1 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 1 Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) of 2006 County Superintendents Monitoring Responsibilities and Tools for School Use October 28, 2008

2 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 2 County Superintendents Oversight Timeline: Monitor implementation annually: Beginning in Conduct pre-monitoring visit: January – April 2009 Request documentation: June – August 2009

3 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 3 County Superintendents Oversight Timeline (contd): Review documentation: July – September 2009 Report findings to district: September – October 2009 Report to SPI schools not meeting implementation targets: November 2009

4 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 4 County Superintendents Oversight Areas for review Williams v. State of California Settlement Highly Qualified Teachers Average Teacher Experience Professional Development Class Size Reduction

5 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 5 County Superintendents Oversight Areas for review (contd) API Growth (beginning in 2011) Pupil to Counselor Ratio (High Schools Only) Alternative Application Requirements

6 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 6 Class Size Reduction Monitoring QEIA and Class Size Reduction: Requirements Planning Pre-Monitoring Calculating Average Daily Enrollment Monitoring End of School Year

7 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 7 Class Size Reduction Requirements QEIA Class Size Reduction Requirements: Requires funded schools by the end of school year and each year after, to meet all of the class size requirements in statute

8 QEIA Class Size Reduction Requirements (contd): Schools must show incremental progress towards meeting interim benchmarks of 1/3 in , 2/3 in , and final goals by Schools must show incremental progress towards meeting interim benchmarks of 1/3 in , 2/3 in , and final goals by Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 8 Class Size Reduction Requirements

9 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 9 QEIA Class Size Reduction Requirements (contd) : Not exceed 20 pupils per class in K-3 Fully implement K-3 CSR Reduce class sizes at each grade level in grades 4-12 by an average of 5 students per class, or to an average of 25, whichever is lower Class Size Reduction Requirements

10 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 10 QEIA Class Size Reduction Requirements (contd) : Departmentalized Settings Core Subject: CBEDS Assignment Codes 2100 s English, including ELD, intervention 2400 s Math, including CAHSEE 2600 s Science 2700 s History/Social Studies Class Size Reduction Requirements

11 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 11 QEIA Class Size Reduction Requirements (contd) : Beginning in , full implementation of CSR targets at all grade levels: At no time may a QEIA CSR class enroll more than 27 students ther non-core classes are not increased above the school-wide average size from the baseline year of Ensure other non-core classes are not increased above the school-wide average size from the baseline year of Class Size Reduction Requirements

12 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 12 Class Size Reduction Planning Planning Year : CDE posted class size guidance and instructions for calculating targets:

13 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 13 Class Size Reduction Planning Planning Year (contd) : Technical Centers worked with School Services of California and CTA to provide training, tools, and assistance to county offices, districts, and schools

14 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 14 Class Size Reduction Planning Planning Year (contd) : Class Size Reduction Worksheets Self-Contained Departmentalized Combination of above

15 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 15 Class Size Reduction Planning Planning Year (contd) : Class Size Reduction Worksheets

16 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 16 Class Size Reduction Planning Planning Year (contd) : Class Size Reduction Worksheets x

17 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 17 Class Size Reduction Planning Planning Year (contd) : Class Size Reduction Worksheets

18 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 18 Class Size Reduction Planning Planning Year (contd): Flexible 1/3, 2/3 CSR implementation Reducing all classes by one-third of the required reduction each year

19 Class Size Reduction Grade Base Class Size Target Class Size Target Class Size Target Class Size 6 th Grade th Grade th Grade The school reduces all grade levels in the core subjects by 1/3 each year Class Size Reduction Planning

20 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 20 Class Size Reduction Planning Planning Year (contd): Flexible 1/3, 2/3 CSR implementation Reducing classes in one-third of the schools grade levels

21 Class Size Reduction Grade Level Base Class Size Target Class Size # of Students 6 th Grade th Grade th Grade th grade is reduced th grade is reduced th grade is reduced Class Size Reduction Planning

22 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 22 Class Size Reduction Planning Planning Year (contd): Flexible 1/3, 2/3 CSR implementation Reducing classes for one-third of the schools enrollment

23 Class Size Reduction GradeEnrollment Target Class Size Year 6 th Grade th Grade th Grade The school reduces classes for one-third of the schools enrollment Class Size Reduction Planning

24 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 24 Class Size Reduction Planning Planning Year (contd): Flexible 1/3, 2/3 CSR implementation Reducing the class size of one-third of their classes to the target class size each year

25 Class Size Reduction English/Intervention/ELD Math/Intervention Science/History Grade Target th Grade 25.0 English ELD Intervention History Science Math 7 th Grade th Grade 25.0 Class Size Reduction Planning

26 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 26 Class Size Reduction Planning Planning Year (contd): Flexibility in how the school implements the interim benchmarks of 1/3 and 2/3 Method must clearly demonstrate that the reduction in each of the interim years constitutes one-third of the progress needed to meet the CSR target required by the end of the school year

27 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 27 Class Size Reduction Planning Planning Year (contd): Due to flexibility in meeting interim CSR targets, county offices will need to verify the methodology that the school used to define their 1/3 and 2/3 CSR implementation plan

28 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 28 Class Size Reduction Planning Planning Year (contd): Full Implementation of CSR by Staffing projections for recruitment/ hiring Six-year budget planning Facilities

29 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 29 Class Size Reduction Pre-Monitoring Pre-Monitoring 2008 – 09: Marlene Wilson Deputy Superintendent Susan Aceves Director Lennox School District Felton ES Jefferson ES Lennox MS Moffett ES

30 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 30 Pre-Monitoring : Provide assistance and support to ensure successful implementation of QEIA CSR requirements Establish CSR target agreements Class Size Reduction Pre-Monitoring

31 Pre-Monitoring (contd): Discuss and document 1/3, 2/3, and full implementation plan for each school Assist district in staffing projections and six-year budget planning Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 31 Class Size Reduction Pre-Monitoring

32 Pre-Monitoring (contd): Document and sign District CSR Target Summary Archive at each county office Send a copy to the QEIA TA Center Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 32 Class Size Reduction Pre-Monitoring

33 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 33 Class Size Reduction Pre-Monitoring

34 Intermission #1 10 minute break questions to: Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 34

35 Monitoring of class size reduction is based on Average Daily Enrollment Similar to reporting done for K-3 CSR Morgan-Hart CSR Class Size Reduction Reporting Number of Days in the Reporting Period Cumulative Number of Students Enrolled = Average Daily Enrollment

36 Class Size Reduction Reporting But there are some unique attributes to QEIA Applies to core subjects at middle and high school Targets vary by grade level

37 Class Size Reduction Reporting Cumulative Number of Days Enrolled Grades K-8: Beginning of the school year through April 15 Grade 9-12: Entire school year as put into units of months of instruction First month of the school year or from the first month that a new class was created to the last month ending on or before June 30

38 Class Size Reduction Reporting Grades K-8 Reporting Steps: Collect total enrollment by day for all classrooms within the grade level from first day of school until April 15 For combination classes, the grade level with most number of students becomes the grade level of the class for QEIA purposes

39 Class Size Reduction Reporting Grades K-8 Reporting Steps: Sum the active daily enrollments and divide the sum by the total number of class days through April 15. The result is the average class size for the class for the year.

40 Class Size Reduction Monitoring Grades 9-12 Reporting This is more complicated because there are usually more multi-grade level classes Grade levels by core subjects have different targets Different types of scheduling options – such as block schedules and courses spanning less than the full year

41 Class Size Reduction Monitoring Grades 9-12 Reporting Steps For each core course class within each grade level Calculate Active Monthly Enrollment –Cumulative number of students enrolled each day divided by the number of instructional days in the month

42 Class Size Reduction Monitoring Grades 9-12 Reporting Special Circumstances Partial Year Course: When calculating active monthly enrollment adjust the number of instructional days if period is less than one month or a partial month

43 Class Size Reduction Reporting Elective Courses Non-core courses may not exceed the ratio from (Monitoring will begin in )

44 Class Size Reduction Reporting District Student Information Systems Capable of providing class size reports for average daily enrollments The Assistance Centers will be collecting and distributing information about how to use your student information system to produce necessary data

45 Class Size Reduction Reporting - Example

46 Class Size Reduction Monitoring Monitoring at the end of : Substantially Met 2 points – at least 1/3 of the way in meeting CSR requirement 1 point – at least 1/6 of the way in meeting the CSR requirement 0 points – less than 1/6 of the way in meeting the CSR requirement Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 46

47 Class Size Reduction Monitoring Monitoring at the end of 2008 – 09: Middle School Example: Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 47 Grades # of Classes required to meet 1/3 CSR target # Met Average Daily Enrollment 1/3 Target 6 th Grade 14 7 th Grade 13 8 th Grade 99Rating Total36 2 points Implementation Plan: Reduce core subjects at grades 6-8 by 1/3 At least 1/3 of the way in meeting CSR requirement

48 Class Size Reduction Monitoring Monitoring at the end of 2008 – 09: Middle School Example: Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 48 Grades # of Classes required to meet 1/3 CSR target # Met Average Daily Enrollment 1/3 Target At least 1/6 of the way in CSR 6 th Grade th Grade th Grade 97Rating Total36261 point Implementation Plan: Reduce core subjects at grades 6-8 by 1/3

49 Class Size Reduction Monitoring Monitoring at the end of 2008 – 09: High School Example: Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 49 9 th Grade # of Classes required to meet 1/3 CSR target # Met Average Daily Enrollment Full Target Less than 1/6 of the way in meeting the CSR requirement English 105 Math 73 Science 84 History/SS 52Rating Total30140 points Implementation Plan: Full CSR at 9 th grade

50 Class Size Reduction Monitoring Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 50

51 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 51 County Superintendents Oversight Reporting Findings Reporting Form Template Letter to District Letter to Superintendent of Public Instruction

52 Intermission #2 10 minute break questions to: Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 52

53 Class Size Reduction Monitoring Unique Scenarios: The school reduced class size during using High Priority Grant funds. As a result, QEIA CSR targets have resulted in very low QEIA CSR targets. Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 53

54 Class Size Reduction Monitoring Unique Scenarios: The school was reconfigured in the base year and added 6 th grade. As a result, the CSR target for 6 th grade is very low. Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 54

55 Class Size Reduction Monitoring Due to the complexity of CSR requirements it is essential to: Schedule Pre-Monitoring meetings with districts and schools to establish CSR target agreements Provide assistance with interim benchmarks and implementation plan Provide information regarding required end of year documentation Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 55

56 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 56 QEIA Webcasts SAVE THE DATE: November 17 QEIA Webcast: QEIA Schools and Districts, County Office of Education QEIA Monitors, 1-4 pm

57 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 57 Resources Monitoring Resources available at: Technical Assistance Tools available at:

58 Quality Education Investment Act of 2006 (QEIA) 58 Thank You! Superintendent Darline Robles Southern and Northern Technical Assistance Centers LACOE technical and support staff California Teachers Association California Department of Education CCSESA QEIA Workgroup