Supplemental educational services (SES) are additional academic instruction provided outside of the regular school day and designed to increase the academic achievement of students attending schools in Program Improvement (PI) Years 2 through 5. SES, or free tutoring, must be high quality, research based, and specifically designed to increase student academic achievement. Eligible students are all low-income students who attend Title I PI Years 2 through 5 schools.
SES Providers
Approved SES Providers
- Service Providers (Database)
Agencies, contacts, and description of services approved by the California State Board of Education (SBE). The California Department of Education (CDE) has provided an improved way to export SES Provider information from the SES Provider Database. Two links will navigate you to the bottom of the page where you are able to download information for the years selected. Selecting the "Download Provider Detail Profiles in Excel file" will provide an Excel printout of all the profiles for all the approved providers in the years you have selected. Selecting the "Download Provider Contact Information in Excel file" will provide the contact information for all the approved providers in the years you have selected.
- List of 2013-15 SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the July 2013 Meeting
- List of 2013-15 SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the July 2013 Meeting
- List of 2013-15 SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the May 2013 Meeting
- List of 2013-15 SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the March 2013 Meeting
- List of 2012-14 SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the July 2012 Meeting
- List of 2012-14 SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the March 2012 Meeting
- List of 2013-14 LEA SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the July 2013 Meeting
- List of 2013-14 LEA SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the May 2013 Meeting
- List of 2013-14 LEA SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the March 2013 Meeting
- List of 2012-14 LEA SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the November 2012 Meeting
- List of 2012-14 LEA SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the July 2012 Meeting
Terminated SES Providers
- SES Providers Terminated in 2013 by the SBE
- SES Providers Terminated in 2012 by the SBE
- SES Providers Terminated in 2012 by the SBE
Contract Guidance
Letter from CDE on Contract Guidance (DOC; Posted Dec-2011)
This letter provides information on what LEAs should consider when entering into an agreement/contract with an approved SES provider.
SES Provider Orientation
- CDE Orientation Webinar for SES Providers 2011 (PDF; Posted Sept-2011)
2013 SES Request for Application (RFA) Information, Resources, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- 2013 SES Provider Request for Applications: Rerelease (Posted Feb-2013)
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (Revised May 2011)
SES Accountability Report and Resources
Pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 5 (5CCR), Section 13075.4, after providing services during a fiscal year, approved providers must submit an annual Accountability Report to the CDE.
SES Per Pupil Amounts (PPA)
2012 SES PPA Letter of Explanation (DOC; Posted Aug-2012)
2012 SES PPA (XLS; Posted Aug-2012)
Update of SES PPA and calculation of 20 percent obligation for SES and Choice and Choice-related transportation costs.
(34 CFR, Sections 200.44-48, October 2008)
SES Federal, State, and Outside Resources
Federal Regulations and Guidance
- Federal SES Web page
- Federal SES Non-Regulatory Guidance
- Federal SES Regulations
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(Legislation, Regulation and Guidance)
State Regulations and Guidance
- California Code of Regulations
(Office of Administrative Law [OAL])
- SES Regulations (DOC; Posted Aug-2011)
- County Office of Education Bifurcation of Services letter (DOC; Updated 25-Aug-2011) and bifurcation form (DOC; Updated 11-Jun-2012). These documents provide the guidance for COEs to bifurcate services, allowing them to serve as SES providers to students enrolled in local educational agencies that have schools in Program Improvement Year 2 and beyond.
Outside SES Resources
Comprehensive Center on Innovation and Improvement
Provides technical assistance to states, in partnership with their centers in the areas of SES, restructuring, and statewide systems of support.
