UNPACKING ESSA PRESENTATION TO THE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL GRANTS MANAGERS MAY 17, 2016

Unpacking ESSA: Preview Questions to Consider 1)ESSA allows the state to add to the definition of well-rounded. Changes would apply to Title I and Title IV. What would the advantages be to expanding the definition? What would the drawbacks be? 2)Thinking of your district, and recognizing that the emphasis on well-rounded is a significant shift, what guidance would you want from OSPI? 3)This new flexibility means Title I may be an option that more high schools may consider. What OSPI technical assistance would be needed to support high schools receiving Title I funds for the first time? 4)How can the new flexibility around a well-rounded education create more equitable opportunities for students? What does “equitable opportunities” mean? What is OSPI’s role in working with districts to keep student equity at the center of the Title I conversation? OSPI’s toolkit includes technical assistance, organizing the grant application and evaluation, and monitoring. 2

ESSA: The Foundation Key provisions mirror No Child Left Behind -States select standards and assessments, and work towards state set goals -Student achievement reported by student subgroups and students overall -Levels of increased support for schools and districts will be based on student subgroup performance -Most federal funding formulas continue Department of Education  States  Districts  Schools 3

ESSA: Key Changes -States, not federal government, now design and drive the system ‒On selecting standards, assessments, goals, means of measuring ‒States set ways of enforcing requirements ‒Federal government will still set some regulations -Big items eliminated ‒Highly Qualified ‒Adequate Yearly Progress ‒Supplemental Educational Services ‒Public School Choice Transportation Services -More limitations on the US Secretary of Education -Consolidation/Elimination of smaller federal grants 4

ESSA Timeline -2016–17 is the transition year -Mostly No Child Left Behind, with a few exceptions -No more: Adequate Yearly Progress Supplemental Educational Services Public School Choice Transportation Highly Qualified -2017–18 is the year ESSA is implemented (unless ED delays…) 5

Grants Continuing 6 Title I GrantsEnglish Language Acquisition State Assessment Grants21 st Century Community Learning Centers Migrant Education ProgramCharter Schools Neglected and DelinquentMagnet Schools Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting FundFamily Engagement in Education Programs Teacher and School Leader Incentive ProgramGrants for Education Innovation and Research Literacy Education For AllRural Education Achievement Program Academies for American History and CivicsImpact Aid Preschool Development GrantsHomeless Education Promise NeighborhoodsIndian Education Partial List

Grants Eliminated 7 School Improvement GrantsReading First, Early Reading First Improving Literacy through School LibrariesEven Start Close up FellowshipsAdvanced Placement School Dropout PreventionMath and Science Partnerships Ed-TechSafe and Drug Free Schools Partial List–Many eliminated are now allowable uses of funds under other grants.

New Grants Authorized New to Title II, A -American History and Civics -Supporting Effective Educator Development (grants to Higher Ed/nonprofits) -School Leader Recruitment and Support New to Title IV, A Now a BLOCK GRANT for Student Support and Academic Enrichment ‐95% to LEAs ‐4% for state activities ‐1% for state administration 8

Title IV: Student Support & Enrichment Grants Well-Rounded Activities At least 20% Career and college counseling/guidance Arts and music programs promoting problem solving and conflict resolution STEM programming and activities Accelerated learning History, civics, economics, geography, foreign language, and environmental education 9

Title IV: Student Support & Enrichment Grants Safety and Health Schools At least 20% Drug/violence prevention School-based mental health Health and safety practices in school athletics Physical/nutritional education Bullying and harassment prevention Relationship building Dropout prevention and re-entry Training for school personnel in drug, violence, trafficking and trauma 10

Title IV: Student Support & Enrichment Grants Effective Use of Technology Up to 15% Professional learning tools, technology, devices and content for adaptive learning programs Building technological capacity Developing strategies for digital learning technologies Blended learning projects Professional development Remote access for students in rural/remote/underserved areas 11

Spotlight on WA: AP Programs 12

State Plan for Title I State must submit a plan addressing a number of items to receive Title I funds. Specific to the Teaching and Learning Workgroup: States must assure adoption of challenging academic content standards and aligned academic achievement standards that: ‐are the same for all public schools in the state ‐expect the same level of achievement from all schools ‐are aligned with entrance into credit-bearing coursework at state institutions of higher education, and relevant CTE standards See excerpt of Section 1111(b) and state plan provisions in your packet. Washington state has adopted Common Core Math and English Language Arts Standards, as well as Next Generation Science Standards. 13

District Plans for Title I District Plans for Title I must be submitted to the state for approval. Specific to the Teaching and Learning Workgroup, they must describe how the district will: -Coordinate academic and CTE content through instructional strategies, may include experiential learning or work-based learning opportunities. -Facilitate transitions: middle  high school and high school  higher ed -coordinate with state’s higher education institutions -offer dual or concurrent enrollment See excerpt of Section 1112(b) and district plan provisions in your packet. 14

Out with Old-In with New Under NCLB, Title I services aligned to Core Academic Subjects. CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS. The term core academic subjects means English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography. ESSA removed Core Academic Subjects and replaced with a broadened term: Well-Rounded Education. It allows the state or district to add subjects. WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION. The term ‘‘well-rounded education’’ means courses, activities, and programming in subjects such as English, reading or language arts, writing, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, geography, computer science, music, career and technical education, health, physical education, and any other subject, as determined by the state or local educational agency, with the purpose of providing all students access to an enriched curriculum and educational experience. 15

Title I, Part A Basics Formula Program Department of Education  States  Districts  Schools Title I services for students based on academic need Program is rooted in Civil Rights legislation from the 1960s Goal: Provide extra opportunities to support students most likely to struggle academically Context: $216 million awarded to districts for the 2015–16 school year 16

Title I: Schoolwide Model Schoolwide allows a school to pool funds together to upgrade the entire educational program. Funds can be federal, state and local. 67% of Washington Title I Schools are schoolwide. The school is not required to identify specific students. One year planning process to move to a schoolwide model. Every schoolwide program must have a plan. If a school is going to spend Title I money on an activity, it has to be part of the schoolwide plan. Under ESSA, the schoolwide plan must include strategies to: -Provide a well-rounded education -Counseling, school-based mental health -Post-secondary and workforce preparation including career and technical education -Schoolwide tiered model for behavior This is more flexible than under NCLB. 17

Title I: Schoolwide Model New ESSA specifically calls out new opportunities for uses of schoolwide funds. Preschool Programs Previously the district could set aside funding. Dual Credit or Concurrent Enrollment -Training for teachers -Professional development -Tuition and fees, books, required instructional materials, innovative delivery methods -Transportation Services may be delivered by non-profit or third party providers. 18

Title I: Targeted Model Schools must identify specific students to be served by Title I. 33% of Washington’s Title I schools use the Targeted Model. Students are identified as failing or at risk of failing state standards. With multiple, educationally-related, objective criteria developed by the district Not based on poverty. New–Districts must ensure Title I funds are used to benefit identified students. This is more flexible than under NCLB. Districts to serve participating students by using resources to provide a well-rounded education. Again, more flexible than in NCLB. Districts may use methods such as extended learning time, early intervening services, and schoolwide tiered model of behavior problems. 19

Unpacking ESSA: Questions to Consider 1)ESSA allows the state to add to the definition of well-rounded. Changes would apply to Title I and Title IV. What would the advantages be to expanding the definition? What would the drawbacks be? 2)Thinking of your district, and recognizing that the emphasis on well-rounded is a significant shift, what guidance would you want from OSPI? 3)This new flexibility means Title I may be an option that more high schools may consider. What OSPI technical assistance would be needed to support high schools receiving Title I funds for the first time? 4)How can the new flexibility around a well-rounded education create more equitable opportunities for students? What does “equitable opportunities” mean? What is OSPI’s role in working with districts to keep student equity at the center of the Title I conversation? OSPI’s toolkit includes technical assistance, organizing the grant application and evaluation, and monitoring. 20

Want to Go Deeper? The Alliance for Excellent Education–series of bite-sized documents and videos on ESSA US Department of Education–ESSA Page Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction–ESSA Page

Staff Contacts Paula Moore Director, Title I/Learning Assistance Program, Consolidated Program Review Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction