visit The visitor was
friendly 100 The information was helpful to
my family 100 I would like more visits like
this one 95 I look forward to my connections
with the school 99
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Parent Outreach Where are we going? Project
Overview Reatha Owen
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Project Goals 1. Increase the level of
participation in Supplemental Educational
Services through direct and personal outreach to
parents whose children are eligible to receive
free tutoring under NCLB.
2. Increase the knowledge of SES among community
members in high-poverty communities and embed
within these communities the capacity to inform
parents about free tutoring and guide them in
making decisions about it.
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SES Outreach Pyramid
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State Leadership Regional Comprehensive
Center State Education Agency Parent Information
Resource Center
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Regional Comprehensive Center Regional SES
Coordinator One-Day Training for SEA and
PIRC Technical Assistance for SEA and PIRC
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State Education Agency State SES
Coordinator With PIRC, One-Day Training for
District and Partners Technical Assistance to
District and Partners
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Parent Information Resource Center With SEA,
One-Day Training for District and
Partners Technical Assistance to District and
Partners
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• School District
• District SES Coordinator
• Partnership with
• Community-Based Organizations
• Faith-Based Organizations
• Documentation of SES Enrollment

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Outreach Partners Community-Based
Organizations Faith-Based Organizations SES
Facilitator Outreach through SES Ambassadors SES
Workshops for Parents Family SES Guidance
Sessions
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Parent Outreach What will we
accomplish? Germaine Edwards
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SES Ambassadors Staff and Volunteers of
Outreach Partners Trained by SES
Facilitator Canvass Neighborhoods Visit
Homes Provide Information to Parents
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SES Workshops for Parents 90 minutes Provided
by Outreach Partner Assistance from
District Community Setting or School
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Family SES Guidance Sessions 30-45
Minutes Private Session with Family Family SES
Counselors From Outreach Partner
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Objectives for 2006-07 3 Districts per State 3
Outreach Partners per District 250 Ambassador
Visits per Partner 3 Workshops/100 Parents per
Partner 25 Family Guidance Sessions per
Partner
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Total Outreach For State 2,250 Visits 900
Workshop Participants 225 Family Guidance
Sessions
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Total Outreach For District 750 Visits 300
Workshop Participants 75 Family Guidance
Sessions
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Project Evaluation

• Percent of eligible students enrolled in SES
  during the semester following outreach.
• Number of SES sessions attended per eligible
  student during the semester following outreach.

Families receiving outreach vs. other eligible
families in district and state.
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Timeline
By December 15 Regional Comprehensive Center
trains SEA and PIRC
By March 1 SEA and PIRC train District and
Outreach Partners
By April 15 Outreach Partners complete visits by
SES Ambassadors
By May 15 Outreach Partners complete SES
Workshops for Parents
By August 15 Outreach Partners complete Family
SES Guidance Sessions
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Parent Outreach Questions Answers Joe
Trunk