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Due to numerous complaints of the way the Supplemental Education Services program is handling its marketing, recruitment, enrollment and incentive practices, the Texas Education Agency is reminding school officials to follow certain policy guidelines. Specifically, providers are prohibited from using incentives to parents, students or teachers during enrollment and SES delivery.
Please review the requirements pertaining to this issue from the Provider Business Code of Ethics:
SES provider Provisions and Assurances
J. The provider shall comply with all requests of the Texas Education Agency and the School Improvement Resource Center regarding provider information, monitoring, evaluation, and compliance processes and procedures.
L. The provider shall abide by the Code of Professional Conduct and Business Ethics for Supplemental Educational Services Providers, adapted from the Education Industry Association Code of Professional Conduct and Business Ethics for Supplemental Educational Services Providers, as outlined on the following page of the application, or the provider may be removed from the list of state-approved providers.
Code of Business Ethics
In the conduct of business and discharge of responsibilities, providers commit to:
2. Conduct business honestly, openly, fairly, and with integrity.
7. Refrain from publicly criticizing or disparaging other providers.
Standards Specific to SES
Members will consistently implement the NCLB Supplemental Services provisions and promote full access to SES services. To that end, providers shall:
7. Not offer a student, parent, or teacher any form of incentive for signing-up a student with a provider. This includes restricting the promotion of any allowable attendance or performance incentives to the period following student enrollment. Only then may the provider inform the student of any incentives that are directly linked to attendance or performance in SES.
Posted: 10/14/09
