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OSP Responsibilities
Parent Responsibilities | Public School District Responsibilities
Parent Responsibilities
When you have been notified by the local school district that your child is eligible for the Opportunity Scholarship Program, you may choose one of the following:
- Transfer your child to a higher performing public school.
- Retain your child in the low performing school.
If you have made the choice to transfer your child to another higher performing public school, contact the school district for a list of available public schools. A school is considered higher performing if it has received a grade of "C" or higher.
As a parent or guardian, you are also responsible for:
- Transportation
The school district is responsible for transporting your child to another, higher performing, public school in the district. The parent is responsible for transportation to an adjacent district. - Attendance/Conduct
A student participating in the program must remain in attendance throughout the school year, unless excused by the school for illness or other good cause, and must comply fully with the school's code of conduct.
Public School District Responsibilities
Annual performance grades are expected in June of each year. In implementing this program, local school districts are responsible for providing several types of information:
- Parental Notification and Choice
Upon receipt of the school grades, the school district is responsible for notifying the parent or guardian for each student enrolled in, or assigned to, a school that has been designated as "F" for two (2) school years in a four (4) year period.
As a result of the school's eligibility, options and choices are now available to the parent or guardian. The district is responsible for giving this information to the parent or guardian. This includes offering that student's parent or guardian an opportunity to enroll the student in a public school within the district that has a grade of "C" or higher. - Transportation
Transportation is provided by the district, if the parent or guardian chooses to enroll the student in a higher performing public school within the same district. The district is not responsible for providing transportation to a private school or a public school in a different district.