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ESEA: FLEXIBILITY INSTEAD OF REAUTHORIZATION

REAUTHORIZATION STATUS

• Earliest-2017

• Efforts to date

June 2013: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) presents Strengthening America’s Schools Act of 2013 Increased focus on early childhood education Equity focus Support for flexibility Support for great teachers and leaders

http://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/ESEA%20Summary%206.4.13.pdf

REAUTHORIZATION STATUS

• Efforts to date July 2013: House Education and Workforce Committee

approves Student Success Act Four pillars:

1. Reducing Federal Footprint 2. Supporting Effective Teachers3. Empowering Parents4. Restoring Local Control

http://edworkforce.house.gov/studentsuccessact/

REAUTHORIZATION STATUS

• Efforts to date

July 2014: Discussion Draft from House Budget Committee: Expanding Opportunity in America Title I converted to block grant (must serve low-income) Funds follow children to school of choice Performance assessments continue Report cards continue

http://budget.house.gov/uploadedfiles/expanding_opportunity_in_america.pdf

REAUTHORIZATION STATUS

• Areas of Conflict Federalism: federal vs. state Focus: flexibility vs. specific groups Cost vs. Effectiveness

• Under DiscussionLinkages: Title I/IDEA: Title I/IDEA/Head Start

• Obama Administration’s ResponseExecutive action via waivers

ESEA FLEXIBILITY WAIVERS

• Why: Support states’ efforts to improve instructional

quality and academic achievement

• When States invited to apply in 2011 Effective for 2012-2013 Two year approval period (2012-2013 and 2013-

2014)

ESEA FLEXIBILITY WAIVERS

• What Curriculum Student achievement Teacher evaluation

• Who 43 states with waivers 5 states without waivers (CA, MT, ND, NE, VT) 3 states/jurisdictions under review (BIE, WY, IA)

ESEA FLEXIBILITY WAIVERS

• November 2013: States invited to apply for one-year renewal of waiver

Covers 2014-2015 school year

Renewal Application Must articulate changes from initial waiver application Must respond to ESEA Flexibility Monitoring findings More intense review than initial applications 21 states approved between July 2014-September 2014

ESEA FLEXIBILITY WAIVERS

New Jersey’s Flexibility Extension Request

• Incorporated responses to USDE’s findings from ESEA Flexibility Waiver monitoring (July 2013)

• Findings: Principle 2: Develop and Implement a State-Based System of

Differentiated Recognition, Accountability, and Support Priority Schools Focus Schools Other Title I Schools

ESEA FLEXIBILITY WAIVERS

Status of New Jersey’s Flexibility Extension Request

In Progress• Pending Issues

Accountability Addendum: Includes graduation rate targets and goal Interventions for subgroups not meeting graduation rate of

75% or 60%

Other Title I Schools: Level of NJDOE interventions for schools not meeting their progress targets

ESEA FLEXIBILITY WAIVERS

New Jersey’s Status for 2014-2015

• Continue implementation of initial flexibility waiver

• 2014 School and District Progress Targets released end of September/early OctoberMore schools not meeting annual progress targets

First increase in graduation rate target (75% 78%)

ESEA: FLEXIBILITY INSTEAD OF REAUTHORIZATION

New Jersey Department of Education Office of Supplemental Educational Programs

titleone@doe.state.nj.us

• Title I, Part A: Improving The Academic Achievement Of The Disadvantaged

• N.J.A.C. 6A:15: Bilingual Education

• Title III: Language Instruction For Limited English Proficient Students And Immigrant Students

• N.J.A.C: 6A:17: Education Of Homeless Children

• Title X, Part C: The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Program

• Title I, Part C: Education of Migratory Children