The Federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law designates some Title I schools as Title I School Improvement schools that must offer public school choice. Title I schools that haven’t met state target goals for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for two or more years in the same subject (reading/language arts or math) enter Title I School Improvement. In the first year of Title I School Improvement, a school must offer public school choice unless the school is in an SES pilot district (as show in the chart below). When public school choice is offered, all parents in the school have the option of transferring their children to other schools designated by the district.

• Transfer Options Under NCLB

The following schools are in school of improvement for the 2011/2012 school year:

Benton Heights Elementary School of the Arts

• Parent Guardian Letter
• Request for a School Transfer Form (If already enrolled this is due to BHESA by July 21, 2011)
• NC School Report Cards for your transfer options.
  • Benton Heights Elementary School of the Arts
  • Poplin Elementary
  • Shiloh Elementary

Rock Rest Elementary

• Parent/Guardian Letter
• Request for a School Transfer Form (If already enrolled this is due to Rock Rest by August 18, 2011)
• NC School Report Cards for your transfer options.
  • Rock Rest Elementary
  • Union Elementary
  • Wingate Elementary

Walter Bickett Elementary

• Parent/Guardian Letter
• Request for a School Transfer Form (If already enrolled this is due to WBES by July 21, 2011)
• NC School Report Cards for your transfer options.
  • Walter Bickett Elementary
  • Indian Trail Elementary
  • Wesley Chapel Elementary