The school will contract with the local ISD/ESA for a School Improvement Review, which will give the school an external perspective on processes that best support student achievement. The school will provide weekly/daily time for teacher collaboration. The school will contract for the administration of Surveys of Enacted Curriculum. [If the district did not offer choice/transportation in 2012-13, then nothing further needs to be stated.] [If the district WAS offering Choice/Transportation and has now elected NOT to offer Choice/Transfer and transportation for the 2013-2014 school year, include additional language:] Along with changes to the accountability scoring system, schools and districts are no longer required to offer a Choice/Transfer option to students attending a Focus school nor provide transportation for students whose parents had in past years chosen to transfer students to another school under the Choice/Transfer option. If your student was a Choice/Transfer student last year, they may continue to attend the Choice/Transfer school, however, transportation will no longer be provided by the district. You may also choose to have your student return to <XXX School,> and they will be warmly welcomed by our caring staff. [If the district has elected to continue transportation for students whose parents elected to transfer to another school under the Choice/Transfer option selected in previous years:] For the 2013-14 school year, the <XXX School District> will not offer students the opportunity to transfer to another school under the previous Choice/Transfer option. Students whose parents elected to transfer to another school under this option in previous years may continue to attend the Choice/Transfer school until the student has completed the highest grade in that school. <XXX School District> will continue to provide transportation to the Choice/Transfer school for the 2013-14 school year. However, if you wish, your student may return to the <XXX School> for the 2013-14 school year, and they will be warmly welcomed by our caring staff.
The school will contract with the local ISD/ESA for a School Improvement Review, which will give the school an external perspective on processes that best support student achievement. The school will provide weekly/daily time for teacher collaboration. The school will contract for the administration of Surveys of Enacted Curriculum. [If the district did not offer choice/transportation in 2012-13, then nothing further needs to be stated.] [If the district WAS offering Choice/Transportation and has now elected NOT to offer Choice/Transfer and transportation for the 2013-2014 school year, include additional language:] Along with changes to the accountability scoring system, schools and districts are no longer required to offer a Choice/Transfer option to students attending a Focus school nor provide transportation for students whose parents had in past years chosen to transfer students to another school under the Choice/Transfer option. If your student was a Choice/Transfer student last year, they may continue to attend the Choice/Transfer school, however, transportation will no longer be provided by the district. You may also choose to have your student return to <XXX School,> and they will be warmly welcomed by our caring staff. [If the district has elected to continue transportation for students whose parents elected to transfer to another school under the Choice/Transfer option selected in previous years:] For the 2013-14 school year, the <XXX School District> will not offer students the opportunity to transfer to another school under the previous Choice/Transfer option. Students whose parents elected to transfer to another school under this option in previous years may continue to attend the Choice/Transfer school until the student has completed the highest grade in that school. <XXX School District> will continue to provide transportation to the Choice/Transfer school for the 2013-14 school year. However, if you wish, your student may return to the <XXX School> for the 2013-14 school year, and they will be warmly welcomed by our caring staff.
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