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Digital Learning & The Changing Funding Landscape
Presented by Dr. Paula Love

3. Agenda ESSA’s Impact on: ESSA Implementation Timeline Q & A
State/Local Programs
Ed-Tech and Digital Learning
Title I Programs
Literacy, ELL Programs
CTE Funding
ESSA Implementation Timeline
Q & A

4. Weighing in on ESSA

5. Weighing in on ESSA

6. And then THIS?!?

7. From NCLB to ESSA

8. The End of the NCLB Era
Past Present

9. NCLB ESSA Key Catchphrases Testing AYP Accountability
Well-rounded Local stakeholders Equity

10. Well-Rounded Students
“I count myself among those who worry that the balance has shifted too much away from subjects outside of math and English that can be the spark to a child’s interest and excitement, are actually essential to success in reading, and are critical to a child’s future.”
--John B. King, Secretary of Education

11. ESSA Goals Ensure states set high standards.
Maintain accountability for lowest-performing 5% of schools.
Empower state, local decision makers to develop their own strong systems.
Preserve annual assessments while reducing unnecessary testing.
Provide more children with high-quality preschool.
Establish new grants to test promising practices and replicate proven strategies.

12. Federal State Local New Roles Assessments School Improvement Standards
Grants to meet local needs

13. Shift to State Decision-making
Federal
State
Block Grants
State Standards
State Interventions
Frequency of Assessments

14. Proposed Assessments under ESSA
Tests need to be fair measure of achievement for all students, with a focus on capturing and measuring progress of English Language Learners and students with disabilities.
Fairer, Better Tests under Title I, Part A
Up to seven states will receive funding through Title I, Part B to pilot new approaches to testing.
More Innovative, Next-Gen Assessments

15. $1.6 Billion ESSA Block Grant
Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant (ESSA Block Grant) consolidates 50 programs including:
Advanced Placement
School Counseling
Education Technology
Some Physical Education

16. $1.6 Billion Block Grant
Districts with allocations greater than $30,000 must spend:
At least 20% to help students become well-rounded; and
Another 20% to help kids be safe and healthy.
Up to 60% can be used for effective use of technology.*
*No more than 15% can go to technology infrastructure.

17. Defined: Key Ed-Tech Terms
ESSA defines:
Blended Learning
Digital Learning
Technology

18. Programs Maintained by ESSA
21st Century Community Learning Centers
Promise Neighborhoods
Full-service Community Schools Program
Arts Education
Gifted Education
Ready to Learn TV

19. Private Schools State Education Agencies must:
Set aside funds for equitable services to serve eligible students in private schools;
Distribute funds to qualified private schools in the same year in which the funds were received; and
Create an ombudsman position to monitor and enforce equitable services in private schools.

20. ESSA’s Impact on Title I
Title I Funding

21. Title I: More Schoolwide Schools?
NCLB: Schools with more than 40% of students from low-income backgrounds may use Title I funds for schoolwide programs.
ESSA: States may grant waivers from the 40% threshold, if use of schoolwide funds would impact student achievement.
BOTTOM LINE: More flexibility for Title I Funds.

22. Schoolwide vs. Targeted Assistance
Targeted Assistance: ONLY students failing or at risk of failing receive services
Schoolwide: ALL students can receive services

23. Title I Funding under ESSA

24. More Equitable Title I Funding for High Schools
Though 25% of students from low-income families are in high school, high schools only receive 10% of Title I funds.
Under ESSA, the poverty rate threshold for Title I is lowered from 75% to 50% for high schools to address this inequity.

25. Title I: Lowest-performing Schools
School Improvement Grants are eliminated as a separate program.
States must set aside 7% of Title I allocations for school improvement (previous set-aside was 4%).
States are accountable for providing resources and support for low-performing schools and traditionally underserved students.

26. Literacy Funding under ESSA
Innovative Approaches to Literacy
Authorized as part of ESSA Law
Funds to improve literacy (including school libraries) for low-income schools
Title II Teacher Quality funds can be used for instructional services provided by school libraries.
Striving Readers becomes LEARN

27. LEARN Grant
Formerly Striving Readers, now Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN).
Instead of fewer, large grants, the funds will be distributed across states and K-12 grade levels.

28. English Language Acquisition Funding

29. New Grant: Education Innovation & Research
Modeled after Investing in Innovation (i3) program.
Competitive grants with $70-90 million available annually, starting in FY 17.
Funds the development, implementation, and research of evidence-based approaches to improve student learning.

30. ESSA & CTE References to “Career Preparation” are plentiful in ESSA.
ESSA spells out the intent to integrate CTE into academic content (mirroring the Perkins Act).
Industry professionals can more readily enter teacher roles through ESSA’s flexibility.
CTE is included in the definition of “well-rounded education.”
ESSA specifies CTE as an indicator to be included on state report cards.

31. Advance CTE: Guiding Principle #1
All CTE Programs are held to highest standards of excellence.
Implement policy and structures to make sure only high-quality programs exist and are funded.
Institute processes for employers to participate in program of study implementation.
ESSA Opportunities for CTE Programs
ESSA allows Title I funds to support high quality CTE programs aligned to state standards and linked to industry-recognized credentials.
State accountability measures require alignment between academic and relevant CTE standards.
Source: Education Policy Center;

32. Advance CTE: Guiding Principle #2
All students are empowered to choose a meaningful education and career.
Create a wide-ranging career advisement system that responds to learner interests.
Provide all students with authentic, hands-on learning related to career interests.
ESSA Opportunities for CTE Programs
ESSA allows Title I funds to support work-based learning that lets students interact with industry professionals.
Title IV funds can be used for career guidance, training counselors to use labor market data to assist students with postsecondary preparation, partnering with in-demand fields, and mentoring.
Source: Education Policy Center;

33. Advance CTE: Guiding Principle #3
All learning is personalized and flexible.
Eliminate silos of academic/CTE instruction by using educational models that fully integrate academic and technical learning expectations and experiences.
Design and implement K-16 competency-based education systems, allowing for wholly aligned secondary and post-secondary programs that foster a smooth transition.
ESSA Opportunities for CTE Programs
Title I requires that state accountability measures align academic and CTE standards. In addition, Title II authorizes CTE and career counseling for English learners and immigrant students.
Title IV funds can be to deliver curricula through technology and schools can offer service learning, CTE, internships, apprenticeships, and other connections to in-demand industries.
Source: Education Policy Center;

34. Advance CTE: Guiding Principle #4
All learning is facilitated by knowledgeable experts.
Rethink approaches to recruiting, training, and supporting a diverse pool of individuals to ensure all students have access to high-quality instruction.
Design and implement K-16 competency-based education systems, allowing for wholly aligned secondary and post-secondary programs that foster a smooth transition.
ESSA Opportunities for CTE Programs
Under Title I, schools can provide joint professional development for academic and CTE teachers to support concurrent enrollment efforts.
Title II allows states to expand alternative routes to certification, making it easier for industry professionals to enter teaching, and schools can use funds to recruit these professionals to become teachers. Professional development can be offered to integrate academic and CTE learning in classes.
Source: Education Policy Center;

35. Advance CTE: Guiding Principle #5
All systems work together to put student success first.
A commitment to supporting students throughout a career pathway means K-12, postsecondary, workforce, and economic development initiatives and goals must be aligned.
Establish a statewide vision for all students to have meaningful career pathways and maximize investments in education by coordinating policies, programs, and funding.
ESSA Opportunities for CTE Programs
Under Title IV, states are expected to evaluate effectiveness of programs that complement the regular academic program, which may include career readiness indicators.
Title VIII clarifies the definition of “well-rounded education” to include courses, activities, and programming in CTE.
Source: Education Policy Center;

36. ESSA Implementation

37. Transition Plans
Regulations for standards, assessments, and supplement/supplant will go through “negotiated rulemaking” for final decisions.

38. ? ESSA Timeline Dec 2015 Aug 2016 Oct 2016 Winter 2017 Aug 2017
ESSA is Enacted
Assessment Requirements Take Effect
Aug 2016
Waivers Expire
Oct 2016
(Anticipated)Final Regulations go into Effect
Winter 2017
(Anticipated) States submit plans to USDE
Aug 2017
ESSA is Fully Implemented
Formula Grants under ESSA begin ?

39. States Seeking Stakeholder Input

40. Programs with Funding Increases for FY16
FY15 Funding
FY16 Omnibus Funding
Change (+/-)
Title I
$ billion
$ billion
+ $500 million
IDEA State Grants
$ billion
$ billion
+ $415 million
Head Start
$8.598 billion
$9.168 billion
+ $570 million
Striving Readers
$160 million
$190 million
+ $30 million
Non-cognitive Skills Initiative
$2 million
$3 million
+ $1 million

41. What We Know Next Steps ESSA Summary
State and local education agencies gain power.
Title I allows more flexibility.
Ed-Tech gets a funding boost.
What We Know
Follow state and local plans for school improvement, spending new grant monies and projected FY16 increases.
Next Steps

42. Questions?
Q & A

43. Image Source: National Geographic.com