If students 'dual enroll' , I would assume that such students are in
fact counted in the funding ratios used by the state and local
authorities, and thus the districts in question would be receiving at
least some funds for those students. That is a bit different from
opting out of the system. Does anyone out there know how many states
or local authorities allow 'dual enrolling' besides Iowa? In
California, school districts are required by Federal law to provide
services to handicapped students, which may include transport to a
private institution or even paying for that private institution's
tuition.....but that is for handicapped students that cannot be
served in one of the public schools in the system; again,a bit
different that simply opting to send a student to a private
school. I know in my own district, students attending charter and
private schools enroll in Regional Occupation Program classes and can
receive high school credit for them; but here again, their attendance
generates monies from the state and the ROP program to the school
providing the class(es) and the specialized equipment used in them.
At 10:18 PM 10/17/2005, you wrote:
>I'm not sure what the situation is in every state but in Iowa there
>are provisions where private school students and home schooled
>students can dual enroll and take advantage of various services
>offered by the public system. We bus every eligible student
>regardless of which school the child attends, students are offered
>"special" education services in their school -- such as speech
>therapy, remedial reading; home-school students regularly attend PE
>class (students are assigned to a particular attendance center for
>this), they are able to attend AP courses in science and history for
>example, and library services are routinely offered to all students.
>The full $ amount is not provided but there is a partial state
>accommodation for these dual enrolled students.
>
>So if that is not the case in your school you might negotiate with
>the school to either dual enroll so your school does garner some
>funds with part going to the library budget or ask your school board
>to set a "fee" for non-public school use of the library. Could you
>work out a traveling collection from the public library that would
>suffice or augment your collection? There must be an amiable
>solution as after all our goal is to build readers and although I
>understand the $ issue and frankly support it wholeheartedly I also
>have the ultimate goal in mind -- Get children READING! So how can
>this be done without sacrificing your children and their access?
>
>Sharron
>
>
>At 8:38 PM -0700 10/17/05, Mark Williams wrote:
>>No publicly-funded school has an 'obligation' to service students
>>of parents who have voluntarily sent their children to private
>>schools. Yes, the parents 'pay taxes', which go for many things
>>besides schools....police, fire, roads, etc. On the other hand,
>>public schools are funded on the basis of the students they
>>directly serve, i.e the average daily attendance figures (ADA)...
>>so much money each year per student attending. This also includes
>>Federal funding.... so many dollars per eligible student served in
>>special programs per year. The students in the private school
>>across the street are NOT generating ANY income for your
>>school. Those parents and that school are in effect asking for a
>>free ride. Ask them (politely) if your students could come and use
>>their bathrooms each day (and of course, you would not provide any
>>toilet paper, soap, or cleaning services), or if they could come
>>and borrow the desks and chairs from several of the classrooms at
>>the Christian school. After all, that is exactly what they are
>>asking to be able to do...use resources they did not pay for and
>>deny them to those who did.
>>
>>I would stress to your principal the smallness of your budget and
>>the thin-ness of your resources...along with the fact that every
>>book borrowed by the kids across the street is one less for his or
>>her school's students to use.
>>
>>Sorry, but this is a sore point with me. Implicit in the action of
>>voluntarily removing your children from a public school and sending
>>them to a private school is the acceptance of the fact that you are
>>also giving up any claim on services provided by the public school.
>>
>>
>>At 09:39 AM 10/17/2005, you wrote:
>>>Our public school library has been asked if the kids
>>>from a Christian school across the street may come over to check out books
>>>from our library.
>>
>>Mark Williams
>>Consulting Librarian
>>Professional Services for Conferences, Districts, Workshops
>>markwilliams@makaw.net
>
>
>--
>===================================================
>Sharron L. McElmeel
>http://www.mcelmeel.com
>
>McBookwords (a literacy organization)
>http://www.mcbookwords.com/
>
>Instructor - University of Wisconsin-Stout
>http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/childrenslit
>
>3000 N Center Point Rd
>Cedar Rapids, IA 52411-9548
>
>ph. (319) 393-2562
>fax (319) 393-4749 (If line is busy, initiate a voice call and ask
>that the line be made available for a fax transmission.)
>mcelmeel@mcelmeel.com
>===================================================
Mark Williams
Consulting Librarian
Professional Services for Conferences, Districts, Workshops
markwilliams@makaw.net
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