Public School Choice Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) For Parents Q1. When must Public School Choice options be provided to parents?
A1. Section 1116 of the No Child Left Behind Act requires Title I schools identified for school improvement to offer Public School Choice to parents at the beginning of the school year immediately following the identification. (i.e. 2005 PSSA results were utilized to identify schools for school improvement in August of 2005. School improvement schools must offer school choice at the beginning of the 2005-06 school year.) Non-Title I schools in school improvement, however, will NOT be required to offer public school choice in the 2005-06 school year. No Child Left Behind does NOT require non-Title I schools to notify parents of the school status, but we encourage districts to communicate the AYP status of all schools in the district after the state releases its Academic Achievement Report in 2005.
