Tutor successes.

In Georgia's Forsyth County district, two schools needed tutoring services. District leaders sent letters notifying parents of the available services mad reached out to parents through a new transition center. The tutors used lesson plans aligned to state standards mad classroom lessons. Also, teachers worked with tutors and parents to develop student learning plans and review results of tests.

This example is included in a new DOE guide that shares practical advice and concrete examples from five school districts that offer successful tutoring services in reading and math to Title I-eligible families nationwide.

Creating Strong Supplemental Education Services Programs is the second guide in a series of six booklets on innovative education practices to be released this year. Under NCLB, if after two consecutive years a school with economically disadvantaged students does not meet its academic achievement goals the school is labeled "in need of improvement" and needs to provide supplemental education services.

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