Title: Mary Alice Heuschel Deputy Superintendent
1January Conference 2003
Reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act of
2001 - Public Law 107-110 (NCLB) . . . And the
Impact on Washington State
Mary Alice Heuschel
Deputy
Superintendent Bob Harmon
Assistant Superintendent
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
2H.R. 1 No Child Left Behind Act
- Characteristics of Legislation that Align to
- Washingtons Education Reform
- Extension of standards-based educational reform
- Research-based, quality curriculum and
instruction aligned withstate standards - High quality teacher preparation, training, and
opportunities for effective professional
development - Single statewide accountability system - SEA,
LEA, schools - All students achieving proficiency
(reading/mathematics)within twelve years - High quality assessments - knowledge and use of
results - Required data, reporting requirements
- Parental involvement rights - transparency
- Closing the achievement gap between minority/
nonminorityand disadvantaged/advantaged peers
3 No Child Left Behind
- Organization of the Act
- Title 1 Improving the AcademicAchievement of
the Disadvantaged - Part A Basic Program Improving Basic School
Programs - Part B Reading First, Early Reading, Even
Start Reading Skills Family Literacy Programs
/ School Libraries - Part C Migratory Children
- Part D Neglected and Delinquent Children
- Part E National Assessment of Title I
- Part F Comprehensive School Reform
- Part G Advanced Placement Programs
- Part H School Dropout Prevention
- Part I General Provisions
4 No Child Left Behind
- Title II Preparing, Training, and Recruiting
- High-Quality Teachers and Principals
- Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
High-Quality Teachers and Principals (Block
Grant) - Mathematics and Science Partnerships
- Innovation for Teacher Quality
- Troops-to-Teachers Program
- National Writing Project
- Teaching of Traditional American History
- Teacher Liability Protection
- Enhancing Education Through Technology
5 No Child Left Behind
- Title III Language Instruction for Limited
- English Proficient and Immigrant Students
- (Used to be Title VII Bilingual Program)
- English Language Acquisition, Language
Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act - Improving Language Instruction Educational
Program - Emergency Immigrant Program
- Title IV 21st Century School
- Safe and Drug Free Schools
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers
6 No Child Left Behind
- Title V Promoting Informed Parental
- Choice and Innovative Programs
- (Used to be Title VI Innovative Programs)
- Innovative Programs
- Charter School Program
- Magnet Schools Assistance
- Fund for the Improvement of Education
- Smaller Learning Communities
- Gifted and Talented Students
- Physical Education
- Community Technology Centers
- Excellence in Economic Education
- Arts and Education
7 No Child Left Behind
- Title VI Flexibility and Accountability
- Improving Academic Achievement (Assessments)
- State and Local Flexibility
- Rural Education Initiative
- Title VII Indian, Native Hawaiian, and
- Alaska Native Education
- Indian Education
- Native Hawaiian Education
- Alaska Native Education
8 No Child Left Behind
- Title VIII Impact Aid
- Federal Property
- Military Installations
- Title IX General Provisions
- Flexibility
- Coordination and Consolidation of State/Local
Plans - Waivers
- Uniform Provisions (Private Schools, Home School,
etc.)
9 No Child Left Behind
- Title X Education of Homeless
- Children and Youths
- SEAs shall ensure that each homeless youth
has equal access to the same free, appropriate
public education, including a public preschool
education, as provided to other children and
youths. - LEAs must keep homeless students in their school
of origin. - (If moved to a shelter outside of school
of origin, for example) - States and LEAs must remove barriers to the
enrollment and retention of children and youth in
homeless situations. - At a parents request, homeless students must be
provided with transportation to and from their
school or origin. - Every district must designate a liaison for
students in homeless situations.
10 Specific Details within the Titles
11H.R. 1 No Child Left Behind Act
- Testing Criteria Requirements
- Be the same for all children
- Be aligned with state standards and provide
coherent information about student attainment - Performance Basic, Proficient, and Advanced
- Be valid, reliable, and consistent with technical
standards - Involve multiple measures of achievement
including higher order thinking skills and
understanding - Provide reasonable adaptations and accommodations
for childrenwith disabilities - Annual English proficiency assessment for all LEP
students - NAEP Biennially/ grades 4 8 only/ 1000
students per state/ reading and mathematics/ 90
minute assessment/ Only if USDEpays cost of
administration
12H.R. 1 No Child Left Behind Act
- State Testing Requirements
- Beginning School Year 2002-2005
- Annual testing in one grade within three levels
- 3-5, 6-9 and 10-12 in reading and mathematics
- Beginning School Year 2002-2003
- Annual English proficiency assessment for all
LEP students - Beginning School Year 2002 - 2003
- Participation in NAEP required in grades 4 and 8
in reading and mathematics - Beginning School Year 2005 - 2006
- Annual testing in Grades 3-8 in reading and
mathematics (and HS year 10th) - Beginning School Year 2007 - 2008
- Annual testing in one grade within three levels,
3-5, 6-9, and 10-12 in science - Additional Indicators Required
13 Alternative Assessments
- States must measure all student performance
against the states grade level standards - Commercially Available Tests No Longer Permitted
- Special Education students are assessed using
- WASL
- WASL with Accomodations
- Portfolio Alternate Assessment
- Out-of-grade level testing prohibited
- 0.5 limitation allowed taking alternative
assessments against an alternate set of standards
(WA presently .2) This limitation removed from
final regulations but pending
14NCLB Adequate Yearly Progress Elements
- All students proficient within 12 years
- Separate, measurable goals in reading and
mathematics. (State Uniform Bars) - Must provide separate, measurable objectives/
disaggregated data and goals for - All Children
- Racial/Ethnic Groups
- Disadvantaged (Poverty)
- Disabled
- LEP
- School is making AYP if there is a 10 percent
gain in each group reaching proficiency Safe
Harbor
15OTHER NCLB AYP ELEMENTS
- Must measure reading/language arts and
mathematics separately. -
- Must include at least one other indicator
- Graduation rates, for high schools
- 1 academic indicator, for elementary/middle
schools - 95 of students in each group must be tested.
- Determination of personally identifiable and
statistically reliable number(s) - Personally identifiable 10
- Statistical reliable 30 (Proposed)
16EXISTING STATE A COMMISSION CRITERIA
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READING
- Improvement
- For the following three criteria, the school had
a three-year average of fewer than 40 percent of
students meeting the fourth grade WASL reading
standard and - 1. The school did not meet the state minimum
Reading Improvement Goal by the end of the
2000-01 school year. - 2. The school did not make a .25 gain on the
reading Learning Improvement Index from 1998 to
2001. - 3. Did not reduce the percentage of students in
reading Level 1 by 25 percent from 1998 to 2001. - Achievement
- 4. The school had a three-year average of less
than 30 percent of students meeting the WASL
reading standard. - 5. The school had a three-year average below the
35th percentile National Percentile Rank on the
reading component of the third grade ITBS. - ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS
- Improvement
- For the following two criteria, the school had a
three-year average of fewer than 25 percent of
students meeting the WASL mathematics standard
and - 1. The school did not make a .25 gain on the
mathematics Learning Improvement Index from 1998
to 2001. - 2. The school did not reduce the percentage of
students in mathematics Level 1 by 25 percent
from 1998 to 2001. - Achievement
- 3. The school had a three-year average of less
than 20 percent of students meeting the WASL
mathematics standard. - 4. The school had a three-year average below the
35th percentile National Percentile Rank on the
mathematics component of the third grade ITBS. - Elementary schools that meet five or more of the
above criteria will be judged not to have met
AYP. Schools that meet all of the criteria in
either subject area will be identified for
improvement in that subject area. - MIDDLE/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL READING
17EXISTING CRITERIA RECOMMENDATIONSReplac
e with Implement
- Three-year average of fewer than (specified)
percent of students meeting the standard - Did not meet the State Reading Improvement Goal
- Did not make a .25 gain on the reading and
mathematics Learning Improvement Index - The school had a three-year average below the
35th percentile National Percentile Rank on the
reading component of the third grade ITBS.
- The percent of students meeting the standard
annually in reading and mathematics will meet or
exceed the state uniform bar in each
disaggregated group - All students, all ethnic groups, low-income,
special education, ELL - in each grade assessed.
A Commission Meeting 1/13/03
18- Other Indicator Elementary/Middle Schools
- Attendance
- Total unexcused absences / total days of
enrollment (use BECCA data) - Attendance needs to defined statewide to
ensure consist reporting - Recommendation Identify attendance through
the reduction of unexcused absences as the only
other indicator elementary andmiddle schools. - Other Indicator High Schools
- Graduation Rate Threshold Set At 85
- For purposes of AYP (other than safe harbor)
the calculation of the graduation rate will apply
to the school building and district level, but
not to the student subgroup level. School
buildings and districts that achieve or exceed
the threshold for the graduation rate, as well as
those that are below the threshold but improve
their graduation rate when compared to the
previous year, will have met the other academic
indicator for purposes of calculating AYP
A Commission Meeting 1/13/03
19Other Indicator High Schools
- NCLB defines graduation rate as
- The percentage of students who graduate from
secondary schools with a regular diploma in the
standard number of years. - Final regulations describe regular diploma as
- Not including an alternative degree that is not
fully aligned with the States academic
standards, such as a certificate or a GED. - Calculation of the Graduation Rate
- Washington State will utilize an extended cohort
analysis - Cohort begins in Grade 9 Identify Expected
Year of Graduation - Graduation rate calculated after 4 years of high
school - Continuing students will continue to be reported
after initial calculation
20No Child Left Behind
- Adequate Yearly Progress
- Starting Point 2001-02 Assessment Data
- Defining AYP
- Rank all schools in the state by proficient
- Then, count up to reach the school at 20 of
total enrollment - The of students proficient in that school is
the possible starting point - ALSO
- Rank the proficient level of each demographic
subgroup - The of students proficient in the
lowest-achieving group is the possible starting
point - Required to choose the higher of the two as the
starting point
21Choosing the Size (N) of Groups
- States must set an n for two purposes
- Protect personally identifiable information
- - WA has this established with an n of 10
- Reporting for statistical reliability
- - Subcommitee recommends n gt 30 for statistical
reliability - Received A Commission endorsement of AYP
subcommittees recommendation to use 30 for ESEA
reporting statistically reliable information. - N of 30 is not so high that the potential
benefits of disaggregated reporting is lost, but
not so low that there is an unacceptably high
probability that schools will receive sanctions
as the result of random fluctuations for students
in a low-frequency category. (CRESST, 2002)
22Calculating State Uniform Bars
- State Uniform Bars for
- 4th Grade Reading and Mathematics
- 7th Grade Reading and Mathematics
- 10th Grade Reading and Mathematics
- State Uniform Bars Using 20th Percentile Schools
- 3-year average
- Different schools for each of
- 1999 2000
- 2000 2001
- 2001 2002
23GRADE 4 STATE UNIFORM BARBASED ON 3-YEAR AVERAGE
20th PERCENTILE (2000-2002)
24GRADE 7 STATE UNIFORM BARBASED ON 3-YEAR AVERAGE
20th PERCENTILE (2000-2002)
25GRADE 10 STATE UNIFORM BARBASED ON 3-YEAR
AVERAGE 20th PERCENTILE (2000-2002)
26 No Child Left Behind
- Safe Harbor
- If students in a subgroup make a 10 percent
reduction in the number of students not
proficient, they are in a safe harbor and not
considered as failing AYP. - Example (Group A 100 students)
- Group A 60 percent not proficient
- 40 percent are proficient
- 10 percent of 60 gain
- 6 additional students in that group must meet
proficiency - However, ALL subgroups must meet safe harbor or
better - All Students Limited English Proficiency
- Racial/ethnic groups Students with disabilities
Economically disadvantaged - AND must meet other indicator
27 Net Effect of All Conditions465 Schools
Identified for School Improvement(Does not
Include Safe Harbor)
PROJECTED
(lt 3 of all students)
A school fails to meet AYP if any group of at
least 30 students (1) has less than 95 of its
students assessed or (2) has WASL results that
fall more than 2 standard errors below the state
goal (95 confidence level).
28 Net Effect of All Conditions on
Districts129 Districts Identified for School
Improvement(Does not Include Safe Harbor)
PROJECTED
A district fails to meet AYP if any group of at
least 30 students (1) has less than 95 of its
students assessed or (2) has WASL results that
fall more than 2 standard errors below the state
goal (95 confidence level).
Represents lt 1.3 of all students assessed.
Some districts do not enroll students in the test
grades.
29The 37 Cells of School Improvement
30Number of cells failing AYP
PROJECTED
31Number of cells failing AYP
PROJECTED
32PROJECTED
Number of cells failing AYP
33PROJECTED
Number of cells failing AYP
34AYP Results by Group Grade 4
35AYP Results by Group Grade 7
36AYP Results by Group Grade 10
37Reason(s) for School Improvement Identification
- 37 Possible Cells Any cell / 2 years not making
AYP School Improvement - Identify reason(s) for school improvement
identification (individual cells) prior to
identification of school - SAME cell 2 years not making AYP School
Improvement
38The 37 Cells of School Improvement
39 Making It
40AYP TIMELINE
41No Child Left Behind
- School Improvement Step Requirements
- Schools are identified as in need of school
improvement after two consecutive years of not
meeting Adequate Yearly Progress - Schools that have not met achievement goals for
two consecutive years - must develop an improvement plan and receive
technical assistance - 10 of funding must be dedicated to professional
development - must notify parents of school improvement status
- must make public school choice available within
district district paying transportation costs. - Schools that have not met achievement goals for
three consecutive years - All components above required, plus
- must provide supplemental services approved by
the SEA
42 No Child Left Behind
- School Improvement Step Requirements
- Schools that have not met achievement goals for
four years - must take corrective action. District action
new staff or curriculum - must continue
- development on improvement plan and receive
technical assistance - 10 of funding must be dedicated to professional
development - must notify parents of school improvement status
- must make public school choice available within
district district paying transportation costs. - supplemental services
- Schools that have not met achievement goals for
five years - required restructuring plan developed for take
over state, contractor, charter school, new
staff - must continue supplemental services and public
school choice.
43Public School ChoiceFinal Regulation
Clarification
- LEA must give priority to the lowest achieving
children from low-income families - Determine family income on the same basis that
the LEA uses to make allocations to schools - Students assigned to a school by a juvenile court
due to violent or criminal behavior, or
disciplinary reasons sufficiently serious to
justify placement in a particular learning
environment, may be denied the choice option
44 No Child Left Behind
- Supplemental Services
-
Required after three years (and
beyond) - Eligible child low income
- Includes tutoring or other extra educational
services - Supplemental services approved by the SEA
- Annual notice to potential providers
profit/nonprofit / religiously-affiliated - Criteria established by the SEA
- SEA produces a list of approved
programs/providers - Parent selects / LEA contracts with provider
performance goals set requires contact with
childs teacher - 20 cap of total LEA allocation for
transportation AND supplemental services -
5 transportation - 5 supplemental services - Additional 10 either LEA choice
45 School Choice and Supplemental
Services Final Regulation
Clarification
- State class size reduction law does not supercede
choice - Prohibits lack of capacity to deny students
transfer under public school choice, however,
health and safety concerns may be taken into
account - Requires parents to have a choice of more than
one school for transfer if available - Requires parent preference to be taken into
account - Notice of supplemental educational services must
be provided to parents with a list of approved
service providers available within the LEA,
including technology-based or distance-learning
46Secretary Paige Response
- The ESEA does not permit an LEA to preclude
choice options on the basis of capacity
constraints. Rather, the statute requires an LEA
to take measures to overcome issues such as
overcrowding, class size limits, and health and
safety concerns, that otherwise might prevent the
LEA from complying with Title I public school
choice requirements. This could mean, for
example, adding classes and hiring additional
teachers so that the LEA can offer choices to
students while adhering to State-mandated class
size limits.
47 No Child Left Behind
- Corrective Action
- Required after four years
(and beyond) - Must Choose One of the Following
- Replace relevant school staff
- New curriculum for all core content areas
- Significantly decrease management authority at
the school - Appoint an outside expert
- Extend the school day or year
- Restructure internal organization
48 No Child Left Behind
- Restructuring
- Required five years (and beyond)
- Must Choose One of the Following
- Reopen as a charter
- Replace all or most relevant school staff,
including the principal - Contract with private management
- State take over
- Any other major restructuring
49 No Child Left Behind
- LEA Improvement
- SEA identifies LEA in need of improvement after 2
years of not making AYP - Improvement plan required within 3 months
- 10 of allocated funding must be used for
professional development - Technical assistance required including
corrective action - Corrective Action
- SEA must choose one
- Deferring programmatic or reducing administrative
funds - New curriculum
- Restructuring or abolishing the LEA
- Replacing relevant LEA personnel
- Alternative governance
- State receivership/trustee
- Authorizing students to transfer to another LEA
50Communication with Parents
- NCLB obligates LEAs to provide the parents of
students enrolled in schools in the improvement
process with information on - What the identification means
- Why the school was identifies
- What the school, the LEA and the state are doing
to help address the achievement problems that led
to the identification - Parents must be informed of their option to
transfer their child to another eligible school,
availability of transportation, supplemental
services available, and how they can participate
in the improvement process
51 School Report Cards
- In addition to the current state reporting, this
fall schools must supplement school performance
reports to also include - Comparison of student achievement to district and
state results - Assessment data by all demographic subgroups
(statistically significant, not personally
identifiable WA 10) - Whether the school has been identified for school
improvement. - OSPI has provided a school and district report
card on-line as an option for schools and
districts to use to meet this requirement. NCLB
requires report cards to be widely disseminated
at the beginning of each school year.
52District (LEA) Report Cards
- In addition to the current state reporting, this
fall districts must supplement district
performance reports to also include - Student achievement at each proficiency level
- Assessment data by all demographic subgroups
(statistically significant, not personally
identifiable WA 10) - Comparison of student achievement to state
results - Numbers and names of schools in the district that
are in school improvement - Professional qualifications of the district
teaching staff. - Other Indicators - Elementary
- Graduation rates Secondary (standard
number of years) - Right to Know
- Districts must also separately notify parents
that they can request specific information about
individual teachers qualifications
53- Annual State Report to the Secretary
- State report card including all school and
district reported information - An explanation of states accountability system.
- Information on State progress in developing all
required academic assessments (2002-03) - Performance of districts/ schools making AYP,
including the number and names of schools
identified for school improvement. - Data on the acquisition of English proficiency by
LEP (2002-03) - Number and names of schools identified for school
improvement, the reason for identification, and
measures taken to address achievement problems - Number of students and schools that participated
in public school choice and supplemental services - Information on quality of teachers and percent of
classes taught by highly qualified (2002-03)
54 No Child Left Behind
- Highly Qualified Teachers
- All teachers teaching CORE Academic Subjects must
be highly qualified by 2005-2006. - CORE Academic Subjects means English, Reading,
Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Foreign
Languages, Civics and Government, Economics,
Arts, History, and Geography. - Highly Qualified means
- Full State Certification or passed teacher
licensing exam and hold a license to teach. - Certification or licensure requirements has not
been waived on an emergency, temporary, or
provisional basis.
55 No Child Left Behind
- Highly Qualified Teachers
- Existing Teachers
- Bachelors Degree
- Full State Teaching Certification
- May demonstrate competency through the same
avenue for new teachers, or - Demonstrate competence in all academic subjects
based on a Statehigh, objective uniform state
standard of evaluation (specific criteria) - New Teachers
- Bachelors Degree
- Elementary Pass a basic skills competency
assessment as well as demonstrated competence in
areas of reading, mathematics and writing and
other areas of elementary curriculum - Secondary Pass a basic skills competency
assessment as well as demonstrated competence in
academic subjects in which the teacher teaches
(endorsements) - Full State Teaching Certification
56Alternate Certification Program Requirements
- To meet the highly qualified requirements, a
participating teacher must - Receive high-quality professional development
that is sustained, intensive, and
classroom-focused - Participate in a program of intensive supervision
that consists of structured guidance and regular
ongoing support - Assume functions as a teacher only for a
specified period of time not to exceed three
years - Demonstrate satisfactory progress toward full
certification
57Special Education and LEP/ELL Teachers
- Special Education and LEP/ELL teachers that teach
core academic subjects must meet the
highly-qualified teacher requirements - Special educators who do not directly instruct
students on any core academic subject or who
provide only consultation to highly qualified
teachers of core academic subjects in adapting
curricula, using behavioral supports and
interventions, and selecting appropriate
accommodations do not need to meet the same
highly qualified subject-matter competency
requirements that apply to teachers of core
academic subjects under the NCLB Act.
58Qualified Paraprofessionals
- Title I paraprofessional requirements
- a high school diploma or equivalent
- completed at least two years of college, OR
- obtained an associates (or higher) degree, OR
- successfully pass a state or local academic
assessment of mathematics, reading, and writing. - State or local assessment must measure rigorous
standards of quality that demonstrates - (a) knowledge of, and the ability to assist in
instructing, reading, writing and mathematics OR - (b) knowledge of, and the ability to assist in
instructing, reading readiness, writing
readiness, and mathematics readiness, as
appropriate.
59 No Child Left Behind
- Qualified Paraprofessional Criteria
Applies to - Title I paraprofessionals assisting with student
instruction, including those teaching in a
program supported with Title I (Part A) funds - Title I paraprofessionals hired after January 8,
2002 must meet requirements upon hiring. - Existing paraprofessionals must meet
qualifications by January 8, 2006 - EXCEPTION paraprofessionals who serve primarily
as translators, or whose duties consist solely of
conducting parental involvement activities.
60Status on Paraprofessional Assessment and
Training Opportunities
- Advisory task force consisting of stakeholder
group representatives is working to investigate
and identify options to meet the assessment
requirement and related professional development. - Assessment options (equitable criteria for all
options) - Paper/pencil assessment (commercial and local)
- Standard setting for commercially developed
assessment is scheduled for March 2003 - Commercial assessment accessible late spring
- Portfolios
- Final recommendations by late spring regarding
assessment options and criteria for professional
development.
61 No Child Left Behind
- Parents Right to Know
- Requires LEAs to annually notify parents of
their right to request information on the
professional qualifications of their childs
teachers. - Licensing for grade level and subject
- Emergency or provisional status
- B.A. major and graduate degrees
- Paraprofessionals and qualifications
- Requires LEAs to notify parents if students have
a teacher for 4 weeks that is not highly
qualified.
62 No Child Left Behind
- LEA Progress on Improving
Qualifications - If the district has failed to make progress after
two years - the district must develop an improvement plan.
- the SEA must provide technical assistance to
districts. - If progress is not made after three consecutive
years - The state must work with the LEA to develop such
a plan. - Prohibit the use of Title I funds to fund
additional paraprofessionals. (Exception for
replacing existing paraprofessionals) - LEA must enter into an agreement with the SEA on
the use of funds provided directly to a school or
schools for the teachers and principals for
professional development activities.
63Preliminary State Plan Detailed State Plan
- State Plan Submitted - Fully Approved and Fully
Funded (July 15,2002) with NO Provisions - State Accountability System due January 31, 2003
- State Detailed Plan due May 31, 2003
64 No Child Left Behind
- Key State Activities
- Challenging Content Standards
Mathematics, Reading/Language Arts, Science - Development for Implementation of Required
Assessments - Timeline for Setting Academic Achievement
Standards - Mathematics,
Reading/Language Arts, Science - Washington States Accountability Plan AYP
Starting Point Definition and Measures
(January 31, 2003 / May 31, 2003) - AYP Intermediate Goals/ Timeline/ Annual
Objectives - Graduation and Target rate / Other Academic
Indicator
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