Professional Report

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.

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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