State and Federal AccountabilityDirectors of Special Education
October 10, 2013
Region One Education Service CenterOffice of School Improvement, Accountability, and Compliance
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NCLB WaiverSeptember 30, 2013
Conditional Waiver2013-2014
May 2, 2014 Extension Deadline
Principal 2
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NCLB WAIVER
1. Three Principles
2. State Identification of Schools
3. Single Intervention System
4. Funding Flexibility
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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
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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
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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
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Achieving Annual Measurable Objectives2013-2020
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Principle 2: Identification
Priority Schools
Focus Schools
RewardSchools
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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
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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.
Focus Schools
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Contacts
Division of Instructional SupportOffice of School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance
Dr. Tina McIntyre, Administrator956 984-6027
Belinda S. Gorena, Coordinator956 984-6173
Benjamin Macias, Evaluation and Assessment Specialist956 984-6234
Kelly VanHee, Specialist956 984-6190
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