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 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 2011-13 SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the January 2012 Meeting
- List of 2011-13 SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the July 2011 Meeting
- List of 2011-13 SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the May 2011 Meeting
- List of 2012-14 LEA SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the July 2012
- List of 2011-12 LEA SES Providers Approved by the SBE at the July 2011 and January 2012 Meeting
Terminated SES Providers
- SES Providers Terminated in 2012 by the SBE
- SES Providers Terminated in 2012 by the SBE
- SES Providers Terminated in 2010 by the SBE
- SES Providers Terminated in 2010 by the SBE
Contract Guidance
Letter from CDE on Contract Guidance (DOC; 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; Sept-2011)
2013 SES Request for Application (RFA) Information, Resources, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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; Aug-2012)
2012 SES PPA (XLS: 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 Guidance
- Federal SES Regulations
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(Legislation, Regulation and Guidance)
State Regulations and Guidance
- Letter from State Superintendent Jack O'Connell regarding changes to Title I, Part A federal regulations. This letter reminds local educational agencies (LEAs) of regulations for Title I from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) established in October 2008 (34 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] sections 200.44–48), Non-Regulatory Guidance (NRG) on public school choice and supplemental educational services (SES) published January 14, 2009, and informs LEAs of our intent to apply for waivers of certain provisions.
- California Code of Regulations
(Office of Administrative Law [OAL])
- SES Regulations (DOC; 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
- California Comprehensive Center (CA CC) SES Events Web page
This link is to the California's Supplemental Educational Services Events Web page, hosted by the CA CC in collaboration with the California Department of Education (CDE). This page includes details on upcoming SES Webinars and other events as well as archives of past events. - Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Web Site at the California Comprehensive Center
This link is to a new SES Web Site, an initiative of the California Department of Education, in collaboration with the CA CC. - Tools for Implementation of SES
Access on the California Comprehensive Center Web site the new tools and support materials developed by the California Title I SES Work Group for optional use in the implementation of SES. Look under the “Resources” tab on SES Web page. - The 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.
