Federal Program Directors’ Meeting

1. Federal Program Directors’ Meeting December 11, 2012 Embassy Suites, Charleston, WV

2. Overview of the Day • ESEA Flexibility Application • Federal Programs Updates • Topics of Interest - Concurrent Sessions

3. ESEA Flexibility • Brief Overview/Status • Federal Program Implications • Principles 1, 2 & 3 • Thinking about Transition to Flexibility

4. ESEA Flexibility Brief Overview & Status Report Dr. Amelia Courts Assistant State Superintendent Division of Educator Quality & System Support

5. Federal Program Directors ESEA Flexibility Request UPDATE

6. ESEA Flexibility 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

7. Principle 1College- and Career-Ready Expectations for All Students • 1.A: Adopt college- and career-ready standards • 1.B: Transition to college- and career-ready standards • 1.C: Develop and administer annual, statewide, aligned, high-quality assessments that measure student growth

8. Flexibility Request Update • Submitted on September 6th • Peer review -first call October 1, 2012 • US Dept. of Ed. -technical assistance call November 30th • PRINCIPLE 1- No substantive comments * NOTE - accelerated timeline proposed for CCSS professional development

9. Original Professional Development Schedule Professional Development Schedule: 2011-12 Kindergarten 2012-13 First, Fourth, Fifth, and Ninth Grade 2013-14 Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Grade 2014-15 Eighth, Eleventh, Twelfth Grade

10. CCSS-Aligned Professional Development and Implementation Schedule Legend for CCSS-Aligned Professional Development and Implementation Schedule PD/Implementation Schedule: First Year of PD/Implementation for Grade 2011-12 K 2012-13 Grades 1, 4, 5, and 9 2013-14 Grades 2 and 3, 6 – 8, and 10 - 12 (0)(1)(2)(3) Number of Years of Standards Implementation this cohort of students has experienced by this school year Red Text: First year of CCSS-aligned assessment

11. Principle 2State-Developed Differentiated Recognition, Accountability, and Support • 2.A: Develop and implement a State-based system of differentiated recognition, accountability, and support • 2.B: Set ambitious but achievable annual measurable objectives • 2.C: Reward schools (highest-performing & highest-progress schools) • 2.D: Priority schools (lowest-performing = to at least 5% of T1 schools) • 2.E: Focus schools (low-performing = to at least 10% of T1 schools) • 2.F: Provide incentives and supports for other Title I schools • 2.G: Build SEA, LEA, and school capacity to improve student learning

12. Principle 2State-Developed Differentiated Recognition, Accountability, and Support • 2.A: Develop and implement a State-based system of differentiated recognition, accountability, and support • 2.B: Set ambitious but achievable annual measurable objectives • 2.C: Reward schools (highest-performing & highest-progress schools) • 2.D: Priority schools (lowest-performing = to at least 5% of T1 schools) • 2.E: Focus schools (low-performing = to at least 10% of T1 schools) • 2.F: Provide incentives and supports for other Title I schools • 2.G: Build SEA, LEA, and school capacity to improve student learning

13. Principle 2State-Developed Differentiated Recognition, Accountability, and Support • 2.A: Develop and implement a State-based system of differentiated recognition, accountability, and support • 2.B: Set ambitious but achievable annual measurable objectives • 2.C: Reward schools (highest-performing & highest-progress schools) • 2.D: Priority schools (lowest-performing = to at least 5% of T1 schools) • 2.E: Focus schools (low-performing = to at least 10% of T1 schools) • 2.F: Provide incentives and supports for other Title I schools • 2.G: Build SEA, LEA, and school capacity to improve student learning

14. Old Adequate Yearly Progress Annual Measurable Objectives (Proficiency Rates) Attendance/ Graduation Rates Participation Rates

15. A Balanced Way of Examining Data

16. Differentiated Recognition, Accountability & Support All Schools 2G Reward Schools: 2C Other Title I Schools 2F Focus Largest Gaps 2E Priority lowest achieving 2D

17. Flexibility Request Update • PRINCIPLE 2 Comments • Participation Rate • Special Populations • Trajectories • Turnaround Principles • School Improvement and Support

18. Principle 3Supporting Effective Instruction and Leadership • 3.A: Develop and adopt guidelinesfor local teacher and principal evaluation and support systems • 3.B: Ensure LEAs implement teacher and principal evaluation and support systems

19. Flexibility Request Update • PRINCIPLE 3 Comments: • Process for approving LEA plans • Progress update • Do plan to drill down to Principal 3 • Ensure consistency and high quality

20. Flexibility Request Update • Next Steps • Submit draft revisions • Submit formal revisions • Move toward approval • Reconvene stakeholders as needed

21. Considerations during the Year of Transition • CEO Option – When considering the impact of CEO, districts should use the data from the current year • Sequestration – • Option A (best case) and Option B (worst case) • Utilize Carryover funds • “Repurposing” set aside funds

22. Considerations during the Year of Transition The Impact of the Flexibility Request: • Identification of Priority, Focus schools (based on achievement) • Ranking of schools for Title I (based on Poverty) • Example A • Example B • Providing Resources to support • Definition of “resources” • SIG versus Tier schools

23. Considerations during the Year of Transition • Making data-driven decisions • Percent needy, 5-17 report now available • Making Timely decisions– deadline extended to March 1 • Utilizing individual technical assistance

24. To access WV’s application -- http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/esea.html Thank you!

25. Federal Program Implications Group discussion at your table WVDE staff will take notes and report • Principle 1 • Principle 2 • Principle 3 Large group summary on Key Areas of Impact

26. Principle 1: College & Career Ready • What is your county doing related to College and Career Ready? Common core/Next Gen CSOs, SPL, Dropout Prevention • How are/can federal programs support this principle in your county? • Is the conceptual framework of College and Career Ready woven through your county strategic plan/federal program plans? • How will you implement the new Title III requirements that are proposed in the waiver?

27. Principle 1 Key Areas of Impact Burning Questions TLI and how will it be implemented this coming summer?

28. Principle 2: Differentiated Recognition, Accountability & Support • How do you think the proposed WV Accountability Index (WVAI) will change the schools that are identified for improvement (Priority or Focus)? • How will that affect the schools that your county serves with Title I funding? • What resources might your county use to serve Priority and Focus schools that are not designated Title I schools (Title II, RLIS, other)? • What are the capacity issues for your county to support Priority schools that might be identified? • What are the capacity issues for your county to support Focus schools that might be identified?

29. Principle 2 Key Areas of Impact Burning Questions How much of the 20% set aside needs to be used not knowing the budget for next year Timeline and impact of the ESEA Waiver Statewide benchmark for K-2 schools? CEO lunches and how will that come into play? Transition with the CSO’s/Nxtgen/Common Core and Assessment Turnover of personnel Will they be able to use the 30% for the improvement schools. The set aside for highly qualified?

30. Principle 3: Supporting Effective Instruction & Leadership • What is your level of involvement/knowledge of new the teacher and principal evaluation system? • How does the evaluation system impact federal programs? • How can the PD funds from ESEA programs support improving the effectiveness of teachers in areas identified through their evaluation?  • Many elements of the standards and rubrics included in the evaluation process emphasize the importance of collaboration, how can federal programs continue to support collaboration and specifically collaborative teams? • How can ESEA PD funding support teacher understanding and capacity to develop and monitor high quality student goals?

31. Concurrent Sessions9:45-10:30 & 10:40-11:25 Principle 1 • Salon B Next Generation Standards • Salon C SPL Principle 2 • Salon D School Improvement Principle 3 • Salon E Teacher/Leader Evaluation

32. Concurrent Session Objectives Participants will: • gain practical understanding of the key initiatives articulated within each Principle section of the ESEA Waiver. • make & add connections between these key initiatives and ESEA programs. • generate ideas for building or enhancing support for these initiatives in their ESEA program plans.

33. Thinking About Transition to Flexibility What answers did we find? • Eligibility – the rules of Title I eligibility do not change with ESEA Flexibility. The choices that an LEA makes (grade span options) may change. • Notification – county superintendents will be first to receive “the lists” along with Federal Program Directors

34. Thinking About Transition to Flexibility What questions remain unanswered? • Timelines – release of the Priority/Focus lists • Transition year – Title I school selection, staffing • Professional Development – TLI format, ISE days, other Audit issues

35. Thinking About Transition to Flexibility What new questions need to be added? • Will SIG funds be available for Priority schools? • What does “transition year” mean?

36. Federal Programs Reorganization

37. Office of Federal Programs Title I – Education for the Disadvantaged Title II – Improving Teacher Quality Title III – English as a Second Language (ESL) Title IV – 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) Title VI – Rural & Low Income Schools (RLIS) Troops to Teachers World Languages

38. Office of Federal Programs – Mission Promote student achievement by increasing local capacity to ensure educational opportunities that meet the diverse needs of all students. We do this by providing leadership, resources and services to educators, families and community partners.

39. Office of Federal Programs - Goals Revise guidance documents and operational practices to reflect the approved ESEA Flexibility Agreement • plans/budgets • LEA guidance documents • TA & monitoring protocols • Revise Policy 2417-Programs of Study for LEP Students

40. Office of Federal Programs - Goals Improve educator quality by: • supporting the new teacher/leader evaluation system; • Increasing capacity to generate and access accurate data to inform Highly Qualified Teacher Plans; • Addressing statewide teacher shortage concerns.

41. Office of Federal Programs - goals Initiate the development of a comprehensive 10-year world language plan: • Revise WVBE Policy 2520.7, • Support the implementation of the MIEL model FLES program, and • Engage stakeholders to address critical world language teacher shortages.

42. Office of Federal Programs - goals Improve 21st Century Community Learning Center programs through promotion of evidence based practices: • Parental engagement, family literacy and/or adult skill development; • Program implementation of data-based action plans.

43. Connection with School Improvement • SIG(g) Grants (financial overview in Federal Programs/program support in School Improvement) • Joint development of Flexibility Principle 2 application • More to come…

44. Federal Program Updates

45. Plans and Grants • Title I, II, III & IV (RLIS) e-grants are approved and ready • Finalize plans for approval if you have not already done so

46. Comparability • Enrollment data • New due date: December 21, 2012 • WVDE Title I staff will verify the numbers for those already submitted

47. School Improvement School Choice/SES • Reports (end of year reports include expenditure information for CSPR) • 2nd semester enrollment process Dance Grants (Sept. 30, 2012 obligation) 1003(a) Grants (moving through)

48. General Updates Website Re-model Future Meetings • New Directors (Feb. , 2013) • Spring Directors’ (March , 2013) • Webinars related to Flex (TBD) Active Gaming!!!!

49. WV Title I Distinguished Schools for 2012-13

50. Concurrent Sessions