State and Federal Accountability Directors of Special Education October 10, 2013 Region One Education Service Center Office of School Improvement, Accountability, and Compliance
Feb 24, 2016
State and Federal AccountabilityDirectors of Special Education
October 10, 2013
Region One Education Service CenterOffice of School Improvement, Accountability, and Compliance
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NCLB WaiverSeptember 30, 2013
Conditional Waiver2013-2014
May 2, 2014 Extension Deadline
Principal 2
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NCLB WAIVER
1. Three Principles
2. State Identification of Schools
3. Single Intervention System
4. Funding Flexibility
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Principles
Principle 1: College and Career-Ready
Expectations for All Students
Principle 2: State-Developed Differentiated Recognition,
Accountability, and Support
Principle 3: Supporting Effective Instruction and Leadership
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Principle 1: College and Career Ready Expectations for All Students
Adoption of college and career-ready standards
Transition to college and career-ready standards
Development and administration of annual, statewide, aligned, high-quality assessments that measure student growth
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Principle 2: State Developed Differentiated Recognition, Accountability and Support
Establishment of ambitious but achievable annual measurable objectives
Identification of reward, focus and priority schools Provide incentives and supports for other Title I schools
Build SEA, LEA, and school capacity to improve student learning
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Achieving Annual Measurable Objectives2013-2020
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Principle 2: Identification
Priority Schools
Focus Schools
RewardSchools
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Priority Schools
• Lowest Five Percent of Title I Schools in Texas
• Based on proficiency on the statewide reading and mathematics assessments, and graduation rates.
Focus Schools
Priority Schools
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Priority Schools
SIG/TTIPS Schools
High Schools with a
graduation rate < 60%
Lowest Performing
Schools based on proficiency in reading and mathematics at the all student level
in the system safeguards
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Focus Schools
• Lowest Ten Percent of Title I Schools in Texas
• Based on system safeguard performance gaps in reading and mathematics for each student group compared to the AMO.
Focus Schools
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Reward Schools
Highest PerformingReading, Mathematics,
Graduation
District and Campus
DistinctionDesignation
Academic Achievement
Distinction Designation
Campus Top Twenty-Five
Percent Distinction
Designation
Highest Performing in Progress
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Interventions
• Schools identified as priority and focus will have intervention requirements.
• Districts should consider targeting and/or identifying resources to be afforded to schools following the identification and notification.
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Principle 3: Supporting Effective Instruction
Development and adoption of guidelines for local teacher and principal evaluation and support systems
Provisions ensuring that LEAs implement
teacher and principal evaluation and support systems
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ESEA Funding Flexibility• Texas school districts will no longer be required to set aside
20 percent of their Title I federal dollars to provide Supplemental Educational Services (SES) or School Choice transportation. A district will now be free to use those funds on academic intervention programs it deems most effective for its students.
• Texas school districts identified in school improvement will no longer be required to spend not less than 10 percent of the Title I, Part A funds for district-wide professional development. The use of Title 1 funds on non-Title I campuses is not allowable.
• Texas campuses identified in school improvement will no longer be required to spend not less than 10 percent of the Title I, Part A campus allocation for providing high-quality professional development to the campus principal and teachers.
• The use of Title 1 funds on non-Title I campuses is not allowable.
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Resources
Texas Education Agency. (September 18, 2013) ESEA Flexibility Request. Retrieved from: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=25769803880
Texas Education Agency. (September 30, 2013) Letter from US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Retrieved: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=25769803880
Texas Education Agency. (September 18, 2013) Letter from Commissioner of Education, Michael Williams. Retrieved: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=25769803880
Texas Education Agency. (October 3, 2013) Program Monitoring and Interventions TETN.
Texas Education Agency. (October, 2013) School Improvement and Support. Guidance on SIP Fiscal Requirements.
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Contacts
Division of Instructional SupportOffice of School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance
Dr. Tina McIntyre, Administrator956 984-6027
Belinda S. Gorena, Coordinator956 984-6173
Benjamin Macias, Evaluation and Assessment Specialist956 984-6234
Kelly VanHee, Specialist956 984-6190