Harrisburg School District

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NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND:School Choice 2012-2013

 

What is Public School Choice and who is “eligible”?
If a Title I school is identified as being in School Improvement I, School Improvement II, Corrective Action I or Corrective Action II, the district is required to offer parents the option of sending their child to another public school within the school district that is NOT identified for school improvement or corrective action.

Public School Choice applies only to public schools.  School districts cannot offer nonpublic schools as a choice.

 

If a student transfers to another public school building within the district, will he/she be eligible to receive the same services in the new building?  
Some supplementary services may not be provided in all buildings within the school district for various reasons.  If your child is receiving supplementary services in his/her current building, investigate whether or not these same services are available in the other schools before requesting a transfer.

 

If a student takes advantage of the Public School Choice option, who is responsible for the transportation?
If a student’s residence is not within the walking distance guidelines outlined below, a school that is required to offer Public School Choice must provide and pay for the transportation costs associated with the transfer. The school district will remain responsible for transportation until the school has made AYP for two consecutive years.

 

Guidelines for transporting students are:
All students walk to school unless…
o    1st through 8th grade – over 1 ½ miles
o    9th through 12th grade – over 2 miles

o    Transportation is not provided for Kindergarten students in our district

A child who transfers under the Public School Choice option may attend the new school until he completes the final grade offered by the building.  However, if the school of origin exits school improvement (after making AYP for 2 consecutive years), the school district is no longer required to pay transportation costs associated with the transfer.

 

How does a parent apply for a School Choice transfer?

 

Guidelines…. Harrisburg SD School Choice Eligibility and Application Guidelines 12-13

 

Application form… Harrisburg SD School Choice Registration Form 12-13

 

Return the application to… Harrisburg School District, Office of the Superintendent, 2101 North Front Street, Building 2, Harrisburg, PA 17033, or fax to (717) 703-4087.

What schools are identified as Schools OF Choice for the 2012-2013 school year?

 

Kindergarten to 6^th Grade

• Melrose School is in AYP Warning Status and is available for school choice.

 

5^th to 8^th Grade

     * Math Science Academy made AYP six years in a row and is a school with

application and entrance requirements.

 

9^th to 12^th Grade

     * Harrisburg High School - SciTech Campus is in AYP Warning Status for 2012-

            2013, and is a school with application and entrance requirements.

What schools are identified to offer School Choice for the 2012-2013 school year?

 

Kindergarten to 8^th Grade
The following schools are identified as being in School Improvement I, School Improvement II, Corrective Action I or Corrective Action II and offer the options listed above.  This school year there are no 7^th or 8^th grade schools without special admittance criteria available for school choice transfers, please contact the Pupil Services Office (717-703-4008) for an application and the entrance requirements.

     

• Benjamin Franklin School
• Camp Curtin School
• Downey School
• Foose School
• Marshall School
• Rowland School
• Scott School

                   

  9th to 12^th Grade

  The following school is identified as being in Corrective Action II.  This school year there are no high schools without special admittance criteria available for school choice transfers. If you wish to apply to a school with special admittance criteria, please contact the Pupil Services Office (717-703-4008) for an application and the entrance requirements.

   

• Harrisburg High School - John Harris Campus

 

Note to All Grade Levels

Students who choose to remain in their home school may be eligible for free tutoring.  For more information about tutoring, please visit the Supplemental Educational Services (SES) section of this website, or you may contact the Division of Federal Programs or the Office of the Superintendent at 717-703-4000.

 

 

Harrisburg School District Student Eligibility and Participation in Public School Choice…  

 

 

Comparison of Your Child’s School to Others in the District…

 

 

 

* This school is technically a School of Choice, but because it has application / entrance requirements, and although it is open for all students to apply, students cannot automatically attend this school.

 

 

** Schools in Warning status do not have SES obligations.

 

 

A superscript number next to Corrective Action II indicates the number of years in Corrective Action.