The U.S. Department of Education provides non-regulatory guidance for the implementation of the supplemental educational services provisions of No Child Left Behind. The Department also sends letters to individual jurisdictions with further clarification, if more information is sought, or if a state, district, or local education agency is not in compliance with the law.

• Supplemental Educational Services Guidance MS Word (882K) and press release on Implementing Supplemental Educational Services

• Information and guidance for private schools becoming SES providers.

These final regulations include information on district and State implementation of supplemental educational services (sections 200.45-.48).

These final regulations include the eligibility of faith-based organizations to become approved supplemental educational services providers.

• Letter to State Chiefs regarding individual student agreements and computers used in SES programs, August 20, 2008

• Letter to School District re: SES Providers Contacting Parents, August 10, 2007

• Testimony to U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce on supplemental educational services, September 21, 2006

• Supplemental Educational Services Policy: Letter to Chief State School Officers on district-affiliated entities becoming SES providers

• Supplemental Educational Services/Choice Policy: SES and Choice Letter from Secretary Spellings

• Supplemental Educational Services Policy: LEA conditions on providers

• Supplemental Educational Services Policy: SEA conditions on providers

• Testimony to New York City Council Education Committee on public school choice and supplemental educational services

• Testimony to South Carolina House Education and the Workforce Committee MS Word, (35KB), on public school choice and supplemental educational services.