AASA Advocacy Briefing AASA Advocacy Conference Arlington, VA July 9, 2013

AASA Advocacy Briefing

AASA Advocacy ConferenceArlington, VAJuly 9, 2013

Message RE: Student Success Act, HR 5House Version of ESEA

• Ask Representatives to Support the Student Success Act, HR 5, House Committee reported bill– Balances need for focus on improvement for low

income students and transparency with state control of standards, assessments and accountability

– Provides greater state autonomy and local flexibility

• Oppose any voucher amendment• Oppose amendments eliminating accountability

for charter schools

Messages RE: Senate Reauthorization of ESEA

• Ask Senators to Support Alexander bill Every Child Ready for College or Career Act a better option:– Lost in Committee on a party line vote– Will be offered on the floor as a substitute –

• leaves critical decisions in state hands • Balances concern for transparency and accountability with the need

for state autonomy and local flexibility• Ask Senators to Oppose S. 1094 Strengthening America’s

Schools Act, SASA, – More complicated and top down than NCLB– Accountability system built to over estimate failure and reduce

public support– Gives Secretary of Education authority over all critical state

decisions

Messages RE: Senate ESEA Action A third option may be possible

• The Harkin/Enzi/Alexander bill from 112th Congress if reintroduced and brought to the floor ask Senators to support

• This is a long shot third option.• The Harkin/Enzi/Alexander bill did have:– Broad support from all education groups including

AASA, NSBA, NEA, AFT and CCSSO– Balanced concerns about improvement with

autonomy for states over standards and assessments

AASA Positions: OPPOSE Harkin BillAASA Position Harkin Bill

Support for state-developed standards, which may include Common Core

No. Requires Joining Other States

Opposition to federally established national standards

YES

Separate accountability and instructional measures

NO

Clear and accurate accountability measures

NO


Less intrusive and costly testing for accountability

NO

Tests for accountability need permit; Shift to sample method

NO

Measure student growth YES, Secretarial approval required

Multiple sources of assessment and information

NOT CLEAR, BUT USES NCLB LANGUAGE SO PROBABLY NOT


Individualized Education Plans should shape assessment for students with disabilities

NO

Eliminate caps NO

Assess ELL students in a language they understand. Support metric that reflects total ELL subgroup

PARTIAL- 2 years rather than 1 year

Emphasize rewards not punishment – build capacity.

NO


Disaggregate student outcomes - adjust for new student categories

YES

Eliminate mandatory set-asides, especially for SES & choice

YES

Calculate graduation rates that recognize multiple pathways to graduation (including high school diplomas and GEDs)

NO

Calculate graduation rates at the 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-year timeframes, without penalty

YES, w/o 6 year rate


Focus state interventions on building capacity.

YES

Special consideration for alternative schools.

NO

Support a broad range of turn-around models.

NO


Evaluations must be focused on improving instruction and building teacher capacity, rather than teacher ranking.

YES

Accountability for effectiveness is a state and local responsibility.

YES

Compensation decisions are a state and local matter. YES

Provide additional ESEA funds for hard-to-staff schools.

NO

Student performance should be part of evaluations but should include multiple measures of performance not a single test.

YES

AASA Positions: OPPOSE Harkin Bill

AASA Position Harkin Bill

Voucher NO Voucher included

Maintain current MOE Yes

Maintain current comparability NO substitutes a per pupil expenditure requirement

Charter schools Favorable treatment compared to public schools

Example of what is wrong with S. 1094Required 28 items on report card for states and school districts

• Student achievement at each performance level on the State academic assessments

• 5 of students who do not take the state tests

• 3 year trend in each subject tested

• Comparison with the state average for each subject

• 3 year trend for each subject by grade level

• # & % of students taking the alternate assessment

• # & % of ELLs and their language proficiency

• Rates and % of pregnant and parenting in mainstream schools

• Rates and % of P and P in alternative schools

• # and % of P and P achieving proficiency by grade and subject

• Graduation rates for P and P• Incidence of bullying, violence,

drug abuse, alcohol abuse, in school suspensions, out of school suspensions, expulsions, referrals to law enforcement, disciplinary transfers, and student detentions for each disaggregated category

Example of what is wrong with s. 1094Required 28 items on report card for states and school districts

• High school graduation rate for each high school

• # of students enrolling in IHEs• % taking remedial coursed in IHEs• The evaluation results for

teachers and principals (4 place scale)

• Discipline data, expulsions and suspensions

• Rate of students getting college credit for HS courses

• # of pregnant and parenting students in secondary schools

• # of students in foster care

• Average class size by grade• Schools categorization under

accountability system• Most recent NAEP results

disaggregated• # of districts using PBIS• # of students served in early

intervening• Who was put in SPED after early

intervening• # of districts that have school

mental health programs• Comparison of athletic

opportunities, facilities, coaches and uniforms for boys and girls

• # of students

AASA Position: SUPPORT Alexander BillAASA Position Alexander Bill


YES


YES


State Decision


State Decision

AASA Position: SUPPORT Alexander Bill

AASA POSITIONAlexander bill


State Decision

Tests for accountability need permit Shift to sample method

NO

Measure student growth State Decision


State decision

AASA Position: SUPPORT Alexander Bill

AASA Position Alexander Bill


YES

Eliminate caps YES


Partial – 2 years rather than 1 yard

Emphasize rewards not punishment – build capacity.

State Decision

AASA Position: SUPPORT Alexander BillAASA Position Alexander Bill


YES


YES

Calculate graduation rates that recognize multiple pathways to graduation

State Decision


STATE DECISION, EXCEPT NO 6TH YEAR

AASA Position: Support Alexander Bill



YES

Special consideration for alternative schools

State Decision

Plan and implement state intervention in conjunction with school districts

YES


State Decision

AASA Position: Support Alexander BillAASA Position Alexander Bill


YES


YES

Compensation decisions are a state and local matter.

YES


State Decision

Student performance should be part of evaluations but should include multiple measures of performance not a single test

State Decision

AASA Position: Support Alexander Bill


Voucher NO, but expect an amendment express opposition if the amendment passes

Maintain current MOE Eliminated

Maintain Current Comparability YES

Charter Schools Favorable treatment compared to public schools

AASA Position: Support Kline BillAASA Positions Kline Bill


YES


YES


State Decision


State Decision



State Decision

Tests for accountability need permit Shift to sample method

NO

Measure student growth

•Measure student growthState Decision


State Decision



YES

Eliminate caps YES


Partial – 2 years rather than 1

Emphasize rewards not punishment build capacity.

State Decision


YES


YES

Calculate graduation rates that recognize multiple pathways to graduation (including high school diplomas and GEDs

State Decision


State Decision, but without the 6th year



YES

Special consideration for alternative schools.

State Decision

Plan and implement state intervention in conjunction with school districts

YES


State Decision



YES


YES

Compensation decisions are a state and local matter.

YES


NO

Student performance should be part of evaluations but should include multiple measures of performance not a single test

YES


Voucher NO, But expect an amendment

Maintain Current MOE MOE eliminated

Maintain Current Comparability YES

Charter Schools Favorable treatment compared to public schools

SUPPORT HR 5Student Success Act

• Support for HR 5• Oppose a voucher amendment• Keep maintenance of effort provisions • Treat charter schools and public schools

equitably • Support ACE act to allocate Title I based on

the percentage of poverty

FY14 Appropriations

• Senate and House budgets have drastically different philosophical foundations.

• Appropriations bills are on completely different trajectories

• We are on track for another CR.• President Obama’s FY14 budget includes $1.2

billion in new funding for K12. ALL of it competitive.

• Sequester! It happened, it isn’t resolved.

FY14 Appropriations

• We’re on track for another CR.• President Obama’s Budget includes $1.2

billion in new funding for K12….ALL of it competitive.

• House and Senate budgets have

Sources: CEF Calculations based on An Update to the Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023, CBO, February 2013; OMB Report Pursuant To The Sequestration Transparency Act Of 2012, September 2012; the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, January 2013; House Budget Committee’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution Discretionary Spending table and Senate Budget Committee’s FY 2014 Budget Resolution Discretionary Spending Summary

Function 500 Funding

32Ryan 10-year total = $906 billion; Murray 10-year total = $1,130 billion

US Map: Federal Revenue in Local Edu Budgets

E-Rate!

• Dan was nominated to USAC Board, overseeing E-Rate.

• Anticipate NPRM calling for significant increase in E-Rate funding and programmatic changes.

• NOT under Congressional authority, but do make sure your delegation knows what E-Rate is, why it is important to schools, and why the new dollars are critical

Locale Codes

Sliding Scale

SRSA or

RLIS

40% FRLP instead of

20% CP

HOUSE

SENATE

Other important bills: Perkins CTEOther important bills: Perkins CTEMaintain the current Basic State Grant funding formula for the distribution of funds to states and local school districtsOppose any changes to Perkins that would mandate set-asides to be used for competitive grants. Supports a requirement that every local education agency, or consortia of districts that share career and technical education programs, form a higher education and economic development council to advise them on their CTE programsSupports the creation of a new funding stream that would ensure districts can offer career-planning and counseling to all studentsCongress should assess the quality of a CTE program based on the following two measures: the percentage of students achieving a technical skill attainment level or certification and the percentage of students enrolled in the CTE program who graduate from high school college-and-career-ready

Other important bills: IDEAOther important bills: IDEAFunding is always priority #1, but other problems remain….

IDEA Due ProcessAASA released a proposal in May that recommends radical changes to IDEA Due Process

• No complaint is filed; refusal to sign IEP automatically leads to facilitation• Mediation: no legally binding document, parties only

sign IEP• NO lawyers• No resolution session• No hearing- new consultancy model

Top Five Take Aways• While this presentation represents an

overview of AASA’s legislative priorities, as you prepare for the hill tomorrow, here are the five bullets to remember:– Support for Kline’s Student Success Act (HR 5)– Oppose a voucher amendment– Keep maintenance of effort provisions – Treat charter schools and public schools equitably – Support ACE act to allocate Title I based on the

percentage of poverty

Questions?

Bruce [email protected]

703-568-3911

Noelle [email protected]

703-774-6835

Sasha [email protected]

703-774-6933

Francesca [email protected]

302-312-1666

AASA’s Advocacy Team will be on the hill with you tomorrow.

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AASA Advocacy Briefing AASA Advocacy Conference Arlington, VA July 9, 2013