1. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act K-12 Agenda
Background
School Improvement Fund is administered as a formula grant to States
SEA must give priority to LEAs with the lowest-achieving schools that demonstrate:
The greatest need for funds
The strongest commitment to ensuring that the funds are used to provide support for the lowest-achieving schools to meet then goals under school and LEA improvement, corrective action, or restructuring
Previous Application strategies: Customized TA and/or PD designed to build the capacity of LEA and school staff to improve schools and its informed by student achievement and other outcome related measures; Utilize research based strategies or practices to change instructional practices; Create partnerships among SEAs, LEAs and other entities to deliver TA, pd and management advice; Implement other strategies determined by SEA or by the LEA and SEA, for which data indicates will likely result in improved teaching and learning
Webinar Presentation
Monday, July 27th 2009

2. Agenda Discussion Overview
Participants and “Ground Rules” for Today’s Call
Core Reform Priorities with Unprecedented Funding
Summary of Key Programs
Application Planning Approach and Timing
Questions
Next Steps

3. Invited Participants Governors Chief State School Officers
State Board of Education Chairs and Presidents
State Legislators
Mayors
Superintendents
Local School Board Members
Education Associations and Stakeholders

4. Ground Rules for Discussion
Presentation:
Notices of proposed priorities for Race to the Top and State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Phase Two were posted on Friday on ed.gov and will be published Wednesday, July 29th in the Federal Register.
The Notice inviting applications for Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems was posted on Friday and will be published on Wednesday.
Discussion regarding these programs is limited to summarizing the law and the content of the Notices.
Public Comments:
We invite your written comments in accordance with the notices for Race to the Top and State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Phase Two. We cannot receive oral comments today.
The written process in the Notices ensures an equal opportunity to comment, and a complete record of comments considered, that is transparent, objective, and fully available to the public.
If helpful, further clarifications may be provided through frequently asked questions on the ed.gov.

5. Agenda Discussion Overview
Participants and “Ground Rules” for Today’s Call
Core Reform Priorities with Unprecedented Funding
Summary of Key Programs
Application Planning Approach and Timing
Questions
Next Steps

6. Reforming America’s Education System
Reforming America’s Schools
Early
Learning
K - 12
Higher
Education
Standards & Assessments
Effective Teachers & Leaders
Data Systems
Struggling Schools

7. Integrated Core Reform Priorities Standards and Assessments
Common internationally benchmarked standards with aligned assessments
Standards and Assessments

8. Effective Teachers and Leaders Effective Teachers and Leaders
Talent matters - effective teachers supported by effective leaders make the difference
Standards and Assessments
Standards and Assessments

9. Effective Teachers and Leaders Standards and Assessments
Data Systems
Quality information enables continuous improvement by all - students, teachers, parents, and policy makers
Standards and Assessments

10. Effective Teachers and Leaders Standards and Assessments
Data Systems
Aggressive intervention required in chronically low-performing schools
Standards and Assessments
Struggling Schools

11. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
K-12 Reform Priorities
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
Standards & Assessments
Effective Teachers & Leaders
Race to the Top & Other Grants
~$9.7 billion
SFSF
$48.6 billion
Data Systems
Struggling Schools

13. *Includes regular FY 09 appropriations

14. Agenda Discussion Overview
Participants and “Ground Rules” for Today’s Call
Core Reform Priorities with Unprecedented Funding
Summary of Key Programs
Application Planning Approach and Timing
Questions
Next Steps

15. SFSF Phase Two Effective Teachers and Leaders Data Systems
Standards and Assessments
Turning Around Struggling Schools
SFSF Phase Two

16. SFSF Phase Two American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: $12.6 billion
Grantees: States (Office of the Governor), which make subgrants to school districts and public institutions of higher education
Type of grant: Formula
Purpose
save and create jobs
drive education reform
increase transparency
Proposed program requirements: provide data against a set of indicators to measure progress against four reform areas. Where data is unavailable, States must submit a plan by which data will be transparent to public by no later than September 30, 2011
The metrics include 3 descriptors and 30 indicators
Of the 30 indicators, 9 request confirmation on existing information
Of the 21 new indicators, 8 are yes/no questions
Number of indicators and descriptors by assurance area:
Equity in Teacher Distribution: 8
Improving Collection and Use of Data: 2
Standards and Assessments: 14
Support for Struggling School: 9

17. SLDS Effective Teachers and Leaders Data Systems
Standards and Assessments
Turning Around Struggling Schools
SLDS

18. Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems
FY 2009 funding: $65 million
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: $250 million
Grantees: States
Type of Grant: Competitive
Purpose:
development of statewide P-20 longitudinal data systems to capture and analyze student data to track progress from preschool to high school, college, and the workforce
advance interoperability, common data definitions, and a data dictionary
Program Requirements: data systems must have the capacity to link preschool, K-12, and postsecondary education as well as workforce data and must include the following 12 elements prescribed by the America COMPETES Act:
Student Transcript Information
Data on Student Transition and Success in College
Data on Preparation for Success in Postsecondary Education
An Audit System to Ensure Data Quality
Ability to Share Data from Preschool Through College
Unique Student Identifiers
1. Student Enrollment Information
2. Information on Graduates, Transfers, Dropouts
3. State Assessment Scores
4. Information on Students Not Tested
5. College-Readiness Test Scores
6. A Teacher Identifier System

19. TIF Effective Teachers and Leaders Data Systems
Standards and Assessments
Turning Around Struggling Schools
TIF

20. Teacher Incentive Fund
FY 2009 funding: $97 million
2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding: $200 million
Grantees: Districts, States, and Nonprofits
Type of Grant: Competitive
Purpose:
reward teachers and principals in high-need schools for increases in student achievement
increase the number of instructors who teach hard-to-staff subjects (math, science, special education, and English as a second language) in high-need schools
Requirements:
Applicants must agree to establish a performance-based teacher and principal compensation system that:
provides teachers and principals in high-need schools with differentiated levels of compensation based on student achievement gains
includes classroom evaluations
Process: The Department will be publishing a notice of proposed priorities, requirements, definitions and selection criteria in the Federal Register and will be inviting public comment.  The Department also will make the notice available at

21. Ed Tech Effective Teachers and Leaders Data Systems
Standards and Assessments
Turning Around Struggling Schools
Ed Tech

22. Education Technology FY 2009 Funding: $269 million
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: $650 million
Grantees: States, which make subgrants to school districts
Type of Grant: Formula to States, and formula or competitive subgrants to school districts
Purpose:
improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in schools
help ensure that every student is technologically literate by the end of eighth grade
encourage effective integration of technology with teacher training and curriculum development
promote innovative strategies to enhance instruction
acquire or create new and emerging technologies and learning environments in schools
Process: Guidance for State formula funds is currently available; States are encouraged to award to LEAs by competition.

23. SIG Effective Teachers and Leaders Data Systems
Standards and Assessments
Turning Around Struggling Schools
SIG

24. Title I School Improvement Grants
FY 2009 appropriations: $545 million
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: $3 billion
Grantees: States, which make subgrants to school districts
Type of Grant: Formula to States; discretionary to school districts
Purpose:
Provides State and school districts funds to leverage change and turn around Title I schools identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring. The current $3.5 billion provides an unprecedented opportunity for States and school districts to implement significant reforms to transform their chronically lowest-achieving schools.
Requirements:
SEA must allocate funds to LEAs that have the greatest need and strongest commitment
Process: The Department will be publishing a notice of proposed program requirements in the Federal Register and will be inviting public comment.  The Department also will make the notice available at

25. I Effective Teachers and Leaders Data Systems
Standards and Assessments
Turning Around Struggling Schools I

26. Investing in Innovation Fund
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: $650 million
FY 2010 proposed budget: $100 million
Grantees: Local educational agencies (LEAs)  (including charter school LEAs) and nonprofit organizations working in collaboration with one or more LEAs or a consortium of schools.
Type of Grant: Competitive
Purpose:
identify and promote specific educational practices with proven success in improving student
achievement
support the development, implementation, replication, and evaluation of promising innovative
practices
Process: The Department will be publishing a notice of proposed priorities, requirements, definitions and selection criteria in the Federal Register and will be inviting public comment.  The Department also will make the notice available at

27. Race to the Top Effective Teachers and Leaders Data Systems
Standards and Assessments
Turning Around Struggling Schools
Race to the Top

28. Race to the Top
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: $4.35 billion
Grantees: States, with at least 50% of the award provided to LEAs based upon relative shares of funding under Part A of Title I
Type of Grant: Competitive
Purpose: Reward and incent States to create:
conditions for education innovation and reform
achieving significant improvement in student outcomes
implementing ambitious plans in four core ARRA education reform areas
Proposed Program Requirements:
Eligibility Requirements and Absolute Priority
approved applications for funding under both Phase One and Two of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund program
no statutory or regulatory barriers to linking data about student growth and achievement to teachers for the purposes of teacher and principal evaluation
comprehensive and systemic approach to reform that integrates all four education reform areas and is designed to significantly improve student outcomes
Nineteen Selection Criteria
State Reform Conditions Criteria: State demonstrates will and capacity to significantly improve education systems by creating statutory, regulatory, and other conditions conducive to reform and innovation. States will be judged by the extent of their accomplishments in these areas prior to the application deadline.
Reform Plan Criteria: comprehensive strategies that States would develop and implement, together with their participating LEAs, with a goal of improving future student outcomes. States will be judged by the quality of their plans and by the extent to which they have set targets that are ambitious yet achievable.

29. Integration of Reform Priorities
Effective Teachers and Leaders
Data Systems
Standards and Assessments
Turning Around Struggling Schools
SFSF II
SLDS
TIF
Ed Tech
SIG I
Race to the Top

30. Agenda Discussion Overview
Participants and “Ground Rules” for Today’s Call
Core Reform Priorities with Unprecedented Funding
Summary of Key Programs
Application Planning Approach and Timing
Questions
Next Steps

31. State and District Coordination
Who Applies
State
District
State
Race to the Top
Both
Who Spends
$4.35 billion
District

32. State and District Coordination School Improvement Grants
Who Applies
State
District
State
Race to the Top
Both
Who Spends
$4.35 billion
School Improvement Grants
SFSF Phase Two
District
$3.5 billion
Ed Tech
$650 million
$12.6 billion

33. State and District Coordination
Who Applies
State
District
State
Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems
$250 million
Race to the Top
Both
Who Spends
$4.35 billion
School Improvement Grants
SFSF Phase Two
District
$3.5 billion
Ed Tech
$650 million
$12.6 billion

34. SEA and LEA Coordination
Who Applies
State
District
Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems
State
$250 million
Teacher Incentive Fund
$300 million
Race to the Top
Both
Who Spends
$4.35 billion
School Improvement Grants
SFSF Phase Two
Investing in Innovation Fund
District
$650 million
$3.5 billion
Teacher Incentive Fund
Ed Tech
$650 million
$12.6 billion
$300 million

35. State and District Coordination
Who Applies
State
District
Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems
State
$250 million
Teacher Incentive Fund
$300 million
95% Explicitly Requires SEA – LEA Coordination
Race to the Top
Both
Who Spends
$4.35 billion
School Improvement Grants
SFSF Phase Two
Investing in Innovation Fund
District
$650 million
$3.5 billion
Teacher Incentive Fund
Ed Tech
$650 million
$12.6 billion
$300 million

36. Planning Timelines

37. Enables SLDS to complement SFSF application planning
Planning Timelines
Enables SLDS to complement SFSF application planning

38. Planning Timelines Enables coordination across programs and applicants
95% Explicitly Requires SEA – LEA Coordination
95% Explicitly Requires SEA – LEA Coordination

39. Allows applicants to frame in overall reform context
Planning Timelines
Allows applicants to frame in overall reform context

40. Next Steps U.S. Dept. of Education
Outreach via webinars, conferences calls and public forums (constraints apply)
Read and review public comments
Explore ways to reduce the burden on States applying for multiple applications
Develop tools and materials to help applicants
Respond to comments and publish final notice (includes official response to public comments and invitations to apply)

41. Applicants & Stakeholders
Next Steps
U.S. Dept. of Education
Outreach via webinars, conferences calls and public forums (constraints apply)
Read and review public comments
Explore ways to reduce the burden on States applying for multiple applications
Develop tools and materials to help applicants
Respond to comments and publish final notices (includes official responses to public comments and invitations to apply)
Applicants & Stakeholders
Review public notices and program descriptions
Begin coordination, planning, and gathering of data
Assess and strengthen capacity for grant application and implementation
Starting Wednesday, July 29th, submit public comments regarding Race to the Top and SFSF Phase Two program proposals on Public comment periods for the School Improvement Grants, Teacher Incentive Fund, and Investing in Innovation Fund will follow.