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WORK WITH PARENTS & THE COMMUNITY
Giving Parents Options: Strategies for Informing Parents and Implementing Public School Choice And Supplemental Educational Services Under No Child Left Behind
September 2007

This publication provides school districts and States with ideas and strategies for reaching parents and implementing the public school choice and SES provisions of No Child Left Behind.

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Table of Contents

1.	Title Page
2.	Foreword
3.	Introduction
	Contents of This Handbook
4.	Reaching and Informing Parents
	The Parent Notice: Ensuring Effectiveness Ensuring informative content Ensuring readability Informing without overwhelming Ensuring that the notice reaches its target Double-checking: Getting feedback from parents Support from the SEA A Letter Is Not Always Enough: Pursuing Additional Outreach for Comprehensive Coverage Engaging in additional outreach activities Pursuing additional outreach strategies Support from the SEA Facilitating Applications and Enrollment Simplifying forms for parents Expanding access to forms Expanding sign-up periods Creating a master calendar Maximizing enrollment (SES only) Support from the SEA
5.	Implementing Public School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
	Implementing Public School Choice: Selected Aspects Getting a head start Coordinating implementation: Using a school choice office Providing transportation effectively Helping students adjust to new schools Support from the SEA Implementing SES: Selected Aspects Managing SES at the school level Developing student learning plans effectively Facilitating transportation to and from SES programs Facilitating SES from an administrative perspective: Using data management systems Combating attrition and low attendance Support from the SEA Districts, Schools, and SES Providers Working Together Communicating, communicating, communicating! Connecting providers and schools Support from the SEA
6.	Additional Resources

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