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eligibility extends to students who would be eligible to enroll in
kindergarten in that building or who are enrolled in a community school
but otherwise would be assigned to that building. The eligibility also
extends to students who are eligible to enroll in kindergarten or who are
enrolled in a community school in a school district that: has in force an
intra-district open enrollment policy; has been declared to be in
academic emergency in at least two of the three most recent ratings;
and has not been declared to be excellent or effective in the most recent
district ratings. (Excellent and effective refer to the ratings used prior to
March 22, 2013.) If the building receives an overall designation of
excellent or effective for the report card issued prior to the first day of
July prior to the start of the school year, students are then ineligible for
future scholarships.
2 – The student is enrolled in a school building that is operated by the
student’s resident district and the building has received a grade of “D” or
“F” for the performance index score and for the value-added progress
dimension for the 2012-2013 or 2013-2014 school year (or both). The
value-added measure is replaced with a four-year adjusted cohort
graduation rate of less than 75% for schools serving only grades 10-12.
If the school receives a grade of “A” or “B” for the performance index
and for the value-added progress dimension (or adjusted cohort
graduation rate greater than or equal to 75% for schools serving only
grades 10-12), that school’s enrolled students are then ineligible for
scholarships.
3 – The student is enrolled in a school that received an overall report
card grade of “D” or “F” or a grade of “F” for the value-added progress
dimension for 2014-2015 or any school year thereafter. If the school
receives in 2014-2015 or any school year thereafter an overall grade of
“A” or “B” and either a grade of “A” for value-added or a four-year
adjusted cohort graduation rate of 65% or higher, that school’s students
are then ineligible for future scholarships.
4 – The student is enrolled in a school that ranks in the lowest 10% of all
public school buildings according to performance index score.
5 – The student is enrolled in a high school that receives a grade of “D”
or “F” for the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate on two of the
three most recent report cards, beginning in the 2016-2017 school year.
6 – The student’s family income is at or below 200% of federal poverty
guidelines.
However, please see
SAFE HARBOR
below.
While a cap of 60,000 vouchers is placed on the total number, priority is
given in the following order:
1 – Students who were enrolled in the educational choice scholarship
program the previous year;
2 – Students whose family incomes are at or below 200% of the federal
poverty guidelines and who otherwise would be assigned to a school
designated in academic emergency or watch for two of the most recent
three years or kindergarten eligible students or students enrolled in a
community school located in an intra-district open enrollment school
district that has been declared in academic emergency for two of the last
three years;
3 – All other students attending an “eligible” public school (i.e., the
school was declared to be in academic watch or academic emergency
in at least two of the three most recent ratings published prior to the first
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