JEdI now SES Eligible!

The Dawson Education Services Cooperative is pleased to announce its approval by the ADE to provide statewide Supplemental Educational Services (SES) pursuant to NCLB for the 2008-2009 school year. Dawson will utilize the popular and highly successful JEdI program. JEdI is a web delivered basic skills tutorial program created in cooperation with the Arkansas Department of Education that is fully aligned to Arkansas benchmarks.

What are supplemental educational services?

Supplemental educational services (SES) are a core provision of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001. The law mandates specific interventions for schools that fail to make “adequate yearly progress” (AYP) toward state benchmarks. These services may include tutoring, remediation and other educational interventions. The SES provision requires districts to pay the cost of third-party, after-school tutoring services for eligible students. NCLB requires that a Title I school begin an SES program if it fails to meet AYP goals for three consecutive years. to improve our program tremendously."

Which students are eligible for supplemental educational services?

Students from low-income families who attend Title I schools designated for school improvement for the second consecutive year as well as students who attend schools designated for corrective action or restructuring are eligible for supplemental services. What are the district’s obligations in notifying parents about the availability of supplemental educational services? The district must notify parents annually whether their children are eligible for supplemental services. The notice must:

• provide a list of approved providers within the district or reasonably available in neighboring districts;
• provide a brief description of the services, qualifications, and demonstrated effectiveness of such providers;
• describe the procedures and timelines that parents must follow to select a provider. Districts also must help parents select a supplemental educational service provider if the parents request such assistance.

What you need to provide to your parents/guardians about the Dawson JEdI program for Supplemental Services:

About JEdI :

JEdI is a tested and proven model for improving student test scores for Grades 3-12. Started in 2001 by the ADE, JEdI has grown into a nationally recognized, highly effective program for reaching the most “at risk” populations of students and making profound positive contributions in some of the most difficult educational environments.

Currently, JEdI is being used in over 300 schools in Arkansas alone, and is used extensively with Title I populations to improve standardized test scores. The program consists of online assessments and tutorials that focus on specific state benchmarks. Teachers can browse content and assign lessons and tests, and students can work at their own pace with customized learning plans.

All data are recorded on remote servers, and a variety of useful reports are available to teachers, students, parents and administrators. In addition, outcomes data aggregated across different classifications and demographics are available – providing a powerful accountability tool for schools.

About the Program:

• FREE to the parents or guardians of the students
• Services will be provided
  • After School
  • Weekends
  • Summer
• Student/Instructor Ratio is one instructor for every 10 students and will be provided:
  • Individually
  • Small Group (not greater than 5:1 ratio)
  • Large Group (not greater than 10:1 ratio)
• Diagnostic and prescriptive content in basic skills consistent with state and federal standards
• Formative and summative instructional accountability data on student usage, time on task, student gains, prescriptive recommendations, etc.
• Meals for students and faculty during school sponsored tutorial sessions are provided at no charge
• Transportation will be provided by School district buses and approved drivers will be used
• Subject areas addressed by JEdI are: Reading, Writing, Math, Language Arts, Science, Algebra, Information Skills, and Job Skills.
• In addition to the online JEdI software, Dawson will be hiring a highly qualified tutoring staff to provide individualized and small group instruction to the SES participating students.
• Parent reports will be distributed to parents informing them of student progress and encouraging them to take an active role in the student’s use of the JEdI program from home, or any venue where internet is available.
• When the student is finished with his/her SES experience, he/she will be able to continue using the JEdI program remotely, for one year, from any internet equipped computer.