NOTICE REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR WSESU SCHOOLS IN "YEAR 2 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT"

A current list of state approved supplemental service providers is available (click here). These services are offered outside of the school day or school year and may or may not be offered in this geographical area. Supplemental Education Services are free, and can be tailored to meet the academic needs of individual students.

In April 2009, the Vermont Department of Education identified Academy School as a school in need of improvement. This identification means that Academy School is a Title I-funded school in Year 2 of School Improvement or later, and as such, the school is required to offer Supplemental Educational Services (SES).

Offering SES means that Title I funds (which are designated to meet the needs of low-income students) must be set aside to pay, up to an amount specified yearly, for third party supplemental services for children who qualify for free or reduced lunch. The services provided are tutorial in nature, and are intended to support student success in the subject areas in which the school was identified. These services must be provided by an entity approved by the Vermont Department of Education.

Parents / guardians of students who are eligible for free or reduced lunch, who wish to have their child take advantage of any of these services should contact Academy School at 802-254-3743. The school will not provide transportation to and from the service provider.

Parents / guardians who have not done so already may choose to apply for free or reduced price lunch for their child in order to be eligible for SES. If eligible, parents / guardians are not obliged to have their child participate in the free / reduced price lunch program in order to access SES.

Number of students at Academy School who were eligible for in SES in 2007-08: 0

Number of students at Academy School who participated in SES in 2007-08: 0

Number of students at Academy School who were eligible for SES in 2008-09: 208

Number of students at Academy School who participated in SES in 2008-09: 4