1. ESSA Accountability Audit
Lezlie Harper & Karen Pedersen
Heidi-UEA president
Lezlie-Special Schools Board
Karen-Elementary
Debbie-Elementary
Mallory-UEA Board/high school

2. ESSA

3. USBE ESSA Statement
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) offers an opportunity to articulate and implement the foundational components for this strategic vision in connection to federal funding and accountability measures. ESSA allows education leaders and stakeholders to rethink their own accountability, funding, school improvement and grant-making systems by gathering input from the people who know their state best.
We have requested positions on the state committees.

4. Does your district have all stakeholders involved?

5. The Issue
Help Canyons School District Stakeholders identify how current priorities can be realized through ESSA design and implementation.
For Example: State Testing Practices
Scripted Teaching Practices
Funding opportunities
Mobile Communities

6. Local Opportunity Issues
In your group, brainstorm concerns that ESSA could address in our schools
Write it on poster
Be prepared to share
20 minutes- We will need sticky poster paper. We need at least 10 sheets or one per table.

7. Opportunity Audit?

8. Sample Opportunity Audit
Karen Pedersen will add

9. Who are the Stakeholders and People?
School Board
Administration
Parents
Students
Community/Business Partners
UEA/CEA
Educators/Support staff
Could be a source of funding that has not been tapped.

10. Identify Stakeholders
School Board
Administration
Parents
Students
Community/Business Partners
UEA/CEA
Educators/Support staff

11. The Win
Create a task force of stakeholders who will establish a priority list of opportunities that can be realized through ESSA implementation.

12. Action Plan Identify tasks to start the process in your district.
Who will complete the task
When will the task need to be completed
Identify potential obstacles
Determine solutions to those obstacles
What does a win look like
20 minutes

13. Action Plan
We are organizing stakeholders who believe in a great public school for all students to determine priorities so that all students have the resources and opportunities to succeed by identifying and implementing ESSA possibilities by.
We hope to accomplish this by using an opportunity audit to determine the stakeholders needs and priorities.

14. What happened…..
Met with Assistant Superintendent on November 3rd to offer assistance in the development of the ESSA plan.
She indicated that she had just been trained by USBE that day.
CSD was waiting for USBE plan before the development of their own plan.

15. Steps to Completion Hold District meeting to inform (completed)
CEA sent out an opportunity audit to teachers to determine testing frequency and significance (completed)
CSD, as part of negotiations agreement, will collect a list of all district tests administered to students through Instructional Services Department

16. Focus groups on priorities in collaboration with CSD
Opportunity Audit
Focus groups on priorities in collaboration with CSD
Create a summary of findings from focus groups
Presentation to Stakeholders with time for feedback

17. ESSA=Equity

18. ESSA
ESSA Implementation will promote student success, allow teachers time to teach students, and help all students become more successful.

19. Puzzle Activity
Choose one word or phrase that represents a barrier for students in your district
Decorate with something that embodies your district or county
20 minutes: Karen will pick up puzzle kits foe the class. Each person will get one piece. We will need colored markers at each table.