How should eligible non-public schools be contacted and what should my district do if the private schools do not respond?
On at least an annual basis, a district must contact officials of private schools serving children who reside in the district regardless of whether the private school those children attend is located in the district. The district may choose to extend an invitation to officials of the private schools and convene a meeting at which district officials explain the intent of Title I and the roles of public and private school officials, and to provide opportunities for private school officials to ask questions. Alternatively, a district may choose to send an offer of participation and consultation by return receipt mail. The return receipt can serve as evidence that a private school received an offer of participation in Title I services, and may thus facilitate a district’s attempts to gather information from private schools within the established “reasonable deadline” for response.
