August 2016 Federal Education Policy & Funding

Agenda & Goals Federal Education Policy – Every Student Succeeds Act – Higher Education Act – Career and Technical Education Budget and Appropriations

Capitol Hill Day: Tuesday, September 13

History of ESEA 1965 : Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) signed into law 2001 : Reauthorized as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) 2015 : Reauthorized as Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) : IDEA signed into law 1979: Cabinet-level Department of Education created 1975: IDEA signed into law 1979: Cabinet-level Department of Education created Efforts to reauthorize that failed

Implementation Timeline December 2015: President Obama signs ESSA into law August 1, 2016: ESEA flexibility waivers expire School Year: Full Implementation of ESSA

Successes for Principals Creation of competitive grant for school leader recruitment and support Clarification of “school leader” definition as a principal IN the school building 3% optional reservation of Title II funds for school leader activities 6

Recorded Webinars Visit nassp.org/webinars to view recordings and slides ESSA, Title I Provisions (3/23) Assessments and Accountability ESSA, Title I Provisions (3/23) Assessments and Accountability ESSA, Title II Provisions (4/27) Professional Development ESSA, Title II Provisions (4/27) Professional Development ESSA, Title IV and Literacy Provisions (5/12) Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants ESSA, Title IV and Literacy Provisions (5/12) Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants

Consultative Process ESSA requires state and district Title I plans to be developed by the State educational agency “with timely and meaningful consultation” with a group of stakeholders Similar language is also found in applications for Title II, Title III and Title IV, Part A grants CCSSO Stakeholder Engagement Guide: ideonESSAStakeholderOutreach.pdf ideonESSAStakeholderOutreach.pdf LFA Stakeholder Engagement Guide: guidelines-stakeholder-engagement-essa guidelines-stakeholder-engagement-essa

Talking Points: ESSA In your meeting, tell your Member of Congress about how implementation is going in your state and whether principals are being included in the conversation It is also important to make the connection to funding; this law was passed in December and many of the appropriation levels are well below the authorized levels, which could diminish congressional intent by limiting state and district flexibility

Higher Education Act Now that ESSA is “done,” Congress is turning to another major piece of education legislation, the Higher Education Act Higher education, particularly the cost of college, is shaping up to be a major campaign issue and something the candidates have promised to address if elected Many proposed bills related to HEA have been introduced

Talking Points: Higher Ed Ask the Member of Congress to cosponsor or introduce the Recruiting and Retaining Effective School Leaders Act (H.R. 3925) introduced by Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) H.R would provide loan forgiveness to principals and assistant principals, mirroring a similar to a program already in place for teachers

Career and Technical Education Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act is overdue for reauthorization Hearings have been held and private companies have expressed interest in updating the law Strengthening Career & Technical Education for the 21 st Century Act (H.R. 5587) passed in E&W committee; Senate rumored to be circulating a draft, so this bill could move in the fall

NASSP on CTE Policy In fall 2015, NASSP sent a letter to the Hill outlining our priorities in CTE reauthorization NASSP emphasized: – Professional development for CTE teachers – Personalization – CTE in the middle grades – Accountability and data collection – Greater funding

Talking Points: CTE Ask the Member of Congress to cosponsor the Middle STEP Act (S. 1609/ H.R. 3346) which will expand career exploration and CTE-related opportunities to middle level students Ask the Member of Congress to provide robust funding for CTE State Grants in order to increase the impact of this program

Federal Budget & Appropriations

Key Terms Authorization Creates a specific program through federal law. An authorization bill acts as a prerequisite for an appropriation or other kinds of budget authority. Appropriations Provides the actual amount of federal dollars to a specific program. Congress needs to pass appropriations bills each year for the operations and programs run by the federal government.

Federal Budget & Appropriations Sequestration: Sequestration began in March 2013 Education funding for school year was cut by 5.23% ($3.1 billion) FY 2014 appropriations bill partially restored sequester cuts to some programs Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2015

Update on the FY17 Appropriations Process Moving appropriations bills without topline numbers in the House; Senate has 302(b) numbers, which were a cut of around $270 million With increases to NIH, Mental Health, Opiods, and Zika among other things expected, education will likely be a big loser Federal Budget and Appropriations

Talking Points: Appropriations Ask for funding at the full authorized level for – Title II, Part A (State Grants) – School Leader Recruitment and Support Program – School Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (Title IV, Part A) Update chart can be viewed here: vocacy/Labor%20HHS%20Appropriations%20T able.pdf vocacy/Labor%20HHS%20Appropriations%20T able.pdf

Contact Information Amanda Karhuse NASSP Director of Advocacy David Chodak NASSP Associate Director of Advocacy

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