IMPLICATIONS FOR KENTUCKY’S SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS SUPERINTENDENTS’ WEBCAST MARCH 6, 2012 NCLB Waiver Flexibility 1

IMPLICATIONS FOR KENTUCKY’S SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS

SUPERINTENDENTS’ WEBCASTMARCH 6, 2012

NCLB Waiver Flexibility1

NCLB Waiver Flexibility

Four Principles of ESEA Waiver●College- and Career-Ready Expectations for All Students●State-Developed Differentiated Recognition, Accountability and Support●Supporting Effective Instruction and Leadership●Reducing Duplication and Unnecessary Burden

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Legal CitationTitle I 1003(a)

Applicable AreasSEA 4% set-aside can now be used to support all Priority Schools (Title I; Tier 2 – SIG; Title I-Eligible with 60% or less graduation rate) and Focus Schools (Title I; Title I-Eligible with 60% or less graduation rate).

Implications ●Redirection of improvement dollars to serve Priority and Focus Schools at the SEA and LEA levels

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Legal Citation1003(g)

Applicable AreasSIG funds may support any Priority School.

Implications●41 PLA schools identified as “Priority Schools”●No additional schools to be identified until schools exit Priority School status●Priority School status is for minimum of three years

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Legal Citation●1111 (b) (2) (E) – (H) – New AMOsApplicable AreasOverall accountability AMOGap AMO by subgroupCohort graduation overallStudent participation goal overallCollege/Career Readiness overallProficiency overallTeacher/principal effectiveness (2014-15)Implications●Schools and districts to work with KDE on implementing delivery plans●All Priority Schools to implement teacher/principal evaluation system that meets federal requirements

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Legal Citation1114 (a) (1)

Applicable AreasA Title I School with less than 40% free/reduced lunch may use school-wide program (SWP) status if a Priority or Focus School.

Implications●SWPs must meet the 10 SWP components (federally defined).●Flexibility is going to be offered by USDOE of ranking schools by free/reduced lunch. (Note: KDE will be applying for an additional waiver and if granted, then high schools with Title I-Eligible schools with a 60% or less graduation rate may move up in the rankings.)●Minimum free/reduced lunch percentage for Title I is 35%.

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Legal Citation●1116 (b)Applicable Areas●Removes labels of improvement, corrective action, restructuring and requirements for set-asides for professional development, transportation, school choice and deferred funds to implement corrective action plans Implications●Note 1116 (b) (13) remains in effect and students may continue in choice schools until highest grade within the school is completed ●Districts may offer school choice and/or transportation●Parents to be notified immediately if district makes change●Professional development and transportation set-asides now optional●Corrective Action Plans no longer required since districts no longer identified as in corrective action. Also, districts no longer required to set aside deferred funds for implementing Corrective Action Plans●Supplemental Educational Services (SES) now optional

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Legal Citation1116 (c) (3) & (5) – (11)Applicable AreasRemoves SEA requirement to identify LEAs for improvement or corrective actionImplications●New tiered system under Unbridled Learning accountability to be implemented

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Legal Citation1116 (e)Applicable AreasRemoves supplemental educational services (SES) requirementImplications●KDE to notify existing/approved SES providers of new flexibility●SES optional per district’s decision●Parent notification to occur by district if SES not continued

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Legal Citation1117 (b) (1) (B)Applicable AreasFlexibility with Reward Schools fundingImplications●KDE to seek partners to locate additional funding to support Reward Schools

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Legal Citation2141 (a) and (c)Applicable AreasFocus on educator effectivenessImplicationsWaiver from requirement to complete an improvement plan and is no monitoring of plansFocus local funding on support and implementation of state educator effectiveness systemDuring 2013-14 academic year, use Title II dollars to support principal observer certification training

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Legal Citation6123 (a)Applicable AreasTransferability between covered programs increases from 50% to 100% (SEA) – (Note: Refers to Non-Administrative Dollars)Implications●State area of flexibility, not for school districts

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Legal Citation6123 (b) (1)Applicable AreasTransferability for LEA for covered programsImplications●Redirection of existing dollars:

√ Title II A (Teacher Quality funds)√ Title II D (Tech Ed funds)√ 21st Century Community Learning Centers

●May transfer into Title I, Part A, but not out of Title I, Part A

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Legal Citation6123 (d)Applicable AreasRemoves requirements of modification of plans and notice of fund transfers for 6123 (a) and 6123 (b) (1)Implications●Eliminates fund transfer paperwork

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Legal Citation6123 (e) (1)Applicable Areas●Equitable services for non-public/private schoolsImplications●LEAs must provide equitable services to private schools before transferring any fundsTransfer funds will not be calculated as part of base for set-asides●Services provided to non-publics but no funds●Non-public school formula unchanged

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Legal Citation4201 (b) (1) (A) and 4204 (b) (2) (A)Applicable Areas21st Century Community Learning Center activities for use to support expanded learning time for expanded school day, week or year, both for school and non-school timeImplications●No major revisions to grant processes during current cycle●KDE to work with districts to determine adequate options for flexibility based on a district’s student needs

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So, what does the waiver mean for school districts?

Summary●Waiver grants the following flexibilities:

√ Up to 30%, formerly set-asides (20% for SES and School Choice Transportation and 10% for professional development, for school improvement), of Title I, Part A funds can be used by the district to be targeted toward Priority and Focus Schools (per federal definitions on Slide 3).

√ Title 1003 (a) funds can now target Priority and Focus Schools (per federal definitions on Slide 3).

√ Set-asides are now more flexible. The 20% set-aside for SES/School Choice Transportation can be used for allowable

Title I activities. The 10% set-aside for Professional Development can be directed toward other

areas. A Corrective Action District in the past had to withhold a “deferred amount”

depending on the years in Corrective Action status; however, districts are no longer to be identified as in correction action. That amount can now be diverted to Title I, Part A for allowable Title I activities.

100% of Title IIA (Teacher Quality funds), Title IID (Technical Education funds) and 21st Century Learning Centers funds can be transferred to Title I, Part A to support Priority/Focus Schools (as long as “equitable services” are provided to non-public schools).

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Summary●Paperwork and Forms Removed by Waiver:

√ Elimination of District Corrective Action Plan (unless in third year of process)

√ Elimination of Transfer reporting process√ Elimination of SES approval process paperwork

(Previously KDE approved district contracts with providers, but this is now waived.)

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Key Points to Remember●The Waiver applies to the following

√ Title I Schools √ Tier II Schools Served Under SIG√ Title I-Eligible High Schools with 60% or less graduation

rates●Title I Funds still supplement rather than supplant, but greater flexibility with school improvement exists to target Priority and Focus Schools.●Set-asides are still required for: Parent involvement, Homeless, McKinney-Vento, Neglected and Delinquent and Title I, Part A Equitable Services.●KDE’s Office of District 180 will be providing technical assistance to Title I Directors.

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● Consequences for Priority and Focus Schools/Districts (3-tiered approach)

√ First tier: Plan developed to address specific area of weakness

that resulted in their identification, gap (Focus Schools/Districts) or achievement (Priority Schools/Districts);

School plan must be submitted for collaboration and approval by the superintendent and reflect what supports will be provided by district;

District plan must indicate what supports district will be providing to schools;

Both must post plans to appropriate website

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● Consequences for Priority and Focus Schools/Districts (3-tiered approach)√ Second tier (Priority School/District identified for second or more consecutive time; Focus

School/District that remains in category and does not make AMO/AYP for three consecutive compilations of Overall Score) Plan revised School plan submitted for collaboration and approval to superintendent and then

district submits school plan on to KDE for approval; School plan must reflect what supports will be provided by district

District plan submitted to KDE for approval and must indicate what supports district will be providing to schools

Both schools and districts must post approved plans to websites √ Third tier (Priority School/District identified for third or more consecutive time; Focus

School/District that remains in category and does not make AMO/AYP for four consecutive compilations of Overall Score) Same requirements as above Participate in a set of improvement strategies outlined by accreditation process

(ASSIST) If directed by KDE, receive the assignment of a high-achieving partner district as a

mentor Accept ongoing assistance and resources throughout the year as assigned or approved

by KDE

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IMPLICATIONS FOR KENTUCKY’S SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS SUPERINTENDENTS’ WEBCAST MARCH 6, 2012 NCLB Waiver Flexibility 1