Regional Listening Tour 2016

1. Regional Listening Tour2016

2. Purpose for this Listening Tour With change comes opportunity: • a chance to sharpen our collective vision for education and improve, innovate and strengthenour public schools; and • a chance to share ideas on what is most important to improve student learning and how the state can best support schools to serve the needs of all students.

3. Purpose for this Listening Tour The purposes of these forums are: • to gather input from New Hampshire citizensabout what you value in your educational system; and • to provide a high level overview of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and future engagement activities.

4. Agenda for the Evening • Provide a quick high level history of the United State’s major federal education law. • Focus on our educational values (listening session). • Wrap up with next steps in our engagement efforts.

5. History of ESEA • The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was signed into law in 1965 by President Johnson, who believed that "full educational opportunity" should be "our first national goal." From its inception, ESEA was a civil rights law. • ESEA offered new grants to districts serving low-income students, federal grants for textbooks and library books, funding for special education centers, and scholarships for low-income college students. • Additionally, the law provided federal grants to state educational agencies to improve the quality of elementary and secondary education.

6. No Child Left Behind • The ESEA was last reauthorized in 2002 as No Child Left Behind (NCLB). • NCLB exposed achievement gaps among traditionally underserved students and their peers; spurred an important national dialogue on education improvement. • This focus on accountability has been critical in ensuring a quality education for all children, yet also revealed challenges in the effective implementation of this goal.

7. Flexibility Waivers In 2012, the U.S. Department of Education began granting flexibility (ESEA Flexibility Waivers) to states regarding specific requirements of NCLB in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive state- developed plans designed to: • close achievement gaps; • increase equity; • improve the quality of instruction; and • increase outcomes for all students.

8. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) • The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) replaced NCLB in 2015 • ESSA gives states and districts additional flexibility and encourages innovation, while at the same time holding us accountable for results. The new law: • Advances equity by upholding critical protections for America's disadvantaged and high-need students. • Ensures that vital information is provided to educators, families, students, and communities through annual statewide assessments that measure students' progress toward college- and career-ready standards.

9. ESSA continued • Helps to support and grow local innovations—including evidence-based and place-based interventions developed by local leaders and educators. • Maintains an expectation that there will be accountability and action to effect positive change in our lowest-performing schools, where groups of students are not making progress, and where graduation rates are low over extended periods of time. • Requires states to submit an accountability and support plan in order to receive funds to support state initiatives. Before we write… we listen!

10. Consultation Structure

11. Vision Survey (open until Nov 18) • Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YT6BFML • What do you expect from New Hampshire’s educational system? • What school characteristics are most important to you to improve student learning? • What measures of school quality or student success should be included in a school accountability system? • In your experience, what are the best ways for the State to support schools to serve the needs of all students?

12. Your Input Matters We need your input into a state vision before we start writing the state plan (“don’t let the tail wag the dog”). • Our note taker and time keeper help ensure all voices are heard. • This is our time to listen to you! • Please limit your comments to 3 minutes, so that we may listen to as many ideas as we can. • Our listening session will end promptly at 7:20 PMto give us a few minutes at the end to share our next steps. • We will be taking high level notes from tonight's meeting and will put together a summary document for each of the forums.

13. Regional Listening Tour Questions What school characteristics (academic, climate/culture, special services, etc.) are most important to you to support and grow student learning? If you moved into a new community, what would you want know about the quality of the schools and the level of student learning and success? Would you want to be able to see how the schools are doing compared to other schools in the state? Overall, what do you expect from New Hampshire’s educational system? How would you like for the NH Department of Education to support that expectation?

14. Timeline for ESSA Plan Submission May – Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 – March 2017 March – April 2017 May – July 2017 Governor’s Office and the State Board of Education opportunity to review NH DOE’s ESSA state plan. Public comment, stakeholder groups and comment on draft plan New Hampshire Department of Education writes plan Multiple opportunities for stakeholder groups & public input.

15. DRAFT Timeline Review* Subject to Change • DRAFT Regulations publically released on May 31, 2016, comment timeframe has concluded • September - November 2016– Vision survey posted • November 2016 -- Local school board packet of information sent to LEAs • September – January 2016: Individual advisory team meetings take place • November 2016: Regional listening tour (i.e. areas of Keene, Moultonborough, Merrimack, Exeter, Gorham, Concord) • November 2016: Advocacy organizations feedback sought • November – December 2016: US ED timeframe for the posting of final ESSA Regulations • December 2016 – Survey posted regarding components of the Every Student Succeeds Act • December 2016 – Meeting with the Legislative Oversight Committee and Education Committees

16. DRAFT Timeline Review* Subject to Change • January, 2017 – New administration commences • January 31, 2017 – All Advisory Teams build consensus on their proposals and team leads ensure that all plan requirements have been address completely based on Regulations • February 28, 2017 – All Advisory Team plans are due to the Strategic Leadership Team • March 1-19, 2017 – State plan is put together in one document for first draft • March 20, 2017 – Final State Plan draft is posted with survey for 30-day public comment requirement (feedback tour) • April 14, 2017 – Public comment session is completed and comments summarized • May 12, 2017 – Draft of State Plan is sent to the Governor for 30-day review • July 3, 2017 - Final State Plan is submitted

17. Vision Survey (Posted until Nov 18) • Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YT6BFML • What do you expect from New Hampshire’s educational system? • What school characteristics are most important to you to improve student learning? • What measures of school quality or student success should be included in a school accountability system? • In your experience, what are the best ways for the State to support schools to serve the needs of all students?

18. In conclusion… • Other thoughts: please fill out our vision survey. • Review the “Summary of the Major Provisions of ESSA” document as we will be posting another survey this month/early December asking for your input on what we should include in our state plan. • Visit http://www.education.nh.gov/essa/index.htm for up-to-date information on this work.

19. Thank you! ESSAcomments@doe.nh.gov