tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post6600291276473082431..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Latest From CharlestonMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-55835212000862805472007-05-16T21:29:00.000-07:002007-05-16T21:29:00.000-07:00"I would have to say that it would take one hardwo..."I would have to say that it would take one hardworking, loves-to-read parent to know all your rights under NCLB." <BR/><BR/>In Charleston they have had to do just that. Still the superintendent and the county school administration find ways to thwart children and parents at every turn. Charleston has "constituent boards" which by law review inter and intra district transfers, even if only to rubber stamp them under NCLB. The superintendent and the county board have actively worked to undermine the authority, real or imagined, of local or area boards. Often these constituent boards are the only official body within the system that helps to guide parents through these twisted paths. These board members, along with concerned and active parents, have together tried to educate themselves on the rules and rights within the system under the law. We do find it troubling that the superintendent would think that because there is no magnet school policy any inconsistancy can be defended. There is also something called de facto segregation which she appears to be ignoring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-56177357555697536012007-05-16T13:42:00.000-07:002007-05-16T13:42:00.000-07:00From the Department of Ed, NCLB area:"May specialt...From the Department of Ed, NCLB area:<BR/><BR/>"May specialty schools, such as schools for the performing arts, be offered to students as transfer options? <BR/><BR/>Yes. However, LEAs do not need to disregard entrance requirements when identifying transfer options for students. For example, an LEA may require students wishing to transfer to a fine arts magnet school or to a school for gifted students to meet the normal eligibility requirements for those schools, even if there are no other choices available to eligible students in the district."<BR/><BR/>This seems to make clear that even if a school has entrance requirements that if transfer students meet them, they can get in. The document further goes on to say that space at any given school should be given to the students on the list who are the lowest achieving from low-income families and that transportation can be limited if the child's original school gets its AYP back up.<BR/><BR/>There is just a ton of information on the NCLB site. It makes me wonder who, in any given district, reads it all and knows it. I would have to say that it would take one hardworking, loves-to-read parent to know all your rights under NCLB.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.com