Running Head: Supplemental Educational Services 2 Supplemental Educational Services as a Component of No Child Left Behind: A Mixed-Method Analysis of its Impact on Student Achievement

The present mixed-method study evaluated the effects of Supplemental Educational Services, a federally mandated component of No Child Left Behind, on student achievement in Jefferson County (KY) Public Schools. SES provides free tutoring outside of school to disadvantaged students who attend Title I schools in their third year of failing to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress on state assessments (NCLB, 2001). A matched treatment-control group design was employed, in which students who received SES tutoring in either reading or mathematics were demographically matched to similar schoolmates who were eligible for SES but did not participate. Student achievement and consumer satisfaction results are discussed in the sections below relative to program, education policy, and research design issues for evaluating the efficacy of SES as a systemic intervention. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB, 2001) Act is sweeping federal legislation designed to help all children become proficient in reading and mathematics by 2013-2014. Given negotiations between state and federal agencies, however, the exact implementation of NCLB involving both the provision of educational services and accountability requirements varies on a state-by-state basis (Christie, 2004). Consistent with NCLB’s emphasis on scientifically base