demystifying and implementing the no child left behind act of 2001

Demystifying and

Implementing the No Child

Left Behind Act of 2001

Demystifying and Implementing NCLBFebruary2004.ppt

Goals of NCLB All students able to read by end of 3rd

grade. All students assessed. All schools accountable. Parents informed and involved. Teachers and aides will be qualified

for assignments. Students will be prepared for the

future.


Before and After 1994 (from 1965)

law Make progress Composite Meet target over 5

years Standards-based Priority for low income

students More discretionary

funding

2001 law Annual yearly

progress Subgroup analysis Standards-based More entitlement

funding Funds for bilingual on

an entitlement basis as well as for reading


Acronyms or Numbers NCLB AYP SES Subgroups 10 40 (two answers

are OK here) Other indicators


What is the mystery of AYP?

Annual academic performance targets in reading and math.

Must reach by 2014 for 100% proficiency (seen by USDE as a goal).

All students and subgroups of 40 or more at a school, district and then state level are calculated and analyzed.


Three Critical Factors for AYP 1. Percent of reading and of math scores

that meet or exceed standards, compared to the annual state targets, beginning with 40% baseline in 2002 (to 100% in 2014) 2003 40% 2004 40% 2005 47.5% 2006 47.5% 2007 55%


Three Critical Factors for AYP (continued)

2. 95% participation rate of students overall and in all measurable subgroups (over 40) taking state assessments.

Same formula at school and later at district levels.


Three Critical Factors for AYP (continued) 3. Schools must meet the threshold

graduation rate for high schools OR the attendance rate for elementary schools. Graduation, overall and subgroups (to 85%):

2003: 65% -- 2004: 66% -- 2005: 67% 2006: 69% -- 2007: 72% -- 2008: 75% Attendance, overall and subgroups (to 92%): 2003: 88% -- 2004: 89% -- 2005: 89% 2006: 89% -- 2007: 90% -- 2008: 90%


What Tests “Count”? All areas of the Illinois Learning

Standards of 1997 remain in place. For NCLB, reading, math and science

must be tested Grade 3-8 and high school as of 2006.

ISAT, PSAE, IAA, IMAGE and Terra Nova at schools that end at Grade 2.

For AYP for NCLB, only reading and math count.


Any Options to the Routine AYP Process? One.

Still a “safe harbor” provision which means comparing two years for a particular subgroup, “looking back” to see if 10% progress was made from prior year to current year.

Participation, graduation OR attendance rates are also part of this calculation.


Every Student is Assessed!


Are There Sanctions?

Yes. More for Title I-funded schools than others, but every school is liable for some sanctions.

Public School Choice. Supplemental Educational Services. Corrective Action. Restructuring.


How Are These Sanctions Applied?

When a school misses AYP for two consecutive years…

When safe harbor is tried but doesn’t apply…

In Illinois terms, when the Academic Early Warning or Academic Watch status is instituted.


From Demystifying ……to Implementation


Two Reports Noted

Condition of Public Education in 2003 by the State Board of Education at www.isbe.net/budget/FY05/2003

From the Capital to the Classroom: Year 2 of the No Child Left Behind Act by the Center for Education Policy at http://www.ctredpol.org


Standards and Assessments

On a more serious note -- proficiency Math achievement rising in all grades. 38% of students taking ISAT reading fail

to meet state standards. Achievement gap is lessening in

reading, math and science. High school science scores up 1.1%. Strong correlation between taking core

courses and ACT scores/college achievement.


Standards and Assessment (continued)

IMAGE and student proficiency Steady increase in the number of

students in Grades 3 and 5 expanding their English language acquisition and transition to proficient use of English.

Number of non-English speaking students in Illinois is rising steadily.

New provision about IMAGE or ISAT/PSAE in year 4 or years 4 and 5 should help with AYP in the future.


Standards and Assessment (continued)

IMAGE (continued) New state provision about IMAGE or

ISAT/PSAE in year 4 or years 4 and 5 should help with AYP in the future.

February 2004 guidance from USDE that says LEP students in first year in US do not need to be tested and do not need to be counted for AYP purposes.


Standards and Assessment(continued)

IMAGE (continued) State is creating English language

proficiency standards now. State will move from four state-

approved local tests which test some of the required areas to a state-required test which will cross all required domains – listening, reading, speaking and writing.



Illinois Alternate Assessment and student proficiency Student performance generally

improved. New federal parameter of December

2003 to only count 1% of these test takers as proficient.

Still a need to address “gray area” students in the testing process.



Reading and the Middle Grades Weakest area of our state educational

system is in Grades 5-8. Drop off in progress in reading skills. Students least prepared for higher

order reading skills. Need to have a concentrated effort to

improve reading comprehension skills in the middle grades.



New tests to fill in gaps in Grades 4, 6 and 7 in reading and math.

Illinois received an A- on “standards and accountability” in “State of the States” article of January 2004 by Education Week.


1999-2003 Reading Trends

Percent Meets+Exceeds By Grade

61.3 60.372.2

62.2 58.8

71.962.4 58.7

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1999-2003 Math Trends

Percent Meets+Exceeds By Grade

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Accountability

Illinois must hold every school accountable for making progress.

State has a System of Support… State needs to have Extended

Learning Programs in place… Schools not making sufficient

progress two years in a row are considered as failing to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).


Accountability - School Status

# schools to be on AEWS 2003-04 – 314 (less appeals)

# of schools to be on AWS 2003-04 – 372 (less appeals)

# of schools not making AYP for attendance or graduation: 5; 1

# of schools not making AYP – 1,688 (less appeals)

# of schools not making AYP anticipated after appeals: 1,238 – 1,688


Accountability (continued)

Sanctions for Title I-funded schools not making progress is choice and supplemental educational services. 571 schools in 2003-04 required to offer

public school choice; 368 in Chicago. 322 of the 571 schools in 2003-04 required to

offer SES; 231 in Chicago. Must choose SES provider from state-

approved and state-monitored list.


PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE


SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES


ILLINOIS REPORT CARD


Highly Qualified Teachers

Working on special criteria, especially for veteran teachers.

Do not have criteria in place for special educators at this time. We are awaiting reauthorization of IDEA.

Need solutions for requirements for teachers in rural settings, middle grades.

Notice provisions.


Highly Qualified Teachers

2.4% of teachers now have emergency or provisional credentials.

2.3% of classes are not taught by highly qualified teachers.

76% of teachers have been determined as NCLB-highly qualified.

254 NBPTS teachers as of 11/03; 8th as a state in new teachers.


Qualified Paraprofessionals

Illinois has two tests approved as state-approved tests for these paraprofessionals to use – ParaPro by ETS and WorkKeys by ACT.

Illinois is tied with New York as ranking highest for being on track to prepare teacher aides and meet the NCLB 2006 deadline! (recent AFT report)


Condition of Education

Series of recommendations on what it will cost to improve student achievement, improve the education workforce, and provide adequate school funding.

Same Education Week article mentioned earlier rated Illinois as F in education funding equity.


Condition of Education(continued)

Needs: Fully fund state mandates to assure

that districts do not have to subsidize these programs with state or local general funds.

Fund programs which provide districts flexibility for local decisions such as GSA.

Fund programs which help districts cope with added costs of special populations.


Condition of Education(continued)

Additional Needs: Fund initiatives that are research-based

(like Extended Learning Opportunities) and have the greatest promise for moving the educational system ahead.

Fund programs that do not have a local funding base (like early childhood).

Provide assistance to schools and districts not meeting AYP by investing in the System of Support.


Conclusions

2003-04 is the first year for full NCLB implementation.

Learning curve for all of us. We’ll be adding additional grades to

test in 2006, and there will be more hurdles for districts to cross.

Need to continue to move forward.


Resources

ISBE at www.isbe.net NCLB info at www.isbe.net/nclb NCLB contact at [email protected] AYP info at www.isbe.net/ayp SES provider info at

www.isbe.net/nclb/pdfs/sesprovider

USDE information at www.ed.gov

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