1. 1 ND Community Call Teal Community March 8, 2016

2. 2 Agenda Welcome Reauthorization Community Discussion –Solitary Confinement –Recent Technical Assistance (TA) Requests Updates –NDTAC Publications, Activities, and Events –State Updates

3. 3 Welcome Introductions & New Members

4. 4 New Members StateNameTIPD RoleEmail ALJulie TurnerState coordinator jturner@alsde.edu GAEric McGheeInterim state coordinator emcghee@doe.k12.ga.us KYAmber SkaggsState co-coordinator amber.skaggs@education.ky.gov OKJazmin MadrigalState coordinator jazmin.madrigal@sde.ok.gov New members of the Teal community:

5. 5 Updates from ED Reauthorization

6. 6 No TIPD-specific guidance available yet Resources –Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) –New: Committee MaterialsNew: Committee Materials –New FAQs: Transitioning to the ESSANew FAQs: Transitioning to the ESSA –White House Fact Sheet on House Passage of ESSAWhite House Fact Sheet on House Passage of ESSA –Excerpts from US Secretary Arne Duncan’s remarks on ESSAExcerpts from US Secretary Arne Duncan’s remarks on ESSA Have questions? –Contact essa.questions@ed.gov with subject line: “ESSA Transition Question"essa.questions@ed.gov –This page includes key ESSA resources (e.g. guidance, regulatory information)This page –Sign up for email updates about ESSASign up for email updates about ESSA

7. 7 Solitary Confinement Recent TA Requests Community Discussion

8. 8 Solitary Confinement In January 2016, President Obama issued executive orders to ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons Videos: What you need to know about Obama's restrictions on solitary confinement, The Washington Post, 1/26/16What you need to know about Obama's restrictions on solitary confinement Alone: Teens in Solitary Confinement reveal, The Center for Investigative Reporting, 6/26/14Alone: Teens in Solitary Confinement Discussion: How have your subgrantees reacted to the ban? Prior to the ban, were students in solitary confinement provided adequate educational opportunity? How might you revise your subgrantee monitoring practices in response to the ban?

9. 9 Recent TA Requests (1) Request: Should pre- posttest data include only students who were served by TIPD funds? Response: –Any student data that is entered in the TIPD section of the CSPR should only reflect students who were served by TIPD funding –This applies to the pre-posttesting data

10. 10 Recent TA Requests (2) Request: Do districts that no longer have TIPD funding need to report on previous years' data? Response: –If they received TIPD funding, then they need to report on data for the SY(s) for which they received a subaward –Title I, Part D Data Reporting and Evaluation: What You Need To Know (PPTX) summarizes:Title I, Part D Data Reporting and Evaluation: What You Need To Know (PPTX) Statutory requirements for data collection What data to collect for TIPD and how to collect it How and when to report data

11. 11 Recent TA Requests (3) Request: Can TIPD funds be used to hire a paraprofessional through a temp agency? Response: –Statute is silent on the issue of utilizing a temp agency; it is at your discretion as the TIPD coordinator –Consider the quality of the paraprofessionals that can be hired through a temp agency Paraprofessionals must be highly qualified if they are employees of the LEA providing the services If they are N or D facility employees, ED encourages highly qualified status, but it is not required

12. 12 Recent TA Requests (3) Paraprofessionals cont’d P-2. Do the requirements for highly qualified teachers apply to teachers who work in such entities as juvenile institutions, correctional institutions, and other alternative educational settings?P-2. Do the requirements for highly qualified teachers apply to teachers who work in such entities as juvenile institutions, correctional institutions, and other alternative educational settings? –“Section 1119 of Title I of ESEA requires each SEA that receives Title I, Part A funds to develop (and implement) a plan to ensure that all teachers teaching in core academic subjects within the State are highly qualified. This requirement extends to all teachers of core academic subjects who are employed by agencies or entities under the authority of the SEA.” –“If, however, the entities that employ these teachers are neither LEAs as defined under State law nor under the SEA’s authority, the section 1119 requirements regarding highly qualified teachers do not apply.” –“…it is critical that all students, regardless of school setting, are able to achieve to the State’s academic content and academic achievement standards. Therefore, all educational entities—whether covered by the highly qualified teacher requirements or not—are urged to ensure that students have teachers with the content knowledge and skills needed to help them succeed.”

13. 13 Updates NDTAC Publications, Activities, and Events State Updates

14. 14 NDTAC Publications, Activities, and Events NDTAC Issue Brief: Key Considerations in Providing a Free Appropriate Public Education for Youth with Disabilities in Juvenile Justice Secure Care Facilities NDTAC Guide: School Discipline Summit Planning Rethink Discipline Regional Convening State planning committee Conference presentations Topical calls National conference

15. 15 Special Education Brief The brief discusses three key components within IDEA necessary for the provision of free appropriate public education to youth with disabilities in juvenile justice secure care facilities:brief 1.Child Find 2.Least restrictive environment 3.Individualized education programs and related protections

16. 16 School Discipline Summit Planning Guide The guide shares:guide 1.Steps for planning a summit on supportive school discipline, improving justice- school partnerships, and fostering positive outcomes for youth 2.Suggested practices for holding a successful summit 3.Resources that can be used during the planning, delivery, and follow-up phases

17. 17 Rethink Discipline Regional Convening Convening hosted by NDTAC’s Supportive School Discipline Communities of PracticeConvening 12 districts and 10 experts/presenters Focused on three levers for change: –Building political will –Leveraging policies and funding –Establishing and maintaining cross-systems collaboration

18. 18 State Planning Activities What NDTAC will do: –Form a planning committee (up to of nine coordinators) to design and pilot test a new extranet site to support state plan development and review –Convene a state planning webinar for planning committee members in 2016 and for all coordinators in later years: Explain the state plan template and peer review process Share sample state plans Suggest elements states might modify Respond to frequently asked questions –Create annotated examples of good state plans –Provide a mechanism for states to submit drafts to other states for critical peer review

19. 19 Conference Presentations Would you like NDTAC to speak at your conference? –Sample presentations are available on NDcommunities.orgSample presentations –NDTAC will cover staff time; states are responsible for covering all travel costs (e.g., flight, lodging, meals, ground transportation and incidentals) –Complete request form by March 21, 2016: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FY16ConfRequestFrm https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FY16ConfRequestFrm NDTAC will review the form and contact you; completing form does not guarantee NDTAC’s availability to present

20. 20 Upcoming Events Topical call This year’s call series: Successful Transition of Youth from Neglect Facilities and Juvenile Justice Settings Call 1: Incorporating Technology in Juvenile Justice SettingsIncorporating Technology in Juvenile Justice Settings Call 2: Will be held April/May 2016 National conference Date: June 21-23 Location: Washington, DC Agenda and logistics details forthcoming Poll on potential topics

21. 21 State Updates What are you working on? What’s on the horizon?