No Child Left Behind Act

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No Child Left Behind Act

• NCLB
• P.L. 107-110
• Signed by President Bush on Jan. 8, 2002

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Emphasis and Themes in NCLB

• All children can achieve to high standards
• Accountability for results
• State and local flexibility
• A focus on what works scientifically based
  research

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Changes in federal policy and program
requirements in

• Assessment
• Accountability
• Teacher quality
• Reading
• English language learners
• Technology
• Safe schools
• Flexibility for states, school districts and
  schools

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Public Input

• Web page created for communication of all
  relevant information and comment section
• Notices in major newspapers on application, as
  well as in PA Bulletin
• Public input session held on May 20, 2002
• Committee of Practitioners meeting held on June
  10, 2002
• Consolidated Application submitted on June 12,
  2002

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Committee of Practitioners

• Selected from representation on current
  Committees
• Former Committee of Practitioners, Parent
  Committee,Neglected/Delinquent Committee
• Superintendents Assessment Advisory Committee
• Safe and Drug Free Schools,Special Education
  Advisory Committee
• ESL, Data Council

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Consolidated Application

• Funding for 14 formula grant programs available
  through one application
• Application requirements cut across programs and
  provide for integrated program planning and
  service delivery
• To prepare for a consolidated annual performance
  report. Baseline data of application aligns to
  data elements of performance report.

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Programs in Conapp

• Title I, Part A
• Title I, Part B, Subpart 3 Even Start
• Title I, Part C Migrant
• Title I, Part DPrograms for Youth who are
  Neglected, Delinquent or At Risk
• Title I, Part F Comprehensive School Reform
• Title II, Part A Teacher and Principal Training
  and Recruitment
• Title II, Part D Enhancing Education through
  Technology
• Title III, Part A English Language Acquisition

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• Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1 Safe and Drug Free
  Schools
• Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2 Community Service
  Grants
• Title IV, Part B 21st Century Community Learning
  Grants
• Title V, Part A Innovative Programs
• Title VI, Part A, Section 6111 State Assessment
  Program
• Title VI, Part A, Section 6112 Enhanced
  Assessment Instruments Competitive Grants
• Title VI, Part B, Subpart 2 Rural and Low Income
  Schools

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No Child Left Behind in Pennsylvania
Secretary of Education Leadership
Offices of Policy Educational Technology Librarie
s Educational Initiatives Administration
Regional Structures For Local Support
Local Education Agencies
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Title I, Part A

• Program Overview
• Supplemental funds to high poverty schools
• Highly qualified teachers and paraprofessionals
• Accountability
• School Improvement
• Achievement Awards
• Scientifically based research
• Parent Involvement

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Professional and Paraprofessional requirements

• All paraprofessionals newly hired with Title I
  funds must have completed at least 2 years of
  higher education or meet a rigorous standard of
  quality established by their LEA. Within 4
  years of enactment, all paraprofessionals paid
  with Title I funds must meet this standard.
• Exceptions are provided for paraprofessionals
  engaged in translation or parent involvement
  activities.

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Title I, Part B, Subpart 3

• Even Start
• Family Literacy

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Title I, Part CMigrant Education

• Comprehensive Needs Assessment
• Must participate in state assessment with results
  disaggregated
• Funding Priorities
• Determination of Subgrants
• Continuity of Education/Interstate/Intrastate
  Coordination
• Independent Program Evaluation
• Afterschool/Summer Programs focused on skill
  development in reading and math
• Family Literacy programs
• Secondary students targeted through individual
  instructional plans from grade 7-12

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Title I, Part D

• Program Overview
• Services to SEAs for Neglected and Delinquent
  children in State-run institutions for juveniles
  and in adult correctional institutions
• Funds to LEAs for educational services to
  children and youth in local correctional
  facilities and to other at-risk populations.

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Title I, Part F

• Program Overview
• Comprehensive School Reform
• Supports the development of school reform models
• Based on scientifically based research and
  effective practices

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Title II, Part A

• PA certification more demanding than highly
  qualified
• 94 are now highly qualified
• Review emergency certificates for use and
  possible other category
• Effective alternative certification
• Teacher and Principal Training and Recruitment
• Training/mentoring of new principals
• Assist in and coordinate Professional Development

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Title II, Part D Enhancing Education Through
Technology (EETT)

• To improve student academic achievement through
  the effective utilization of technology in
  elementary and secondary schools.
• To encourage effective integration of technology
  resources and systems with teacher training and
  curriculum development.
• Must have new or updated long range technology
  plans
• Combines Technology Literacy Challenge Grant fund
• Half of the funds are to be provided to LEAs by
  formula and half on a competitive basis to high
  need LEAs

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Title III, Part A English Language Acquisition

• Student who have been in U. S. schools for at
  least 3 years tested for reading in English.
• Annual assessment of English language proficiency
  of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students.
• Types of LEA Subgrants for LEP and immigrant
  students
• Formula subgrant based on number of LEP students
• Subgrants to LEAs that have experienced
  substantial increases in the number of immigrant
  children

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Title IV Part A

• Two parts 20 Reservation for Governor
  80 for SEA
• Change in Allocation Formula to LEAs
• 60 on Title I basic and concentration grants
• 40 on enrollment
• Requirement that local programs meet principles
  of effectiveness (now codified)
• Reporting of truancy, violence and drug-related
  offenses on a school-by-school basis

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Safe and Drug Free Schools

• Requires schools receiving funds to have a plan
  for keeping schools safe and drug-free
• Retains 20 cap for school security-related
  activities, but double cap to 40 for hiring and
  training school security personnel
• Requires
• Definition of persistently dangerous schools by
  the state
• States to allow students who attend a
  persistently dangerous school, or who are victims
  of violent crime at school, to transfer to a safe
  school
• States to report school safety statistics to the
  public on a school by school basis

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Title IV, Part B 21st Century Community Learning
Centers

• Converts the current competitive program
  administered by USDE into a state administered
  competitive program with change from 3 to 5 years
  grant duration.
• Provides grants for after school hours activities
  for students on academic enrichment.
• Targets students who attend schools with
  concentrations of poor students and schools
  identified for improvement under Title I.
• Eligible applicants include LEAs, community based
  organization, and any other public and private
  organizations.
• Data must be collected and reported on student
  progress on state assessment

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Title V, Part A

• Program Overview
• Innovative Education Programs
• 27 innovative programs
• No change from IASA

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Title VI, Part B Small, Rural School Achievement
Program

• Eligible districts must have small enrollments,
  fewer than 600 students or population sparsely
  and must be located in a rural area.
• Gain flexibility in the use of funds receive
  under Teacher Quality State Grants, education
  Technology, Innovative Programs, and Safe and
  Drug free Schools programs.

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New Assessment Requirements

• Annual assessments in each of grades 3-8, in
  reading/language arts and math, by 2005-6
• Add science standards by 2005-6
• Science assessments at 3 grade levels, by 2007-8
• Biennial participation in the National Assessment
  of Educational Progress in Grade 4 and 8 in
  reading and math.

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AYP -- New Definition

• The yearly progress needed to bring all children
  up to the proficient level within 12 years.
• Single accountability system State definition
  applicable to all children
• 95 participation rate
• Must provide separate, measurable objectives for
  all children and for specific groups
  (disadvantaged, racial/ethnic, disabled, LEP)

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Title I Accountability Timeline (for schools not
previously identified)

• 2001-2002 -- Baseline
• 2002-2003 -- Fail to make AYP
• 2003-2004 -- Fail to make AYP
• 2004-2005 -- 1st year of school improvement
• -- TA, public school choice
• 2005-2006 --2nd year of school improvement
• -- TA, choice, supplemental services

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Title I timeline (continued)

• 2006-2007 -- Corrective Action
• -- TA, choice, supplemental services
• 2007-2008 -- Plan for restructuring
• -- Choice, supplemental services
• 2008-2009 -- Restructuring
• -- Choice, supplemental services

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School Improvement, Year 1

• LEA identifies for improvement schools that fail
  to make AYP for 2 consecutive years
• Within 3 months, school must develop and
  implement an improvement plan
• LEAs must provide technical assistance
• LEAs must offer students option to attend another
  school, provide transportation

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Children Eligible for Choice

• To be eligible, must be both
• Attending schools in school improvement (1st
  year), corrective action, or restructuring and
• From a low-income family
• If not all eligible children can participate, LEA
  must use fair and equitable procedures to select
  participants, giving priority to lowest-achieving
  children
• District must provide or pay for transportation

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Children Eligible for Supplemental Services

• District provides annual notice of availability
  of services to parents
• To be eligible, must be both
• Attending schools in school improvement (2nd
  year), corrective action, or restructuring and
• From a low-income family
• If not all eligible children can participate, LEA
  must use fair and equitable procedures to select
  participants, giving priority to lowest-achieving
  children
• Tutoring services in addition to instruction
  provided during the school day by non profit or
  for profit entity
• District provides or pays for transportation
• Classroom Plus program is a model for use

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Data Collection and Reporting Information

• TRUE PARTNERSHIP USDE, PA, DISTRICTS
• Establishment of PDE Data Council
• Finalizing Data Directory for consistent
  definitions work directly with Districts
• Realigning from reporting to information
• Move to comprehensive, streamlined collection of
  lowest common denominator of information

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Reporting for

• State report cards
• USDE reports
• Annual school district report cards

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State Report Card

• Aggregated and disaggregated achievement data
• Percent of students not tests
• Two year trend in achievement by subject and
  grade level
• Aggregated information on state indicators for
  AYP, graduation rates, attendance rates, numbers
  and names of schools identified for school
  improvement
• Teacher qualification, including percent on
  emergency certificates and classes not taught by
  highly qualified teachers in aggregate and
  disaggregated by high poverty compared to low
  poverty schools

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State Assessment Program

• Annual testing at Grades 3 through 8, reading and
  mathematics
• Yearly progress needed to bring all children to
  at least the proficient level, based on states
  definition
• AYP definition based upon state assessment
  system Base year is 2001-02
• Single Accountability includes All children and
  specific groups - economically disadvantaged,
  major racial / ethnic groups, gender, students
  with disabilities, LEP and migrant students
• Academic content and achievement standards
• Assessments needed for grades 4,6,7 and English
  Language Proficiency

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State Role and Support

• Professional Development
• Technical Assistance
• Monitoring
• Low performing schools
• Impact single accountability system