Supplemental Education Services
The Stern Center for Language and Learning is one of the Vermont State Approved providers of Supplemental Educational Services (SES).
A sampling of SES Schools that we collaborate with:
- Burlington School District
- Johnson School
- Milton School District
- Morristown Elementary School
- People’s Academy
- St. Albans City School
- Williston School District
Under No Child Left Behind, low-income parents can get free after-school or weekend tutoring for their children when their school has not met "Adequate Yearly Progress" goals for three or more years in a row. The school or school district must let you know if your children are eligible for this program. The notice should give you a list and descriptions of all the accredited tutoring programs near where you live. The programs on this list have to be approved by the state.
If you want supplemental services for your child, the school district will make arrangements at no cost to you. If your child does begin a tutoring program, the program must work closely with the school and with you to make sure that it is helping your child with the specific difficulties he or she is ahving in school.
If the school's level of funding is insufficient to provide SES to each student whose parents request these services, the school district must give priority to providing services to the lowest achieving students first. ("No Child Left Behind." Parents make the Difference, 2010)
The US Department of Education defines SES: Supplemental educational services are additional academic instruction designed to increase the academic achievement of students in schools that have not met State targets for increasing student achievement (adequate yearly progress) for three or more years. These services may include tutoring and after-school services. They may be offered through public- or private-sector providers that are approved by the state, such as public schools, public charter schools, local education agencies, educational service agencies and faith-based organizations. Private-sector providers may be either nonprofit or for-profit entities. States must maintain a list of approved providers across the state organized by the school district or districts they serve, from which parents may select. States must also promote maximum participation by supplemental educational services providers to ensure that parents have as many choices as possible.