Choice/Transfer

Under NCLB'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 200—Title I—Improving The Academic Achievement Of The Disadvantaged
For specific information on school choice/transfer, refer to pages 71724-71725.

Legislation

Final Legislation, Public Law print of PL 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; Title 1, Part A, Subpart 1, SEC. 1116 (b)(E)- ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT & LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ...

Announcements

The No Child Left Behind Act Summary of Final Regulations (November 2002)

Supreme Court Clears The Way For School Choice, Research Suggests Choice Improves Student Achievement (June 2002)

Choice Policy: Calculating Costs for Transportation Under the Public School Choice Provision of NCLB (August 2004)

U.S. Department of Education Letter to Chief State School Officers Regarding Supplemental Education Services and Public School Choice (May 2006)

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.

BuildingChoice.org
Offers promising practices from a range of programs, tools, and links to additional resources to help implement and maintain public school choice programs. Funded by the Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education.

Public School Choice News
Newsletter of BuildingChoice.org which provides links to current research, policy, and tools for implementation and improvement of public school choice, including information on the education provisions of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).