Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)...2016 ©Region One Education Service Center Federal Legislation...

2016 ©Region One Education Service Center

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Office of School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance



Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

• Signed into law on December 10, 2015

•Reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (ESEA) and replaces No Child Left Behind



Federal Legislation

NCLB (AYP)

2001-2012

NCLB

ESEA Waiver (Flexibility)

2013-2014

NCLB Reauthorization

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

2015 and Beyond

Federal Legislation

ESEA 1965


Transition to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)



• ESSA provides time and authority for ED to work with our state and local partners to ensure a smooth and orderly transition from NCLB and ESEA flexibility to ESSA

• There are some specific effective dates written into ESSA that can guide the transition of specific policies and programs. However, not everything is specified.

United States Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter



EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT

Highlights

• Holding all students to high academic standards that prepare them for success in college and careers;

• Ensuring accountability and guaranteeing that when students fall behind, steps are taken to help them and their schools improve, with a particular focus on the very lowest-performing schools, high schools with high dropout rates, and schools where subgroups are falling behind;

• Continuing to ensure that parents and educators have annual assessment information about how students are doing, while supporting states and districts in reducing unnecessary, onerous and redundant testing;

• Empowering state and local decision-makers to develop their own strong systems for school improvement;

• Protecting students from low-income families and students of color from being taught at disproportionate rates by ineffective, inexperienced, and out of field teachers.



Regarding activities with imminent timelines and deadlines that are affected by this authorization

• Title I Assessment Peer Review • AMOs and AMAOs • General ESEA Flexibility Update • Follow up Actions Required

Under ESEA Flexibility Renewal • All other Amendments to ESEA

Flexibility Requests • Priority and Focus School Lists • Supporting Educator

Effectiveness

Immediate Transition Guidance



Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOS)

• Context: Many States that implemented

new assessments in the 2014–2015 school year are preparing to submit new AMOs for ED’s review and approval in January 2016.

• ESSA: States will “establish ambitious State-designed long-term goals… for all students and separately for each subgroup of students.” There is no AMO requirement as there was under NCLB.

• Going forward for SY15-16: In January 2016, States do not need to submit AMOs for the 2014-2015 or 2015-2016 school years for ED approval.



• Context: Many States were approved for AMAO3 accountability waivers under Title III; districts are implementing interventions based on performance on AMAO 1 and AMAO 2.

• ESSA: States will “establish ambitious State-designed long-term goals… for all students and separately for each subgroup of students.” There is no AMAO requirement as there was under Title III. Goals for English learner students are now embedded in Title I and are different than NCLB.

• Going forward in SY15-16: ED will not require States to make new AMAO accountability determinations based on SY14-15 and 15-16 assessments.

Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO)1,2,3



Reporting Requirements

• Reporting remains a part of Title I, but AMOs and AMAOs have a different construction under ESSA.

• Going forward in SY15-16: States are still required to publish annual report cards for the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years, and beyond.

• The components of this reporting include – LEA student achievement compared to State performance

• Student subgroup information

• School student achievement compared to all students and subgroups of students in the LEA

• School student achievement compared to all students and subgroups of students in the State

• Going forward, States do not need to include in their reporting a comparison to the State’s AMO for each group of students as described in section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of NCLB.



• Context: Over 40 States are approved under ESEA flexibility.

• ESSA: ESEA flexibility waivers remain in effect until August 1, 2016.

• Going forward in SY15-16: (1) all States that are currently approved should

continue to implement their ESEA flexibility plans through August 1, 2016.

(2) ED will not seek or review requests to extend ESEA flexibility from States (including States with approval through 2015–2016 school year).

(3) ED will no longer review or approve requests for ESEA flexibility from States that do not yet have an approved flexibility request.

General ESEA Flexibility Update



• Context: Some States were granted ESEA flexibility subject to follow-up actions or conditions that had to be completed during the 2015-2016 school year.

• ESSA: Some follow-up actions and conditions relate to areas that continue under ESSA while others are not under NCLB or ESSA (i.e., limited to ESEA flexibility).

• Going forward in SY15-16: Required follow-up actions and conditions include those under Principle 1 (consultation with stakeholders, college- and career-ready standards, and high-quality assessments) and Principle 2 (reporting requirements).

• ED action step: Beginning in mid-January, Program Officers will contact State Flex contacts to clarify which follow-up actions or conditions are required.

Follow-Up Actions Under ESEA Flexibility



ESEA: Principles

Principle 1: College- and Career-Ready Expectations for All Students

Principle 2: State-Developed Differentiated Recognition, Accountability, and

Support

Principle 3: Supporting Effective Instruction and Leadership



• Through August 1, 2016, States wishing to make changes to • Principle 1 (consultation with

stakeholders, college- and career-ready standards, and high-quality assessments) and

• Principle 2 (reporting requirements)

Must request amendments - ED will continue to provide feedback and support on amendments to other areas of ESEA flexibility.

Going forward in SY15-16

3 ESEA Principles

Recognition Accountability

& Support



• Context: All States with ESEA flexibility are implementing teacher and leader evaluation and support systems under Principle 3.

• ESSA: States with approved ESEA flexibility waivers should continue to implement their plans, including Principle 3, through August 1, 2016. Educator evaluation and support systems are permissible, but not required under ESSA.

• Going forward: ED will continue to provide feedback and support to States implementing teacher and leader evaluation and support systems.

Going forward in SY15-16

3 ESEA Principles

Recognition Accountability

& Support



The appropriations act delayed the enactment of the ESSA until July 1, 2017. Title I, Part A formula and funding remain the same through FY 2020 Anticipated date for final publication of the new regulations – October 2016 HQ and AYP requirements are eliminated Committee of Practitioners requirement is in the ESSA EdFlex Waivers available to states in the ESSA – waiting to hear from Dept. of ED ESSA Report Cards – still a requirement for TEA and LEAs Change from Parental Involvement to Parent and Family Engagement



• Is developed in consultation with stakeholders (as in NCLB must include parents)

• Describes how the LEA will meet its responsibilities related to school improvement

• Describes how the LEA will coordinate and integrate services with preschool programs



All NEW!

• Describes how the LEA will address disparities in teacher distribution

• Describes how the LEA will support efforts to reduce the overuse of discipline practices that remove students from the classroom



• LEA must inform parents that they can request information regarding the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teachers

• Schools must provide parents information related to their child’s academic achievement and notice if the student has been assigned a teacher who does not meet applicable State certification or licensure requirements



• LEA must notify parents of State or local policy regarding student participation in statewide assessments and post information on each assessment required

• LEA must inform parents of ELLs of the reasons their child was identified and of the services for which they are eligible



• Preserves rank and serve

• Rank and serve all schools where poverty exceeds 75% in elementary and secondary schools (LEAs may lower this threshold to 50% for high schools only

• Allows a school that serves an eligible school attendance with less than 40% poverty to operate a schoolwide program if the school received a waiver from the state

• Schools operating a SW program must develop a comprehensive plan that is based on a needs assessment

• SW schools may use funds to operate a preschool program

• Includes services to foster care students

• Parent Engagement Maintains 1% reservation, although allows for a larger reservation Parents and family members must be involved in developing LEA plans

and improvement plans LEA must conduct annual evaluation of parent and family engagement

policies



All New!

• Schoolwide secondary schools and targeted assistance schools may use funds for dual or concurrent enrollment programs (CTE, IHEs)



Supplement, not Supplant

• To demonstrate compliance, LEAs must demonstrate (within two years of enactment) that the methodology used to allocate State and local funds to each participating school is the same as it would be in the absence of Title I funds

• Secretary cannot require an LEA to: • Identify an individual cost or service as supplemental

• Provide services through a particular method or instructional setting in order to demonstrate compliance



Impact of New Legislation on Priority and Focus Identification

Increased Performance Targets Identification, Progress Met and Exit Criteria & New Identification

2014 Focus & Priority List

2014 Data

79% Target

50% Gap Closure and No Longer Meet Identification Criteria


Data - TBD

Target - TBD

Criteria - TBD

2013 Data

75% Target

50% Gap Closure and No Longer Meet Identification Criteria


Initial Identification

Progress Exit & New Identification - TBD



Impact of Every Student Succeeds Act Priority and Focus Lists

Option B

Exit schools and identify new priority and focus schools

Option A

Do not exit schools and maintain current Identification

Option A

Freeze current list

Continue to implement approved interventions through

2016-2017.

Exit from list after the 2016-2017 school year.

Option B

State may exit focus and priority schools that meet the state

approved exit criteria.

Identify new priority (5%) and focus (10%) of title I schools based on more recent data.

Implement approved interventions through 2016-

2017 school year.

Must submit lists by March 1, 2016.

Texas Selects an Option by January 29, 2016



Option A or B? TEA Feedback (Not Final)

• TEA is leaning toward maintaining the current lists.

• They would like to differentiate based on state accountability results.

• For example: only campuses that are also IR would have to implement interventions.

• Focus campuses that met state accountability standards would no longer have to address area of deficit in the campus improvement plan. The campuses that met state accountability standards would stay on the list and stay in ISAM, just with no interventions.

• Timelines would be so short for newly identified campuses to respond to requirements if an updated list is used for one year only in 16-17.



Communication Forthcoming

• A TAA letter is forthcoming, probably by the end of the month. There will also be a new TEA webpage for ESSA. Feedback will be sought from superintendents in January and from the committee of practitioners at the February meeting. Information from the USDE will be shared at the National Title I Conference in Houston. There is a lot of staff turnover at the USDE.



Region One ESC Focus School Support



Focus School Training Webinar Sessions Summer Focus School Training

October 14, 2015

Workshop # 50861 9:00 am—3:00 pm

Region One ESC La Lomita Room

103 Attended – Thank you

January 13, 2016 Workshop # 50888 1:00 pm—3:30 pm

March 31, 2016 Workshop # 50889 1:00 pm—3:30 pm

June 10, 2016

Workshop # 50862 9:00 am—4:00 pm

Region One ESC La Lomita Room

Focus School Support



Questions and Updates

• ED will post key communications to the web at www.ed.gov/essa

• Please direct your implementation and transition questions to [email protected]

• ED released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking advice and recommendations regarding regulations under Title I of the ESSA. The PDF is available at https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection

• Please formally submit public comments electronically at www.regulations.gov

Questions and Updates

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection




http://www.regulations.gov/



Resources

Texas Education Agency. (September 16, 2015) ESEA Flexibility Request. Retrieved from: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=25769803880

Texas Education Agency. (October 7, 2015). Letter to the Administrator Addressed. Update on the State’s ESEA Waiver. Retrieved from: http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/News_and_Multimedia/Correspondence/TAA_Letters/Update_on_State_s_ESEA_Waiver/

Texas Education Agency. (September 18, 2013) ESEA Flexibility Request. Retrieved from: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=25769803880

Texas Education Agency. (September 30, 2013) Letter from US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Retrieved: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=25769803880

Texas Education Agency. (September 18, 2013) Letter from Commissioner of Education, Michael Williams. Retrieved: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=25769803880

Texas Education Agency. (October 3, 2013) Program Monitoring and Interventions TETN.

Texas Education Agency. (October, 2013) School Improvement and Support. Guidance on SIP Fiscal Requirements.

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=25769803880

http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/News_and_Multimedia/Correspondence/TAA_Letters/Update_on_State_s_ESEA_Waiver/






Contacts

Division of Instructional Support Office of School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Dr. Tina McIntyre, Administrator

956 984-6027 [email protected]

Belinda S. Gorena, Coordinator


Ruben Degollado, Specialist


Benjamin Macias, Evaluation and Assessment Specialist


Kelly VanHee, Specialist


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