NCLB Reauthorization The committees are working quickly

Current timeline  Senate Hearings – currently being conducted Staff draft – draft bill expected by August 1st Committee markup – September Floor – October 07?  House Hearings – more than Senate Staff draft – mid June

Issues in play  In play with resolution expected Grow models HQT School improvement process with SES and public school choice Reading First Adolescent Literacy

Growth Models  Identified as highly desirable by most.  Chairman Miller (D-CA) asked at his hearing: Are growth models and multiple measures consistent with the goals of No Child Left Behind NCLB)? Do states have the capacity to build data systems to determine the validity and reliability of growth models? Do growth models overstate progress?

HQT  Teacher quality is a subject of hearing on Friday, May 11 th  Admin pushing highly effective teachers  Some civil rights groups are pushing for more on this.  House bill on teachers to be included in Higher Ed and NCLB

School Improvement  Hearing has focused on effectiveness  Most House committee members seem OK with the switching of SES and public school choice  Lots of questions on oversight

Reading First  All parties agree that it should remain  Hearings looking at issues around DIBELS  Referrals made to US Dept of Justice  Senate HELP committee planning to reauthorize Reading First with strong ethics language

Adolescent Literacy  S 958 introduced by Senator’s Sessions (R-AL) and Murray (D-WA)  Companion being introduced in House  Senator Kennedy has introduced a High School Reform bill

Issues in play..but harder  AYP  IDEA & RTI  ELL and NCLB

AYP  House hearing Lots of complaints on over testing Witness concerned with schools being labeled as being bad or good based on one subgroup.  All members indicate that they want to have measure that all children are learning.

RTI  Administration supporting RTI being used in general education  Many meetings and grants being made  Special education community pushing to have language on RTI and special ed in NCLB

ELL  Increasing numbers of ELL students  80% of ELL first language is Spanish  House hearing on topic Most members understand how widespread ELL are Differences on how testing – L1 or L2 should be conducted

Funding  House and Senate working on compromise above president’s budget recommended  In House education bill may be the third measure – could be early June!!! House Republicans circulating letter to support possible Presidential vetos

Looking ahead  Intense negotiations  Core most likely unchanged  Key players moving ahead  Wide range of convergence  Still a long way to go.

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