Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Priority and Focus Schools 1003(a)
Office of School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance
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Rule Making Timeline Federal
Spring 2016
Fall 2016
Final Rules Released
Negotiated Rulemaking
Summer 2016
Propose rules and
public comment period
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Rule Making Timeline State
Spring/Summer 2016
Gather Stakeholder
Input
Late Fall 2016
Release draft plan
for public comment
Early Fall 2016
Draft Initial State
Plan
Final Approval from
USDE within 120 Days
January 2017
Submit Final State
Plan
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Assessment
Basics of the NCLB assessment system remain the same
New flexibility for states to consider shifting from one summative
assessment to:
• multiple statewide interim assessments that, when combined,
produce an annual summative score.
• portfolios, projects, or extended performance tasks.
• computer-adaptive assessments to measure a student’s academic
proficiency above or below grade level to determine a student’s
actual performance level.
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Accountability
AYP
Each statewide system must “meaningfully differentiate”
schools using:
•Academic proficiency on state assessments
•Graduation rates for high school
•English Language Proficiency
•Growth or another statewide academic indicator for K-8
schools
•Not less than 1 other state-set indicator of school quality or
student success
•95% assessment participation rate
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Accountability
Comprehensive Support and Improvement:
•Lowest performing 5% of Title I schools on state accountability index
•High schools with less than 67% graduation rates, and
•Schools with underperforming subgroups that do not improve after a statedetermined number of years
Targeted Support and Improvement:
•Schools with consistently underperforming subgroups, as defined by the state
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Direct Student Services
New Title I reservation for states (up to 3% of Part A) to fund
LEA “direct student services”
May include:
Credit recovery
Opportunities to earn postsecondary credits
Implement personalized learning
Participation in academic courses not available at a
student’s school
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Standards
and
Assessments
Questions
and
Updates
Title I Assessment
• In general, ESSA did not change assessment requirements. All states
accepting Title I federal funds used by LEAs must assess students as
follows:
• Reading/language arts and mathematics – assess annually in each of
grades three through eight and once in high school.
• Science – assess once during each of three specified grade spans:
grades three through five, six through nine, and ten through twelve.
• English language proficiency – assess English language learners
annually in each of grades kindergarten through grade twelve.
From Commissioner Morath’s TTAA from March 8, 2016
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Texas Education Agency
To the Administrator Addressed
• On March 8th, 2016,
Commissioner Mike Morath
released a TTAA letter
outlining the transition to
ESSA for the 2015-2016,
2016-2017 school years until
the complete roll-out in
2017-2018
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Teacher and Paraprofessional Qualifications
Sec. 1111 (g)(2)(j)
TEA has stated
a guidance
TTAA is
forthcoming
•Requirements related to highly qualified teachers will
remain in place through the end of the 2015-2016 school
year.
•Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, schools will
no longer be required to comply with the highly qualified
teacher requirements.
•It is important to note that all state certification
requirements adopted in State Board for Educator
Certification rule remain in place.
•Provisions under the ESSA will take effect when a new
state plan is approved by USDE, which we anticipate being
prior to the 2017-2018 school year (see timeline).
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Title II, Part A
•Does not require specific educator evaluation measures or
methods
•Title II Part A allows states to fund their priorities in
attracting, preparing, supporting and retaining effective
teachers and leaders to serve high-poverty, minority
students
•Requirements aligned with state equity plan
•New funding flexibilities for state activities and state
supports
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Timeline
for Implementation
Questions
and Updates
2016-2017
Allocation Formula the same as
2015-2016
PFS’s continue with their approved
interventions
March 1, 2016
States must provide
Updated PFS list
2017-2018
New accountability
systems (and related
interventions) take effect
August 1, 2016
ESEA Waivers
Terminate
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Funding (NCLB
Consolidated
Grant Application)
Questions
and Updates
• There will be few changes to your current NCLB
Consolidated Grant Application for the 20162017 grant year with more extensive changes to
the application for the 2017-2018 grant year
• Grant formulas for allocating entitlements, federal
program plans, and federal requirements that are
currently in place will remain for the 2016-2017
school year as well.
From Commissioner Morath’s TTAA on March 8,
2016
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Title IV,
Part
A
Questions
and
Updates
Student Support and Academic Enrichment Programs
Well-Rounded Educational
Opportunities
•College and career readiness
•Fine arts
•STEM
•Accelerated learning
•Community Involvement
Safe and Healthy Students
•Drug and violence prevention
•Mental health
•Health and safety
•Sexual abuse prevention
•Discipline practices
Effective Use of Technology
•Learning tools for professionals
•Building capacity and infrastructure
•Professional development
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•Digital
resources
for underserved populations
Title IV,
Part
B
Questions
and
Updates
21st Century Learning Centers
Programs Served
Must serve Title I schools identified for
intervention support and campuses
that the district determines in need
Expanded Learning Opportunities
States may now also fund programs
during or after the school day
Local Grants
The minimum grant is $50,000, and is
the same length of time (not less than
three years, but not more than five)
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Title IV,
Part
C
Questions
and
Updates
Key Issues for Charter Schools
Feeder Patterns
Weighted Lotteries
High Quality Charter School
State Accountability
Grantees are able to automatically enroll
students attending an affiliated charter
school.
Puts into code recent guidelines to allow
campuses to serve more educationally
impacted students
Now a federal definition of high quality
charter schools based on student
performance, progress and other factors.
States have new flexibility to implement new
assessments, goals and a differentiated
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system
of school support
Impact of New Legislation
on Priority and Focus Identification
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FPS Option A
Freeze current list
Continue to implement
approved interventions
through 2016-2017.
Exit from list after the
2016-2017 school year.
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Maintaining F/PS List Implications
• There will be no state training for priority campuses this summer. TEA
will look to integrate fall TAIS trainings to include Priority campuses
• Focus Contracts – TEA will continue to support work with Focus
campuses, and the hope is that by limiting the number that have
required interventions, it will help ESCs to provide more
comprehensive support
• Campuses will receive additional funds for 4th year identifications.
The specific amounts are still to be determined
• Interventions for the 2016-2017 School Year will be differentiated
based on state accountability ratings that will be released in August
2016
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Title I 1003(a) Priority Focus School Updates
• Current Priority and Focus School list will stay through the 2016-2017 School
Year
• Funding will be based on state accountability ratings (more to follow)
• Carry-over will be allowed; no maximum set right now
• Current allocations (2015-2016 District Applications):
• Priority Schools - $151,000
• Focus Schools - $17,000
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Title I 1003(a) Priority Focus School Updates
Moving Forward in 2016-2017
Differentiated Funding Support
Priority with met standard designations - $$
Priority with Improvement Required designation - $$$
Focus with met standard designation - $$
Focus with Improvement Required designation - $$$
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Title I 1003(a) Priority Focus School
District Application / 2016-2017
PS3010 – Program Abstract and Needs Assessment
• District Goal – Increase Reading/Math Assessment for all federal
student subgroups
• Describe district academic goals for Priority and Focus Schools
• Campus Goal – For each Priority and Focus School, identify specific
Reading/Math targets for:
1. All students
2. Lowest performing subgroup (e.g. ELL, Special Education)
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Title I 1003(a) Priority Focus School
District Application / 2016-2017
Reading
Math
All
Students
Elementary
Middle
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Lowest
Performing
Subgroup
Title I 1003(a) Priority Focus School
District Application / 2016-2017
PS3010 – Pt. 2; Planned Expenditures
• Summary of Subcategory
• Provide a summary on 6100 – Payroll costs expenditures that will be used to achieve district
and campus goals
• Provide a summary on 6200 – Professional and Contracted services expenditures that will be
used to achieve district and campus goals
• A summary will be required where money is entered in the budget categories
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Title I 1003(a) Priority Focus School
District Application / 2016-2017
Priority School Funding
Was $151,000 too much?
Focus School funding
Did Focus Schools use $17,000?
PS3010 – Page 8 of 1003(a) Application
Any concerns or verbiage that needs clarifying?
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Focus School Support
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Focus School Support
Focus School Training
Webinar Sessions
Summer Focus School Training
October 14, 2015
January 13, 2016
Workshop # 50888
1:00 pm—3:30 pm
June 21, 2016
Workshop # 50862
9:00 am—4:00 pm
Region One ESC
Sal Del Rey Room
Workshop # 50861
9:00 am—3:00 pm
Region One ESC
La Lomita Room
103 Attended – Thank you
May 24, 2016
Workshop # 50889
1:00 pm—3:30 pm
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Questions and Updates
• ED will post key communications to the web at www.ed.gov/essa
• Please direct your implementation and transition questions to
[email protected]
• ED released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking advice and
recommendations regarding regulations under Title I of the ESSA. The
PDF is available at https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection
• Please formally submit public comments electronically at
www.regulations.gov
• Email questions to TEA at [email protected]
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Contacts
Division of Instructional Support
Office of School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance
Belinda S. Gorena, Interim Administrator
956 984-6173
[email protected]
Ruben Degollado, Specialist
956 984-6185
[email protected]
Benjamin Macias, Evaluation and Assessment Specialist
956 984-6234
[email protected]
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