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The Coweta County School System is hosting an informational
meeting on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. to educate
families about free academic tutoring available to them.
The informational meeting will be held at the School System’s
Central Office at 167 Werz Industrial Drive in Newnan.
Under the No Child Left Behind Act, the Federal education reform
law, many public school students from low-income families are
eligible to receive free academic tutoring under a national
program called Supplemental Educational Services (SES). In the
Coweta County School System the schools that have to offer SES
are Arnall Middle School, East Coweta Middle School, and Evans
Middle School.
Through SES, a child is eligible for extra help in reading,
math, or other core subjects if he or she is eligible for free
or reduced-price lunch at school and attends a Title I school
that the state has identified as not making adequate yearly
progress for 3 years.
Parents may choose a tutoring service from a list of
high-quality, approved educational providers developed by the
state. The tutoring services are paid for by the school district
and are available before or after school, on weekends, or in the
summer.
The Coweta County School System will mail information to
eligible parents during the first week of September. This
important kickoff meeting will allow parents to learn more about
SES, learn about educational providers approved in Georgia,
register their children, and speak to families who have
benefited from similar SES services.
To learn more about available SES services or the SES Kickoff
Meeting, call Diane Williamson or Sherry Warren at 770.254.2800.
For more information about Supplemental Educational Services, go
to the Georgia Department of Education’s website at
www.gadoe.org , or go
directly to the site at
www.public.doe.k12.ga.us/tss_title_parent.aspx?PageReq=TSSTitleSES.
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