Indiana Supplemental Educational Services

Supplemental educational services (SES) are free tutoring services that must be offered to low-income children who attend a Title I school that fails to make progress for three years (in its second year of "school improvement status").

Low-income students are generally those who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

These services offer students extra help in academic subjects such as reading, language arts, and mathematics. SES services are provided outside the regular school day—before or after school, on weekends, or in the summer.

As part of the No Child Left Behind Act, states are required to set definitions of adequate yearly progress (AYP), the minimum performance that districts and schools must reach every year on state achievement tests. Title I schools that don’t make AYP for at least three years must offer SES to students. Schools must continue to offer SES to their students until the school shows adequate yearly progress for two years in a row. If the demand for SES exceeds available funds, districts may give priority to the lowest achieving eligible students.

(adapted from www.tutorsforkids.org/basics.asp)

PLEASE NOTE: A provider’s placement on the state approved SES provider list should not be construed as an endorsement of the provider by the Indiana Department of Education. SES providers are not employed by Indiana Department of Education and do not hold any contracts with the Indiana Department of Education. SES providers are paid by school districts only for services rendered by providing tutoring to eligible students. Placement on the state approved SES provider list is not a guarantee of payment, funding, or selection by parents.