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September 26, 2006

Schools in NCLB Restructuring: National Trends. September 26, 2006. Kerstin Carlson Le Floch James Taylor Yu Zhang. National Studies of NCLB Implementation. Study of State Implementation of Accountability and Teacher Quality under NCLB (SSI-NCLB)

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  1. Schools in NCLB Restructuring: National Trends September 26, 2006 Kerstin Carlson Le Floch James Taylor Yu Zhang

  2. National Studies of NCLB Implementation • Study of State Implementation of Accountability and Teacher Quality under NCLB (SSI-NCLB) • National Longitudinal Study of NLCB (NLS-NCLB) • Data from both studies were published in National Assessment of Title I Interim Report • Study reports forthcoming fall 2006 www.air.org

  3. National AYP and Identification Database • 87,892 schools with valid AYP status and identification status, including schools in restructuring • Includes 50 states and the District of Columbia • Identification for improvement in 2004-05 (based on spring 2004 testing) • Currently adding data on identification for improvement in 2005-06 (based on 2005 testing) www.air.org

  4. Contents of the NAYPI Database, continued • Performance on 37 targets, including: • Reading proficiency • Math proficiency • Reading test participation • Math test participation • Other academic indicator • Merged with the Common Core of Data for demographic variables, school level, urbanicity. www.air.org

  5. How many schools are in restructuring? • In 2004-05, about 1,200 schools in restructuring • In 2005-06, about 1,600* schools in restructuring • In 2005-06, about 1,000* schools in corrective action, and may move into restructuring in 2006-07 * Estimates from Ed Week report, 9/13/2006 www.air.org

  6. Which schools enter restructuring? • Most schools identified for improvement are traditionally disadvantaged – high poverty, high minority, large, and urban. • Schools in restructuring show similar patterns. • In absolute numbers, in 2004-05, nearly half of restructuring schools were elementary schools • A greater percent of middle schools were in restructuring in 2004-05 than were elementary or high schools. www.air.org

  7. Who attends schools in restructuring? • In 2004-05, a little over 1 million students attended schools in restructuring • Of these students, 60% received free or reduced-price lunch • 40% were Hispanic • 37% were African-American • 11% were white • 6% were Asian-American www.air.org

  8. Why do schools enter restructuring? • Obviously, schools enter restructuring because they miss AYP targets. So what AYP targets do schools miss? www.air.org

  9. Where are restructuring schools located? • The states with the highest numbers of restructuring schools in 2004-05 were: California, Georgia, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Ohio. • 21 states had no schools in restructuring in 2004-05 • 15 districts accounted for nearly half of schools in restructuring • But, about 400 districts had at least one school in restructuring in 2004-05 www.air.org

  10. What help do schools need? • NLS-NCLB surveys asked school principals what assistance they needed, and whether they received it. • Among principals in schools identified for improvement: • Highest reported needs were for improved professional development for teachers • About half said they received the needed assistance to support parent involvement • About two-thirds received the needed support to address needs of LEP students • About two-thirds received the needed support to address problems of discipline, dropout, and truancy www.air.org

  11. Who exits restructuring? • There is hope for schools in restructuring: about 15% of schools in restructuring in 2004-05 actually made AYP for 2003-04. • Other strategies to exit restructuring: by becoming a charter school, grade reconfiguration, reconstitution • We don’t know enough about how schools exit www.air.org

  12. Concluding remarks • A challenge particularly for elementary and middle schools • A challenge focused in relatively few large districts in about 10 states • A challenge related to school size • Strategies should be aligned with challenges www.air.org

  13. For more information: Kerstin Carlson Le Floch SSI-NCLB Project Director American Institutes for Research 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 klefloch@air.org www.air.org

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