Choice/Transfer
Under ESEA's accountability provisions, schools failing to meet their adequate yearly progress (AYP) targets for two consecutive years must offer their students public school choice.
Guidance, Regulations, Legislation, and Announcements
Guidance
Non-Regulatory Guidance- Public School Choice (Word)
For specific information on school choice/ transfer, refer to sections A1-A6.
Regulations
Final Regulation, Final Regulation, Part 200Title IImproving The Academic Achievement Of The Disadvantaged
For specific information on school choice/transfer, refer to pages 71724-71725.
Legislation
Announcements
The No Child Left Behind Act Summary of Final Regulations (November 2002)
Related Resources from SchoolsMovingUp
Webinars
Building Achievement Through Choice: An Online Toolkit
February 8, 2006
BuildingChoice: Improving Public School Choice Programs
September 26, 2007
Articles
Innovations in Education: Creating Strong District School Choice Programs
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education
Choosing Better Schools: A Report On Student Transfers Under No Child Left Behind (PDF)
Author: Citizens' Commision on Civil Rights
Publication Date: 2004
How Can Virtual Schools Be a Vibrant Part of Meeting the Choice Provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act?
Author: Bryan C. Hassel, Michelle Godard Terrell, Public Impact
Publication Date: July, 2004
GAO Report on NCLB: Education Needs to Provide Additional Technical Assistance and Conduct Implementation Studies for School Choice Provision
Author: GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office)
Publication Date: 2004, December
How District Leaders Can Support the New Schools Strategy
Author: Hassel, B., Fullwood, W., Terrell, M.G.
Publication Date: 2004, January
Publisher: Education/Evolving
Providing Quality Choice Options in Education
Author: Fitzpatrick, D.H., Berman, I.
Publisher: NGA Center for Best Practices and the Center for School Change at the University of Minnesota
Creating and Sustaining Successful K-8 Magnet Schools
Author: WestEd/USDE
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education
Transform My School
Author: WestEd & California Charter Schools Association
Publisher: California Charter Schools Association
Useful Links
Choice and Supplemental Educational Services: Frequently Asked Questions
Provides answers to frequently asked questions about school choice and supplemental educational services under No Child Left Behind. Developed by the US Department of Education.
Promoting Parental Options and Innovative Programs
Provides an overview and summary of Title IV of the No Child Left Behind Act, which promotes parental choice and increases the amount of flexible funds available to states and school districts for innovative education programs.
From WestEd.org
CSRD Implementation in Native American Sites: Cross-Site Lessons Learned

A report of schools that participated in a study of Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration programs in schools serving Native American communities.
