Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Parent Page

The Supplemental Educational Services (SES) program provides parents in low-income families with the option to enroll their child in a tutoring program if the child’s school has not made academic progress as defined by the state. The tutoring sessions can take place in the student’s school, another school, a place in the neighborhood like a community center, or in the home. The cost for the tutoring is paid by the school district with federal Title I funds – there is no cost to the family. This option remains available to parents as long as the school their children would normally attend remains identified for improvement.

SES Eligible Schools - To see if the school your child attends is required to offer tutoring services go to the list at this web site: http://dpi.wi.gov/esea/doc/ses_eligible.doc.

SES Tutors - To see the searchable database of State-Approved Organizations that can provide tutoring services go to: http://www2.dpi.state.wi.us/ESEA_SES/ProvSearch.asp (Check with your school district to see which providers are available in your area.)

How to Choose a Tutor - If you want information to help decide what tutor to choose, a list of questions you can ask each organization is at http://dpi.wi.gov/esea/doc/ses-families.doc

An SES Toolkit for Parents and Community Members - http://www.tutorsforkids.org/ToolkitDownload2.asp provides parents and community leaders with information, tips, and tools to help families understand and use the options available through the SES program.

Federal Resources - The US Department of Education provides information and links to additional resources for parents at http://www.ed.gov/nclb/choice/help/ses/index.html

TAKE OUR SURVEY– If you have a child enrolled in an SES program and want to let us know what you thought about the tutoring services, please take the survey at http://www5.dpi.state.wi.us/survey/0019/0019_parent_satisfaction.htm.

For questions about this information, contact Jaime Boyd (608) 266-3983

Last updated on 10/6/2009 11:38:23 AM