Date:______
To: Kristine Braman
NH DOE Title I Department
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH03301
From:
Re:Request to allow our district/LEA to offer SES, in addition to public school choice, to eligible students in Title I schools in the first year of school improvement
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing on behalf ofenter district nameto request a one-year waiver to allow enter school(s) nameto offer Supplemental Education Services (SES), in addition to public school choice, to eligible students in Title I schools in the first year of school improvement and to count the funds spent providing SES to eligible students in our school(s) toward the district’s obligation to spend an amount at least equal to 20 percent of its Title I, Part A, Subpart 2 allocation on SES and choice-related transportation (20 percent obligation). We understand that in the absence of such a waiver, our district may only count funds spent providing SES to eligible students attending schools in the second year of improvement, in corrective action, or in restructuring toward its 20 percent obligation (ESEA section 1116(b)(10); 34 C.F.R. § 200.48).
Our districtbelieves that the requested waiver will increase the quality of instruction for students and improve the academic achievement of students by providing an SES to eligible students one year earlier than the law requires, thereby enabling more students within our district to enroll in SES. Our district believes that parents/guardians of children attending schools in the first year of improvement will be eager to enroll their children in SES, and that the increased enrollment in SES thus enabled by the waiver will contribute to improving student achievement.
Our district believes that, ultimately, allowing our school(s) to offer SES to eligible students in Title I schools in the first year of improvement and count the costs of providing SES to those students toward the LEA’s 20 percent obligation may help more students within the State to reach the State’s proficiency objectives.
As part of the requirements of the waiver process, we are providing the following information:
How will the approval of this waiver be used within the district/school(s)?
How will the approval of this waiver improve or maintain the level of support that you provide to your academically disadvantaged students?
How are your district/school(s) improving the quality of instruction or the academic achievement of students?
Our district recognizes that in order to have the program and budget changes, as a result of this waiver, approved within our grant, we must update and submit the appropriate Title I district/school application pages.
Best Regards,
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