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
AASA Positions: OPPOSE Harkin BillAASA Position Harkin Bill
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
AASA Positions: OPPOSE Harkin BillAASA Position Harkin Bill
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
AASA Positions: OPPOSE Harkin BillAASA Position Harkin Bill
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
AASA Positions: OPPOSE Harkin BillAASA Position Harkin Bill
Focus state interventions on building capacity.
YES
Special consideration for alternative schools.
NO
Support a broad range of turn-around models.
NO
AASA Positions: OPPOSE Harkin BillAASA Position Harkin Bill
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
Support for state-developed standards, which may include Common Core
YES
Opposition to federally established national standards
YES
Separate accountability and instructional measures
State Decision
Clear and accurate accountability measures
State Decision
AASA Position: SUPPORT Alexander Bill
AASA POSITIONAlexander bill
Less intrusive and costly testing for accountability
State Decision
Tests for accountability need permit Shift to sample method
NO
Measure student growth State Decision
Multiple sources of assessment and information
State decision
AASA Position: SUPPORT Alexander Bill
AASA Position Alexander Bill
Individualized Education Plans should shape assessment for students with disabilities
YES
Eliminate caps YES
Assess ELL students in a language they understand. Support metric that reflects total ELL subgroup
Partial – 2 years rather than 1 yard
Emphasize rewards not punishment – build capacity.
State Decision
AASA Position: SUPPORT Alexander BillAASA Position Alexander Bill
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
State Decision
Calculate graduation rates at the 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-year timeframes, without penalty
STATE DECISION, EXCEPT NO 6TH YEAR
AASA Position: Support Alexander Bill
AASA Position Alexander Bill
Focus state interventions on building capacity.
YES
Special consideration for alternative schools
State Decision
Plan and implement state intervention in conjunction with school districts
YES
Support a broad range of turn-around models.
State Decision
AASA Position: Support Alexander BillAASA Position Alexander Bill
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.
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
AASA Position 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
Support for state-developed standards, which may include Common Core
YES
Opposition to federally established national standards
YES
Separate accountability and instructional measures
State Decision
Clear and accurate accountability measures
State Decision
AASA Position: Support Kline BillAASA Positions Kline Bill
Less intrusive and costly testing for accountability
State Decision
Tests for accountability need permit Shift to sample method
NO
Measure student growth
•Measure student growthState Decision
Multiple sources of assessment and information
State Decision
AASA Position: Support Kline BillAASA Positions Kline Bill
Individualized Education Plans should shape assessment for students with disabilities
YES
Eliminate caps YES
Assess ELL students in a language they understand. Support metric that reflects total ELL subgroup
Partial – 2 years rather than 1
Emphasize rewards not punishment build capacity.
State Decision
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
State Decision
Calculate graduation rates at the 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-year timeframes, without penalty
State Decision, but without the 6th year
AASA Position: Support Kline BillAASA Positions Kline Bill
Focus state interventions on building capacity.
YES
Special consideration for alternative schools.
State Decision
Plan and implement state intervention in conjunction with school districts
YES
Support a broad range of turn-around models.
State Decision
AASA Position: Support Kline BillAASA Positions Kline Bill
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 Position: Support Kline BillAASA Positions Kline Bill
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.