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ESSA Essentials and Indiana’s Challenges Federal Programs Advisory Board WebEx Meeting

This web conference will provide an overview of ESSA, discuss its statutory changes, and focus on its application in Indiana schools. The purpose is to achieve a shared understanding of important federal grant updates and gather input for Indiana's education system.

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ESSA Essentials and Indiana’s Challenges Federal Programs Advisory Board WebEx Meeting

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  1. ESSA Essentials and Indiana’s Challenges Federal Programs Advisory Board WebEx Meeting Bill Bradford Federal Grants Specialist #INAdvisoryBoard #TitleCon2019 @EducateIN

  2. Agenda • ESSA Overview • Indiana’s Data • ESSA’s Statutory Changes • ESSA in Indiana • Collaborative Feedback • Committee Work Summary #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  3. Purpose Achieve a shared understanding of important federal grant related updates in ESSA and provide input on how it may apply in Indiana schools. #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  4. Collaborative Norms • Be Respectful of Time • Be Open-Minded • Be Fully Engaged and Present #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  5. Methods to Collaborate and Discuss Today • Google Doc • WebEx Chat Feature • Discuss Aloud • Via E-mail • Next In-Person Meeting #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  6. Guiding Questions • What does equity look like in Indiana? • What is the role of the Indiana Department of Education in ensuring equity? • What is the role of the school district in ensuring equity? • What is the individual school and community’s role in ensuring equity? #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  7. What is ESSA? • Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) signed in 2015 • A reauthorization of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) • Key insights from lessons learned from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) were provided • Some of the unworkable and prescriptive NCLB solutions were updated • Maintains a focus on equity for at risk populations and accountability for low-performing schools • Provides support for evidence-based interventions and local innovations Source: US Department of Education #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  8. 2018 Indiana State Graduation Rates Source: 2018 Indiana State Graduation Rates #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  9. Teacher Statistics and Salaries Source: NEA’s Rankings and Estimates Report 2018 #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  10. Indiana LEA Revenue Sources in 2017 Source: NEA’s Rankings and Estimates Report 2018 #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  11. The National Education Association Report #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  12. Our Context for Using the Report #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  13. Section 1003: School Improvement “State education agencies, in efforts to support local educational agencies and carry out their statewide system of technical assistance may use funds to provide integrated student supports.” Source: ESEA Statute §1003 #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  14. Section 1003 in Indiana • Expanded Federal Grant Specialist Roles • Title Con Conference • Social Emotional Learning Framework • MTSS Framework #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  15. Section 1008: Schoolwide Programs “The services of a schoolwide program may be delivered by a nonprofit or for-profit external providers with expertise in using evidence-based or other effective strategies to improve student achievement.” Source: ESEA Statute §4108 #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  16. Section 1008 in Indiana • Evidence-Based Requirements for Activities • Intentional application process includes external providers • Rigorous vetting and creation of an pre-approved list of external providers • An approval process developed for providers not on the pre-approved list Source: ESEA Statute §1008 #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  17. Section 1009: Target-Assisted Programs This section of ESSA explicitly allows Title I to fund integrated student supports as part of the Targeted Assistance School program. Source: ESEA Statute §4108 #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  18. Section 1009 in Indiana • Counselors, social workers, and other services may be funded through Title I in Targeted-Assisted programs. • Examples may include: professional service contracts with outside agencies, anti-bullying programs, and/or PBIS programs • These positions and programs must still serve only with identified students for the portion of salaries funded through Title I. Source: ESEA Statute §1009 #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  19. Section 4108: Advocates to Support Safe and Healthy Schools “Establish learning environments and enhance students’ effective learning skills that are essential for school readiness and academic success, such as providing integrated systems of student support and family supports.” Source: ESEA Statute §4108 #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  20. Section 4108 in Indiana • Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Framework provides an educationally equitable framework characterized by a continuum of evidence-based practices for academics, behavior, and social-emotional development • Family and Parent Engagement Activities are now required to be evidence-based when funded through Title I • Intentional planning for parents to provide input through Federal Programs Advisory Board #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  21. Comments, Questions, and Suggestions • What is Indiana doing well? • What suggestions do you have? • What are some areas of focus? • What goals should beset? #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  22. Committee Work Summary #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  23. Committee Work Summary #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  24. Next Meetings #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

  25. Sources 2018 State Graduation Rate Data (Rep.). (2019). Retrieved January 29, 2019, from https://www.doe.in.gov/accountability/find-school-and-corporation-data-reports Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Ed.gov 9 §§ Title I--Improving the Academic Achievement of Disadvantaged-1003-1008, 1009, 4108, et seq. (United States Department of Education 2016). Every Student Succeeds Act. (n.d.). Retrieved January 29, 2019, from https://www.ed.gov/essa Rankings of the States 2017 and Estimates of School Statistics 2018 (Rep.). (2018, April). Retrieved January 29, 2019, from National Education Association website: http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/180413-Rankings_And_Estimates_Report_2018.pdf Tyler, T. (n.d.). From Legislative Theory to Practice: Leveraging Policy to Increase Outcomes for Students. In ESEA Network. Retrieved January 29, 2019, from https://www.eseanetwork.org/ondemand/from-legislative-theory-to-practice-leveraging-policy-to-increase-outcomes-for-students/ #INAdvisoryBoard @EducateIN

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