C4E May 31, 2007

Context

• Record $1.7 billion State Aid Increase.

• Full implementation cost of $7 billion will provide schools with the means to provide all students with an adequate education.

• Expectation that increased funding will lead to improved student achievement.

The Contract is Part of an Enhanced Accountability System

• New accountability standards based on State assessments and other indicators of progress, such as graduation rates or college attendance and completion rates to be established by July 2008.

• Growth model by 2008-09.• Value-added model by 2010-2011 based on

new or revised state assessments.• Expanded SURR system, resulting in the

identification of up to 5% of State school’s by 2011-2012 for restructuring or reorganization.

NYC Rest of State Total

  SchoolsEnrollmen

t Schools Enrollment Schools Enrollment

Requiring Academic Progress - Year 1 9 10,845 36 40,043 45 50,888

Requiring Academic Progress - Year 2 6 5,957 38 53,161 44 59,118

Requiring Academic Progress - Year 3 10 21,515 17 18,481 27 39,996

Requiring Academic Progress - Year 4 36 82,411 15 19,412 51 101,823

Requiring Academic Progress - Year 5 14 19,748 1 1,032 15 20,780

Requiring Academic Progress - Year 6 5 1,335 0 0 5 1,335

Requiring Academic Progress - Year 7 6 1,759 0 0 6 1,759

In Need of Improvement - Year 1 62 49,523 46 28,107 108 77,630

In Need of Improvement - Year 2 58 49,617 33 27,957 91 77,574

In Corrective Action 44 32,074 23 223,305 67 54,379

Planning for Restructuring 46 61,551 31 30,436 77 91,987

Restructuring - Year 1 22 17,050 20 20,459 42 37,509

Restructuring - Year 2 57 52,336 7 3,741 64 56,077

Restructuring - Year 3 47 46,862 10 7,460 57 54,322

Total Title I SINI 336 309,013 170 140,465 506 449,478

Total SRAP 86 143,570 107 132,129 193 275,699

Grand Total 422 452,583 277 272,594 699 725,177

Student Enrollment by Accountability Status

Note: Enrollment is based on counts from October 2005 BEDS survey. Not all schools are in districts required to file a Contract for Excellence.

Enhanced Accountability System: Plans for Intervention

• School Quality Review Teams conduct resource, program and planning audits of SINI and SURR schools and assist all SINI and SURR schools in development of improvement plans.

• Joint School Intervention Teams, whose members are either appointed by Commissioner or educators from the district, review and recommend plans for reorganizing or reconfiguring restructuring or SURR schools that have failed to demonstrate progress.

• Distinguished educators assist schools and districts that have failed to make AYP for four years. Serve on Joint School Intervention Teams

• Recommendations of School Quality Review Teams and Joint Intervention Team are advisory.

• The services of all the above are a charge to the school district.

Distinguished Educators and Deficient Performance

• Regents to establish distinguished educator program.• Superintendents, principals, teachers, and other individuals with

demonstrated educational expertise eligible. • Distinguished educators assess the learning environment in schools and

assist in development and implementation of improvement plans.• Distinguished educator may either endorse plans or make

recommendations for change.• District must either modify the plans or explain in writing to the

Commissioner why plans have not been modified.• Unless the Commissioner finds the district’s explanation has compelling

merit, the Commissioner shall direct the district to modify the plans as recommended by the distinguished educator.

• Distinguished educator becomes ex-officio member of the school board.• Superintendent must cooperate fully with the distinguished educator as per

superintendent’s contract.

Title I Corrective Action (CA) 46 CA–Year 2 (Planning for Restructuring)

44 CA–Year 1 90 Total

Title I Schools In Need of Improvement (SINI) 58 SINI–Year 2 61 SINI–Year 1

119 Total

New York State Education DepartmentElementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education

Technical Assistance and Supportto New York City Public Schools

NYSED Liaison assigned to each school

Schools

Under Registration

Review (SURR) 35

5/8/07

Restructuring

Year 3 Restructuring- 47 (School Closure Plans must be

developed for targeted schools.)

Year 2 Restructuring–57 Year 1 Restructuring-22

126 Total

Title I Corrective Action (CA) 31 CA–Year 2 (Planning for Restructuring)

23 CA–Year 1 54 Total

Title I Schools In Need of Improvement (SINI) 33 SINI–Year 2 47 SINI–Year 1

80 Total

New York State Education DepartmentElementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education

Technical Assistance and Supportto ROS Public Schools

NYSED Liaison assigned to each school

Schools

Under

Registration Review

(SURR) 30

5/8/07

Restructuring

Year 3 Restructuring- 10 (School Closure Plans must be

developed for targeted schools.)

Year 2 Restructuring–7 Year 1 Restructuring-20

37 Total

Enhanced Accountability System: Learning Standards

– Requirement to periodically review learning standards.

– ELA standards must be reviewed no later than 2007-08.

– Teachers, school administrators, teacher educators, and others with educational expertise on improvement are to be consulted.

– Goal for students to be prepared in an appropriate progression for post-secondary education or employment.

Other Chapter 57 Provisions

• School leadership and school progress report cards.• Student progress reports by July 1, 2008 providing information

on performance on State assessments over multiple years. • Plan to evaluate the effectiveness of teacher preparation

programs and expand alternative teacher preparation programs.• Explore the development of a P-16 data system to track student

performance.• Regents to develop minimum standards for tenure

determinations, including incorporation of student performance data, and peer and principal or administrative review.

• Raise the cap on charter schools by 100, giving SUNY and Regents 50 new charters each to issue, with up to 50 reserved for New York City.

Provisions of the Contract for Excellence• Applies to districts receiving an additional $15

million or a 10% increase and:– Requiring academic progress or, – At least one school identified as in need of

improvement, – In corrective action or,– restructuring status.

• Funds must be used to predominately benefit students with the greatest needs.

• Additional funding must be used in accordance with allowable programs.

• New York City must submit a plan to reduce class sizes over five years.

Provisions of the Contract for Excellence

• Districts can spend up to 15% of funds on experimental programs.

• Requires public involvement.• Imposes a parent complaint procedure

regarding implementation of the Contract for Excellence.

• Requires school districts to report expenditures in form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner.

Timeline for Regulatory Action

• April 2007 Emergency Action

• May 16 Start 45-day comment period

• June 2007 Second Emergency Action

• Sept. 2007 Summary of comments;

Confirmation of regulation.

Allowable Programs

• Class Size Reduction

• Increased Time on Task

• Improving Teacher/Principal Quality

• Restructuring Middle School/High School

• Full Day Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten

• Experimental Programs

• Create or construct more classrooms and buildings.

• Assign more than one teacher in a classroom to reduce student:teacher ratio.

• Commissioner appoints a panel to recommend appropriate standards for New York City.

• New York City is required to develop and plan and make continuous progress to reduce class size.

• New York City shall not exceed the targets by the end of the 2010-11 school year.

Class Size Reduction

Lengthened school day.

Lengthened school year.

Dedicated instructional time.

Individualized tutoring.

Increased Time on Task

Recruit and retain highly qualified teachers and principals.

Professional mentoring programs for beginning teachers and principals.

Incentive programs for highly qualified and high performing teachers to transfer to low performing schools.

Instructional coaches for teachers.

School leadership coaches for principals.

Teacher and Principal Quality Initiatives

• Implement instructional program changes.

• Make structural changes to schools.

• The above programs must include:

• Instructional program changes, and

• Challenging academic content and learning opportunities.

Middle School or High School Restructuring

Pre-kindergarten: full day instructional program for four-year-old children.

Kindergarten: full day instructional program for five-year-old children.

Both may include extended hours at school or community based organizations.

Full-Day Kindergarten or

Pre-Kindergarten

Up to fifteen percent of the additional foundation aid funds may be used for experimental programs.

Requires Commissioner’s preapproval.

Must submit a research-based plan to the Commissioner for approval, including an evaluation plan.

Experimental Programs

Web-based Application and Review System

• Web-based transparent reporting system. Information will be available to the public at the school level on the web.

• Requires academic performance data and improvement targets.

• Requires baseline fiscal data.• School level expenditure reporting• Data will show where the money went and

what the results were.

Policy Questions

• Effective Programs. – How do we make sure the best programs are identified and

shared?

• Expenditure reporting. – How will we capture contract for excellence expenditures.

• Evaluation. How will we answer the questions at year end: – Where did districts spend the money? – And what did we get for it? – Did the funds go predominantly to students with the greatest

educational need?