School Choice Letter-English
DEPUE UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 103
204 Pleasant Street,
Tel: (815) 447-2121 Fax: (815) 447-2067
August 3, 2009
Dear Parent:
As a result of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, your child may have the option to transfer to another school within the district. This has become an option as your child’s school has not made adequate progress on the State tests for at least two years.
Your child’s school is in school improvement, which means the school has failed to make adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years, and is required to offer public school choice.
Our district’s 2009 report card and the most recent AYP status report for your school show how your child’s school compares to other schools in our district and state. You can obtain a copy of these reports, at your child’s school, or at the school district office.
Your child’s school has been identified because it did not make AYP in reading for the 2009 school year. The school is working to improve the school’s academic program by hiring a part-time Title I teacher, a part-time Special Education teacher and intensifying our RTI process. The district and the State Board of Education are working with your child’s school to help improve the academic standards of the school. This is being accomplished by providing technical assistance to the teachers and administrators within your child’s school.
However, this may not be enough and we want to request your help as the school addresses its academic problems. The school would like to invite parents to serve on the committee that will need to develop a school improvement plan. We would also like to involve parents in addressing the academic issues that caused the school to be identified for school improvement.
The No Child Left Behind Act provides you, as a parent, the option to transfer your child to another public school with the district with transportation provided by the district. However, at this time we do not have a school to which your child can transfer. We have contacted neighboring districts to request that they provide us with a school we can offer you as an option. No school district has agreed to do so this school year.
Please call Superintendent Ann Chandler, 815/447-2121, if you have any questions about these services or you wish to set up an appointment to talk about your child’s options.
Thank you,
Mrs. Ann L. Chandler
Superintendent