Public Schl Chice EBR Guidance Nrth Banks Middle Schl East Batn Ruge Parish Schl System Federal Prgrams, Title I Instructinal Resurce Center 1022 S. Fster Drive Batn Ruge, Luisiana 70806 Bernard Taylr, Jr., Ed.D. Superintendent Richard Capps, Administrative Directr Federal Prgrams Revised: December 1, 2014
East Batn Ruge Parish Schl System 2014-15 Public Schl Chice Prcedures and Dcuments Table f Cntents Chice Implementatin Timeline... 1 Schl Chice Pairings... 2 Chice Registratin Steps... 3 Apprval Ntificatin... 4 Chice FAQs... 5 Yur Schl s Letter and Applicatin... 6
EBRPSS Public Schl Chice Prcess 14-15 Schl Year Selectin criteria fr Public Schl Chice: 1. Students attending F-schls will be ffered a higher perfrming schl based n the fllwing criteria: a. At least tw higher perfrming schls will be paired with each F schl that is required t ffer Public Schl Chice (as regulated by N Child Left Behind Federal Law). b. A list f all students attending F schls will be develped, gruped by grade level. c. A letter f explanatin and an applicatin fr chsing a higher perfrming schl will be mailed t all children at each F schl that is required t ffer Public Schl Chice. d. If requests utnumber seats available in a particular grade level, priritizatin within the schl will be determined as fllws: i. Within the grade level, students with the lwest academic scres (LEAP r ileap) will be given preference in ascending rder until all seats are taken. e. If n match can be made, students will remain at their current schl. Timeline fr implementatin f Public Schl Chice: 1. LDOE Ntificatin Mnday, Octber 20, 2014 2. Parent/Cmmunity Meetings Week f Octber 27, 2014 3. Letters and Applicatins Mailed Wednesday, December 10, 2014 4. Last Day Applicatins Accepted Friday, January 9, 2015 5. Ntificatin f Schl Offer Week f January 12, 2015 6. Transfer Perid Tuesday, January 19 Friday, January 30, 2015 1
Parings (Sending Schl -> Receiving Schls) Elementary Schls Hwell Park ES Bernard Terrace ES (75.1 C) Capitl ES (71.2 C) Melrse ES Audubn ES (91.5 B) Twin Oaks ES (72.5 C) Merrydale ES White Hills ES (66.9 D) Nrtheast ES (66.7 D) Park Frest ES Crestwrth ES (96.6 B) Brwnfields ES (85.0 B) Middle Schl Nrth Banks MS Glasgw MS (84.4 C) Westdale MS (86.3 B) 2
2014-15 NCLB Chice Prcess Initial Ntificatin Parent/Cmmunity Meetings at Sending Schls Autmated phne message t husehlds f students attending sending schls. Title I ntifies parents f chice ptins thrugh direct mail mailing includes letter f explanatin and applicatin fr chice transfer. Additinal cpies available at each sending schl. Chice Applicatin Parents/guardians submit applicatin t Title I n later than Friday, January 9, 2015. Title I mails a receipt letter t the parent/guardian f each applicant. Student Placement Title I places the students using the fllwing prcedure: Cunt requests Cmpare requests t available seats at receiving schls Offers parents a chice transfer Limited space prblems are reslved using the fllwing criteria: Academic Ranking Chice Transfer Acceptance Ntificatin Issue acceptance ntificatins t parents/guardians by direct mail and hand delivery t students at hme schl during the week f January 20, 2015. (A list will be sent t sending and receiving schls). Student Registratin Prcess Begins Tuesday, January 20, 2015 and ends Friday, January 30, 2015. Parent/guardian takes acceptance letter and apprved applicatin t hme schl. Guidance makes and keeps a cpy f the apprved applicatin. Immediately drp students with a Cde 27. Student takes the acceptance letter, apprved applicatin, and drp slip t new schl fr registratin. Nte: Textbks fllw the student t their new schl. ** Chice students may NOT drp withut apprved applicatin frm Title I. ** Chice students may NOT register withut apprved applicatin frm Title I. ** TRANSFERS WILL NOT BE APPROVED AFTER JANUARY 9, 2015, OR GRANTED AFTER JANUARY 30, 2015. 3
14-15 Chice Apprval Ntificatin (printed n EBR letterhead) Yur Chice transfer t is apprved T take advantage f yur Chice ptins, please: 1. Take this ntificatin and the attached transfer frm t yur current hme schl and fficially drp yur child(ren) BEGINNING Tuesday, January 20, 2015. 2. Register at the apprved Chice schl NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015. (Yur ptin t transfer will be vid after that date). Imprtant facts t knw: 1. Transprtatin will be prvided by EBR; bus infrmatin will be available upn registratin at yur Chice schl. 2. A chice transfer is valid with transprtatin until the student s hme schl is n lnger Academically Unacceptable r until the student cmpletes the highest grade level f the schl t which he r she transfers. 3. Transfer students may return t the hme attendance zne schl at any pint within the schl year. 4. Chice transfers are granted nly nce per year. 5. Transfer students will be required t purchase and wear prper unifrms at the schl t which he r she transfers. (Elementary schl unifrms and middle schl unifrms are cnsistent thrughut schls.) Please cntact Jan Nble at 922-5556 if yu have any questins. 4
Schl Chice FAQs Students wh are currently attending a schl labeled as an F may apply fr a Chice transfer. The applicatin must be submitted n later than Friday, January 9, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. (Mailed/Faxed applicatins must bear a pstmark r time stamp date f January 9, 2015, r earlier t be accepted.) N transfers will be apprved fr students beynd the January 9, 2015, deadline. This includes students new t the schl and/r district. Textbks fllw the student t their new schl. Enfrcement f unifrm plicies must be flexible until the chice prcess has been cmpleted; hwever, unifrms are the same at the elementary schls and at the middle schls thrughut the district. Bus rutes may be btained when the student registers at the new schl. Fax the apprved applicatin t Transprtatin at 222-3662. A bus rute will be assigned, and the infrmatin will be faxed back t the schl. Chice students may NOT drp withut an apprved applicatin frm Title I. Chice students may NOT register withut an apprved applicatin frm Title I. 5
Public Schl Chice East Batn Ruge Parish Schl System Federal Prgrams, Instructinal Resurce Center 1022 S. Fster Drive Batn Ruge, Luisiana 70806 Phne: 225.922.5556 Fax: 225.922.5642 December 10, 2015 T the parent(s)/guardian(s) f: <<AddressBlck>> <Current Building >> << Bldg Name >> In accrdance with N Child Left Behind Public Schl Chice plicy, the East Batn Ruge Parish Schl System is required t infrm yu that yur child is enrlled at a public schl which has received a letter grade f F fr the schl year 2013-14. Nrth Banks Middle Schl 2013-14 SPS: 35.5 Letter Grade: F Yur child is eligible t transfer t a higher perfrming schl within the schl district because f this designatin. Transprtatin will be prvided fr yur child if yu elect t take advantage f this schl transfer pprtunity. The enclsed Public Schl Chice applicatin lists all higher perfrming elementary schls in the East Batn Ruge Parish Schl System accrding t the 2013-14 Schl Perfrmance Scre. If yu wish fr yur child t participate in the Chice prgram, please cmplete and submit the applicatin n later than Friday, January 9, 2015. It is pssible that yur child will nt be accepted int yur first chice because enrllment is subject t availability. After transfer applicatins are submitted and if there is insufficient capacity at a schl t accmmdate students wh request a transfer, EBR shall give pririty t the lwest achieving children. Students with the lwest test scres will receive pririty in Sectin 1116 transfers. If yu chse t participate in Public Schl Chice, yu may return the enclsed applicatin by any f the fllwing methds: Methd f Return Last Date/Time Accepted Address Friday, January 9, 2015 Hand Delivery Instructinal Resurce Center 4:30 p.m. 1022 S. Fster Drive Pstmark: U.S. Mail Batn Ruge, LA 70806 Friday, January 9, 2015 r earlier Date/Time Stamp n r befre: Fax (225) 922-5642 Friday, January 9, 2015 by 11:59 p.m.
Public Schl Chice East Batn Ruge Parish Schl System Federal Prgrams, Instructinal Resurce Center 1022 S. Fster Drive Batn Ruge, Luisiana 70806 Phne: 225.922.5556 Fax: 225.922.5642 We will send fficial ntificatin f yur child s transfer ffer, if available, during the week f January 20, 2015. The transfer perid begins Tuesday, January 20, 2015, and must be cmpleted by Friday, January 30, 2015. Transprtatin will be prvided. If yu have any questins abut Public Schl Chice, yu may cntact yur child s schl r: Sincerely, EBRPSS Federal Prgrams Cntact: Jan Nble Instructinal Resurce Center Phne: (225) 922-5556 1022 Suth Fster Drive Fax: (225) 922-5642 Batn Ruge, Luisiana 70806 E-mail: janble@ebrschls.rg Dr. Bernard Taylr, Jr. Superintendent f Schls Enclsure
Public Schl Chice East Batn Ruge Parish Schl System Federal Prgrams, Instructinal Resurce Center 1022 S. Fster Drive Batn Ruge, Luisiana 70806 Phne: 225.922.5556 Fax: 225.922.5642 **SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, January 9, 2015 (APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED AFTER THIS DATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED)** NORTH BANKS MIDDLE SCHOOL Student Name: Hme Address: City, ST, ZIP: 2014-15 Grade: Student ID Number: Student Birth Date: Name f Parent r Legal Guardian: Hme Phne: Wrk Phne: Cell Phne: NOTE: SEPARATE APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH CHILD. Please indicate yur first chice by 1, yur secnd chice by 2. EBRPSS will make an effrt t assign yur child t yur first chice schl; hwever, we cannt assure yu that we will be able t hnr yur request. After transfer applicatins are submitted and if there is insufficient capacity at a schl t accmmdate students wh request a transfer, EBR shall give pririty t the lwest achieving children. Students with the lwest test scres will receive pririty in Sectin 1116 transfers. Chice Schl Name 2013-14 SPS Letter Grade Glasgw Middle Schl 84.4 C Westdale Middle Schl 86.3 B Parent/Guardian Signature Date OFFICE USE ONLY: Apprved Denied Signature, Title I Crdinatr r Directr Date