Arkansas’s Educator Workforce, ESSA, and Impacts for Educator

Effectiveness and Licensure

Presented by

Ivy Pfeffer

Arkansas Department of Education

AAEA Summer Conference August 2, 2016

Student Focused Education

Quality Learning Standards

Excellent Teachers and Leaders - excellence in teaching and learning

Flexible, comprehensive Assessment Systems

Flexible, Comprehensive State Accountability System •  Performance •  Student Growth •  Personal Competencies •  Graduation rate •  1st Year Postsecondary Engagement

Na$onalTrends:Why??AndSoWhat??

“Theteachingforceischanginginverybigwayswithverybigimplica7ons”-RichardIngersoll2013

•  7Trends–  Greeningofworkforce–  Grayingofworkforce–  Ballooning–  LessGenderDiversity:WomenIncrease– MinorityIncrease–  Instability–  Demoniza$onoftheProfession

ESSA:TeacherandLeaderQuality

Teachersandleadersarethemostimportantschool-basedfactorsinensuringstudentsuccess.•  Stateshaveanimportantresponsibilityindesigningandimplemen$nganeduca$onworkforcesystemthata8ractsteachersandleaderstotheprofession,preparesthemtobelearner-andschool-readyondayone,developsthemthroughouttheircareers,andretainsthemosteffec$veeducators.

SchoolPerformanceReports

Sec$on200.37 EducatorQualifica$ons• …asamendedbytheESSA,requiresStateandLEAreportcardstoincludeprofessionalqualifica$onsofteachers,includingnumberandpercentageof:

1)Inexperiencedteachers,principals,andotherschoolleaders;2)teachersteachingwithemergencyorprovisionalcreden$als;and3)teacherswhoarenotteachinginthesubjectorfieldforwhichheorsheislicensed.

• Thissec$onrequiresthattheinforma$onbepresentedintheaggregateanddisaggregatedbyhigh-povertycomparedtolow-povertyschools.

ESSAProposedRules•  Proposed§200.37wouldimplementstatutoryrequirementsforrepor$ng–  Educatorqualifica$onsinStateandLEAreportcards.–  Stateswouldberequiredtoadoptconsistentstatewidedefini7onsto

ensureuniformityinhowteacherswhohavenoexperienceorareteachingout-of-areaareiden$fiedanddefined.

•  Arkansas’sdefini$onsofhighpovertyandlowpovertyschoolsarealreadyconsistentwiththerequireddefini$onsunderESSAproposedrules(EPRM,§200.37)

–  Informa$onwillbedisaggregatedbyhighandlowpovertyschoolsandprovidemeaningfuldatatobe^erunderstandworkforceneedswhileencouragingstatestofocusoneffortstorecruit,prepare,support,andretainexcellenteducators(EPRM,§200.37).

–  Thedefini$onsthatwouldberequiredunderproposed§ 299.18(c)(2)ensurethatcalcula;onsofdispropor;onalitywouldbeconductedandreportedstatewideusingdatathatissimilaracrossdistricts.Thedefini$onsmustbebasedondis$nctcriteriasothateachprovidesusefulinforma$onabouteducatorequityanddispropor$onalityrates.

ESSAProposedRules,cont.•  Proposed§ 299.18(c)wouldclarifythestepseachStatemusttaketomeet

thestatutoryrequirementinsec$on1111(g)(1)(B)oftheESEA,asamendedbytheESSA,thatlow-incomestudentsandminoritystudentsarenottaughtatdispropor$onateratesbyineffec9ve,out-of-field,orinexperiencedteachers.TheserequirementsalignwiththeworkallStateshavebeendoinginrecentyearstodevelopandimplementStatePlanstoEnsureEquitableAccesstoExcellentEducators(EducatorEquityPlans).

•  Addi$onally,proposed§ 299.18(c)(6)wouldlistthestepsthatwouldberequiredifaStatedemonstratesthatlow-incomeorminoritystudentsaretaughtatdispropor$onateratesbyineffec$ve,out-of-field,orinexperiencedteachers,includingconduc$ngarootcauseanalysis,whichiscri$caltohelpStatesiden$fytheunderlyingcausesorcontribu$ngfactorsofanydispropor$onali$esthatexist,anddescribingthestrategies,$melines,andfundingsourcestheStatewillusetoeliminatetheiden$fieddispropor$onality.

HQTfieldiss$llonthescreenbut…DONOTUSE.

LicensureExcep;onistheAQTfield.NA(Default)AWL(Act1240of2015Waiver)CWL(CharterSchoolWaiver)SOI(Sch.ofInnov.Waiver)ALP(Add’lLic.Plan)LTS(Long-termSub)

SpecialEdandALEcoursesshouldbemarkedasdoneinthepast.(TeachersnotlicensedforthecourseshouldmeetAQT.)

LocaldistrictpaperworkonlyneededforADEon-sitereviews

CourseSISData

StandardsAnnualAccredita;onSystem

RESEARCHANDTECHNOLOGYTools and Support for Educators

ESSAPrograms:QuickOverviewTitleII,PartA•  Basics

–  Designedtosupportteacherandprincipalqualitytodrivestudentachievement

–  Stategetstokeepsomemoneyforstateac$vi$es–  Mostmoneyflowstodistricts,whichcanrunprogramscentrallyorallocatemoneytoschools

•  ESSAexpandsandupdatesTitleIIspendingop$ons–  SEA-levelpermiVedcostsinclude(listnotexhaus$ve):

•  Teachercer$fica$onreform•  Evalua$on•  Equitableaccesstoteachers•  Alterna$veroutesforcer$fica$on•  Recruitmentandreten$on•  Establishingorexpandingteacherorschoolleaderacademies•  Appropriatedatause•  Professionaldevelopment

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ESSAPrograms:QuickOverviewTitleII,PartA(con$nued)

•  ForLEAspermi^edcostsinclude(listnotexhaus$ve):�  Teacherevalua$onandsupportsystems�  Recrui$ng,hiring,andretainingteachers�  Teacher/principalleadershipopportuni$es�  Induc$onandmentoringprograms�  Methodstouseevalua$onresultstoinformprofessional

development,improvementstrategies,andpersonneldecisions�  Reducingclasssizetoevidence-basedlevels�  Evidence-basedpersonalizedprofessionaldevelopment�  Traininginrecognizingtrauma,mentalillnessandchildsexualabuse�  Trainingtosupporttheiden$fica$onofgikedandtalentedstudents�  Developingfeedbackmechanisms�  Professionaldevelopmentonintegratedacademicsandcareerand

technicaleduca$on

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o  StudentsinhighpovertyandhighminorityschoolsaremorelikelytohaveanINEXPERIENCEDteacherthanstudentsinlowpovertyandlowminorityschools.

o  StudentsinhighpovertyschoolsaremorelikelytohaveanOUT-OF-FIELDteacherthanstudentsinlowpovertyschools.

o  ThereisahigherrateofteacherTURNOVERinhighpovertyandhighminorityschools

EquityGaps

15-16EquityData

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

State LoMin HiMin LoPov HiPov

7.84%

4.86%

11.21%

7.25%

9.90%

Inexperienced15-16

0.00%

1.00%

2.00%

3.00%

4.00%

State LoMin HiMin LoPov HiPov

3.02%3.29%

2.76%

1.99%

3.57%

Out-of-Field15-16

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

State LoMin HiMin LoPov HiPov

7.15%

4.49%

10.41%

6.44%

9.70%

Turnover15-16

0.00%

0.10%

0.20%

0.30%

0.40%

State LoMin HiMin LoPov HiPov

0.11%

0.03%

0.35%

0.05%

0.32%

%Unqualified

0.00%

0.10%

0.20%

0.30%

0.40%

State LoMin HiMin LoPov HiPov

0.16%

0.03%

0.22%

0.02%

0.25%

%UnqualifiedTeachers

3-yrAverageEquityData

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

State LoMin HiMin LoPov HiPov

8.37%

4.94%

12.65%

8.06%

10.81%

%Inexp.Teachers

0.00%

1.00%

2.00%

3.00%

4.00%

5.00%

State LoMin HiMin LoPov HiPov

3.29% 3.29%2.62%

2.24%

3.35%

%Out-of-FieldTeachers

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

State LoMin HiMin LoPov HiPov

7.20%

4.84%

10.57%

6.57%

9.47%

%Turnover

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National Data: Teaching Experience of School Teachers,

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BeginningTeachersReturning

TeacherReten$onbyDistrict

MoversComparedtoLeavers

0%2%4%6%8%

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A^ri$

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Year

Leaver Mover

Tradi$onalvs.Nontradi$onal

Tradi$onalPrograms-InternPlacement

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EPPEnrollmentinfirst-;melicenseprograms

Para-professionalResidency

CTA

RecentArkansasResponsestoRecruitmentandReten;on

•  Cer$fiedTeacherAssistantPathway(CTA)•  Para-professionalroutetolicensure(UAM)•  Arkansas’sLeadershipQuest•  Addi$onalopportuni$esforSpecialEduca$onlicensure(LIC-16-040)

•  NewProfessionalStandardsforEduca$onalLeaders(PSEL)-proposedadop$onJuly2016

•  Encouraginginnova$onandflexibilityforhigheredprepara$onprograms

Support,Develop…toRetain

•  Mentoring•  Conversa$ons•  MeaningfulFeedback•  ResourcesandTools•  Opportuni$estoLeadFromtheClassroom

•  Opportuni$esforBuildingLeaderCollabora$on

Na$onalBoardCer$fica$onandTeacherReten$on

•  Sourceses$matena$onwidethat50%ofteachersleavethefieldinthe1stfiveyearsofteaching.NBCTandformerArkansaseducator,Dr.DarlynnCast’sresearchresultsindicatedthefinancialincen$vesprovidedbyArkansaslegisla$vepoliciesprovidesaneffec$vemodelforretainingNBCTsintheclassroom.– 84%ofNBCTshaveremainedintheschooldistricttheywereinwhentheycer9fied.

AccesstoNa$onalBoardTeachersVaries

LeadershipQuest

Quality Data Matters! •  The BloomBoard Insight Reports are generated

using all of the ratings entered into the BloomBoard platform over the year. –  District administrators have access to data across all

of the users in district –  School administrators have access to users in their

building (Note: APs may only have access to teachers that they observe)

–  There are two types of reports: The Strengths and Opportunities Reports and the Observation Progress Report

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The Strengths and Opportunities Report

Filtering the Data

Understanding the Ratings Data

Finding Supports

Teachers Can Access Data Too

next.bloomboard.com(PreviouslyknownastheMarketPlace)

Collec;ons

MICRO-CREDENTIALS(COMPETENCYBASED)

PGP

MENTORING ADMINISTRATORCREDENTIALING

CalltoAc$on

•  PromotetheProfession•  FocusonSupportandDevelopmentofEducators

•  Beawareoftrendsandchangesinworkforce•  Re-focusoneffortstorecruitandsupport•  EncourageProfessionalAdvocacy

– Personalized,CompetencyBasedPD– Data-DrivenDecisions