“Possible Fraud Investigated at Oklahoma City After-School Tutoring Program” plus 2 more |
- Possible Fraud Investigated at Oklahoma City After-School Tutoring Program
- Caldwell High School honor students sought for tutoring program
- School gives tutoring, transfer options
| Possible Fraud Investigated at Oklahoma City After-School Tutoring Program Posted: 30 Aug 2010 01:25 PM PDT News9.com OKLAHOMA CITY -- Federal authorities are investigating possible fraud involving an after-school tutoring provider at Oklahoma City Public Schools, district officials said. The focus of the investigation is whether students at U.S. Grant High School were really being tutored after school and whether the district was falsely billed for students who did not receive tutoring, according to district spokeswoman Tierney Cook. The OKCPS administration received information about the possible fraud in April and notified Oklahoma City police. "We can say that we were provided with information that prompted us to contact authorities immediately so over the past few months we've been working with the federal investigators and also the local police on getting the information we need to proceed," said Cook. Police investigators turned over their findings to federal authorities, who are interviewing teachers and students. Both the district and the Oklahoma State Department of Education said they are cooperating to assist in the investigation. Administrators explained the district contracts with multiple supplemental education services providers. All contractors are approved by the department of education, and they are paid an agreed upon fee per student. Though these tutoring services are free to the students and their parents, someone has to pay for the tutoring. That is where the No Child Left Behind Act comes into play. The Oklahoma Department of Education gets federal money to help these students who's schools have been identified. The Act requires states to develop assessments in basic skills to be given to all students in certain grades, if those states are to receive federal funding for schools. According to their website, the Oklahoma Department of Education spent more than $3.7 million last year on Supplemental Educational Services. There were 24 schools in Oklahoma with students receiving these services. Though the website states more than 13,800 students are eligible for this free assistance, only 3,887 have applied. Neither the district, nor the department of education would confirm which of the approved providers is at the center of the investigation. As a result of the investigation, after-school tutoring has been suspended this school year across the Oklahoma City school district. More: See the Complete List of Supplemental Educational Services Providers This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Caldwell High School honor students sought for tutoring program Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:02 AM PDT CALDWELL TWP. – All local high school, honor roll students interested in sharing their knowledge and making a positive impact on younger students' lives are invited to participate in a weekly tutoring program in Caldwell starting this fall. In its seventh year, SCEEP of West Essex (Suburban Cultural Educational Enrichment Program) is a non-sectarian joint venture between Congregation Agudath Israel (CAI) of Caldwell and Newark-based Protestant Community Centers Inc. (PCCI). No prior tutoring experience is needed you don't have to be a member of CAI to join. SCEEP of WE is located at Congregation Agudath Israel, 20 Academy Rd, Caldwell. From Oct. 14 through May 5, on select Thursdays from 3:10-5:30 p.m., fifth graders from the E. Alma Flagg elementary school in Newark will be transported to this location. There they will have a snack, be tutored by two honor roll students from our local area high schools, and finish with a fun art project. Selected tutors for the fall semester must attend a mandatory training session on Thursday, Oct. 7 from 4-5:30 pm.Selected tutors for either the winter or spring semesters must attend a mandatory training session on Thursday, Dec. 16 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Continual honor roll status must be maintained to participate in this program. Students can elect to tutor for the fall, winter or spring semester, or any combination of the three. Students may not tutor during a semester while participating in a varsity sport. PCCI has been associated with SCEEP for more than 46 years, and has 20 locations throughout Northern New Jersey in churches, corporations, private schools, and universities. The children from Newark move from "at risk" to honor roll status over 75 percent of the time. Interested new high school, honor roll tutors can obtain applications on Sept. 13 by emailing sceepwe@aol.com. Enrollment closes for all on Sunday, Sept. 26. Enrollment is on a first come first serve basis only, and will close when full without prior notice. For questions or to donate, email sceepwe@aol.com. The following are comments from the readers. In no way do they represent the view of recordernewspapers.com. We encourage your feedback and dialog, all comments will be reviewed by our Web staff before appearing on the Web site. RecorderNewspapers.com requires readers to register with an e-mail address to leave comments. Registered users: This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| School gives tutoring, transfer options Posted: 31 Aug 2010 09:48 AM PDT Updated: Tuesday, 31 Aug 2010, 12:40 PM EDT WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) - Parents of D.J. Montague students in Williamsburg have been given the option to keep their students in place at the school or transfer them due to school's improvement status. Under federal education guidelines, public schools must meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals for at least two consecutive years. The school has shown improvement in 27 of the 28 possible categories, but missed meeting the 2009-1010 reading goal by five student test results. In a situation such as this, the Department of Education requires a school to offer tutoring beyond the school day, while also offering parents the option of transferring their student(s). Parents have the option of sending their student(s) to either Norge Elementary School or James River Elementary School for the coming school year. A letter has been sent to D.J. Montague families explaining the situation. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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