State and Federal Accountability Directors of Special Education October 10, 2013

State and Federal AccountabilityDirectors of Special Education

October 10, 2013

Region One Education Service CenterOffice of School Improvement, Accountability, and Compliance

©2013, Region One Education Service Center

NCLB WaiverSeptember 30, 2013

Conditional Waiver2013-2014

May 2, 2014 Extension Deadline

Principal 2


NCLB WAIVER

1. Three Principles

2. State Identification of Schools

3. Single Intervention System

4. Funding Flexibility


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


Principle 1: College and Career Ready Expectations for All Students

Adoption of college and career-ready standards

Transition to college and career-ready standards

Development and administration of annual, statewide, aligned, high-quality assessments that measure student growth


Principle 2: State Developed Differentiated Recognition, Accountability and Support

Establishment of ambitious but achievable annual measurable objectives

Identification of reward, focus and priority schools Provide incentives and supports for other Title I schools

Build SEA, LEA, and school capacity to improve student learning


Achieving Annual Measurable Objectives2013-2020


Principle 2: Identification

Priority Schools

Focus Schools

RewardSchools


Priority Schools

• Lowest Five Percent of Title I Schools in Texas

• Based on proficiency on the statewide reading and mathematics assessments, and graduation rates.

Focus Schools

Priority Schools

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Priority Schools

SIG/TTIPS Schools

High Schools with a

graduation rate < 60%

Lowest Performing

Schools based on proficiency in reading and mathematics at the all student level

in the system safeguards


Focus Schools

• Lowest Ten Percent of Title I Schools in Texas

• Based on system safeguard performance gaps in reading and mathematics for each student group compared to the AMO.

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Reward Schools

Highest PerformingReading, Mathematics,

Graduation

District and Campus

DistinctionDesignation

Academic Achievement

Distinction Designation

Campus Top Twenty-Five

Percent Distinction

Designation

Highest Performing in Progress


Interventions

• Schools identified as priority and focus will have intervention requirements.

• Districts should consider targeting and/or identifying resources to be afforded to schools following the identification and notification.


Principle 3: Supporting Effective Instruction

Development and adoption of guidelines for local teacher and principal evaluation and support systems

Provisions ensuring that LEAs implement

teacher and principal evaluation and support systems


ESEA Funding Flexibility• Texas school districts will no longer be required to set aside

20 percent of their Title I federal dollars to provide Supplemental Educational Services (SES) or School Choice transportation. A district will now be free to use those funds on academic intervention programs it deems most effective for its students.

• Texas school districts identified in school improvement will no longer be required to spend not less than 10 percent of the Title I, Part A funds for district-wide professional development. The use of Title 1 funds on non-Title I campuses is not allowable.

• Texas campuses identified in school improvement will no longer be required to spend not less than 10 percent of the Title I, Part A campus allocation for providing high-quality professional development to the campus principal and teachers.

• The use of Title 1 funds on non-Title I campuses is not allowable.


Resources

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




Contacts

Division of Instructional SupportOffice of School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Dr. Tina McIntyre, Administrator956 984-6027

[email protected]

Belinda S. Gorena, Coordinator956 984-6173

[email protected]

Benjamin Macias, Evaluation and Assessment Specialist956 984-6234

[email protected]

Kelly VanHee, Specialist956 984-6190

[email protected]

State and Federal Accountability Directors of Special Education October 10, 2013

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