Under The No Child Left Behind Act do I have the right to choose a school for my child?

Question

My son's school of attendance did not make the AYP last year, neither the other two middle schools in the district. I know That I can transfer him to my school of choice under the No Child Left Behind Act, but does it have to be within the same district or one of my choice The district does not want to give me a transfer to a school in another district. do I have the right to move him any way? what do

I do? Thank you for your answers.

Answer 1

The very best thing you can do, is contact the out of district school or schools you want your son to attend.

If they will not accept an enrollment from a student out of their district it really is a mute point.   You may want him to go,  but it may not be in your hands.

One factor I know of where a district may not accept children out of their area is that the schools are full or they may be expecting more students after school has started and they have to accept the families in the district before they alllow anyone else.  

My suggestion is to phone the other districts and see what their policy is.  If they will accept your child,  your district may have no other choice but to give him a transfer.

Check it out and Thank you for reading.

Answer 2

I believe you have to go to the district in which you live... Most districts will let you choose any school within that district as long as you provide transportation...

Call the school you want him to attend and ask...

It's great that you are so concerned...  

Answer 3

Just because a school does not meet its goals does not mean that your child cannot get a good education.  

You need to find out why.  Are there a lot of ESL students?  Often, they do not do well on standardized tests because they do not understand the questions, which, frankly, are often worded very poorly.  But they know the material.

For example, in the past two years I have seen the words "dew" and "descends" on 6th grade MATH tests.  Around here we call dew condensation.  "Dew" was a word I heard back east.  And descend, of course, has two definitions.  None of this should affect a student's math score.

So, imagine question after question like that.  Even the good math students give up, and the score is even lower.

Answer 4

As a teacher it makes me extremely happy to hear a parent concerned and involved. Thank you.

On to your question:

I do not believe that you have the right to choose any school. As far as I know, you must attend a school in your district. Before you move your child you might want to go to the school and have some conversations to find out what is really going on there. No matter where your child goes having a parent that is involved will aid in their success.

Good luck!