Dear Parent or Guardian:
The Hudson City School District is providing notice about the availability of its Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Program which it is offering to students attending Greenport Elementary School, designated as a School In Need of Improvement Year 1; Hudson Middle School, designated as a School in Corrective Action; and Hudson High School, designated as a School In Need of Improvement Year 2. The SES program offers academic enrichment instruction in the form of after school tutoring by State approved agencies within our locality. The purpose of the program is to help our elementary, middle and high school students further succeed at school. Services, made available under the No Child Left Behind Act, are free and based upon a federal allocation available to your child.
Interested parents are permitted to select an approved supplemental educational service provider for their child from the attached listings. Enrollment will be prioritized according to economic need and academic achievement. Your child’s candidacy must be first confirmed through the district Office of the Assistant Superintendent. Upon approval, it is the parent’s responsibility to select and make arrangements with the provider, and the district’s obligation to enter into contract with the provider. Should you wish, the Assistant Superintendent is available to help you select the most appropriate program for your child. If your child qualifies for free or reduced lunch prices, or your family meets other economic criteria, you are encouraged to consider this program. A complete listing of “Approved Supplemental Educational Services Providers” is available on the New York State Department of Education’s website: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov or you may contact the Office of the Assistant Superintendent.
Under the No Child Left Behind Act, school districts with buildings which are designated as Schools In Need of Corrective Action and Schools in Need of Improvement, are also required to offer public school choice to students in those designated buildings, provided that there are other public schools in the district. Since there are no other public schools in the Hudson district, this is not a possibility. The district will, however, make an effort to establish reciprocal agreements for student placement with neighboring public schools within reasonable travel distances if space permits. These districts, however, are under no obligation to enter into such agreements. You will be informed if placement is possible.
We encourage you to consider the opportunity for your child to receive Supplemental Educational Services, and ask that you make application for this program. Please complete and return the attached SES Registration form. Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Fern Aefsky
Superintendent
[Downloadable Registration Form (15K)]