|
As Allentown School District
begins another school year, we do so wishing you and your
children a happy, safe and rewarding year filled with strong
academic achievement.
By law, the
Allentown School District is required to notify parents that
they have the option of School Choice when their child’s school
is in improvement status. School Choice means that you may
choose to send your child to another public school in the
Allentown School District. No surrounding district is able to
assist us in offering School Choice for ASD middle or high
school students and this option is not available within the
district. ASD has already begun a facilities plan to renovate
and expand our middle schools in an attempt to address
overcrowding. Elementary school choices are limited to schools
that have not been identified for School Improvement, which are
listed on the chart below.
If you are considering
transferring your child to another elementary school, please
complete an application and return it to your child’s principal
by September 28, 2009.
SCHOOL CHOICE
APPLICATION FORM
The following chart lists the
schools projected to be options for school choice and their PSSA
results. Students attending Central, Jefferson, Sheridan, or
Union Terrace Elementary Schools may request a transfer to these
schools:
ASD Elementary Schools
Available for School Choice
|
School Name |
% Proficient in
Reading |
% Proficient in
Math |
|
Dodd Elementary School |
50.3% |
62.8% |
|
Lehigh Parkway Elementary School |
69.9% |
85.4% |
|
Muhlenberg Elementary School |
67.4% |
74.6% |
|
Ritter Elementary School |
58.6% |
74.7% |
If you wish to have your child
considered for the school choice option, please complete the
form and return it to your current building principal by
September 28th. Please be sure to indicate first,
second, and third choices of the schools. Depending on
availability, your child may be assigned a second or third
school choice.
Transportation will be provided
from your child’s home school to the choice school and back to
the home school each day.
Free Tutoring Services Available
for Students Attending Jefferson, Sheridan, and Union
Terrace Elementary Schools, Harrison Morton, Raub, and Trexler
Middle Schools, Louis E. Dieruff and William Allen High Schools.
By law, the Allentown School
District is required to notify parents that they have the option
of free tutoring (Supplemental Educational Services) when their
child’s school is in improvement status for two or more years.
We encourage you to take advantage of the free tutoring
services. Please click on the link below to see a list of
tutoring providers approved by the Pennsylvania Department of
Education to provide tutoring services in the Allentown School
District.
PROVIDER HANDOUT
If you would like your child to
participate in the free tutoring, please plan to attend a
“Tutoring Provider Fair” to learn more about the providers and
tutoring program. They are scheduled on the following dates:
Elementary and Middle Schools:
-
Monday, September 28, 2009
from 5:30-7:30 PM at Sheridan Elementary School,
-
Tuesday, September 29, 2009,
from 5:30-7:30 PM at Jefferson Elementary School, or
-
Wednesday, September 30, 2009,
from 5:30-7:30 PM at Trexler Middle School.
High Schools:
-
Monday, October 5, 2009 from
5:30-7:30 PM at William Allen High School,
-
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 from
5:30-7:30 PM at Louis E. Dieruff High School
There you can select a tutoring
provider that will meet your child’s needs. If you are unable
to attend a “Tutoring Provider Fair” to meet the providers in
person, you may obtain a sign-up form from your school office or
your school’s Parent Liaison.
If you have any questions, please
contact your school principal or the Allentown School District’s
Office of Grants & Development at (484)765-4161.
We are committed to seeing your
child succeed, and we hope you will join us in these important
educational endeavors.
|
Allentown School
District - School Choice and Supplemental Services Data
|
|
|
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
|
# Students Eligible
for Choice: |
6694 |
5345 |
2747 |
|
# Students Who
Transferred: |
10 |
18 |
31 |
|
# Students Eligible
for SES: |
5910 |
4538 |
10241 |
|
# Students
Participating in SES: |
111 |
297 |
588 |
School Choice Letter- Central
School Choice Letter- Jefferson
School Choice Letter- Sheridan
School Choice Letter-
Union Terrace
School Choice Letter-
Harrison-Morton
School Choice Letter- Raub
School Choice Letter- Trexler
School Choice Letter-
Allen
School Choice Letter-
Dieruff
pdf file: You need Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 5 or
higher) to view this file. Download
the free Adobe Acrobat Reader for
PC or Macintosh. |
