Mike Jones
July 9th 03, 10:37 PM
"Donna Metler" > wrote in message >...
> "Mike Jones" > wrote in message
> om...
> > I'm always thinking about my kids' education. I worry about how well
> > they are being taught, but I don't have the money for fancy private
> > schools. Then, I read and heard that it may be possible for me to have
> > a greater selection of schools for my kids than I now have. Does
> > anyone know much about this?
>
> In most large school districts, there are mechanisms which allow you to
> transfer your child to a school outside your local attendance area, if
> you're willing to transport them there. In addition, many school districts
> have optional or magnet schools which are open to all students in the city,
> but they have to meet the criteria. Depending on where you live, charter
> schools may also be an option.
>
> Finally, if your child attends a child considered to be "low performing",
> the district must allow you to transfer to another school or pay for after
> school tutoring.
After seeing information about vouchers in the news, and parents being
able to use vouchers to pick a school for their kids, I now wonder
whether I could use these special programs. Can't my kids have this
opportunity? So, I want to tell others who may be in the same spot
that I am that I'm going to look into how I can get vouchers for my
kids. There's a website that has a lot of good information about
options for parents like me and if you're interested, you should check
it out: www.iEdx.org.
> "Mike Jones" > wrote in message
> om...
> > I'm always thinking about my kids' education. I worry about how well
> > they are being taught, but I don't have the money for fancy private
> > schools. Then, I read and heard that it may be possible for me to have
> > a greater selection of schools for my kids than I now have. Does
> > anyone know much about this?
>
> In most large school districts, there are mechanisms which allow you to
> transfer your child to a school outside your local attendance area, if
> you're willing to transport them there. In addition, many school districts
> have optional or magnet schools which are open to all students in the city,
> but they have to meet the criteria. Depending on where you live, charter
> schools may also be an option.
>
> Finally, if your child attends a child considered to be "low performing",
> the district must allow you to transfer to another school or pay for after
> school tutoring.
After seeing information about vouchers in the news, and parents being
able to use vouchers to pick a school for their kids, I now wonder
whether I could use these special programs. Can't my kids have this
opportunity? So, I want to tell others who may be in the same spot
that I am that I'm going to look into how I can get vouchers for my
kids. There's a website that has a lot of good information about
options for parents like me and if you're interested, you should check
it out: www.iEdx.org.