1. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy 2009 NAESP-NASSP National Leaders’ Conference

2. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy Agenda  American Recovery & Reinvestment Act  ESEA Reauthorization  School Leadership  Key Legislation  Federal Education Funding  Questions?

3. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

4. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ~ $101 billion for education 1.Spend funds quickly to save jobs 2.Improve student achievement 3.Ensure transparency/accountability 4.Invest funds “thoughtfully” to avoid funding cliff

5. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy State Fiscal Stabilization Fund  $53.6 billion for SFSF  83% for education  Restore FY 2009, 2010, 2011 state levels for education  42 states approved (*July 7)

6. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Phase One Assurances: 1.Develop rigorous college and career- readiness standards 2.Establish pre-K to college data systems 3.Improve teacher effectiveness 4.Provide support and interventions for lowest-performing schools

7. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy State Fiscal Stabilization Fund  ESEA (including Title II)  IDEA  CTE (Perkins)  Adult Ed & Family Literacy Act  School modernization and repair

8. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy State Fiscal Stabilization Fund  $4.35 B for “Race to the Top” (competitive grants to states)  50% for subgrants to districts based on share of Title I funding  Grants awarded in fall 2009 and summer 2010

9. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy State Fiscal Stabilization Fund State Application: 1.State progress in meeting 4 assurances 2.Strategies to ensure all students meet state academic achievement standards 3.Achievement and graduation rates

10. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy State Fiscal Stabilization Fund 4.How the state would use funds to improve student achievement 5.State plan for evaluating progress in closing achievement gaps

11. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy ESEA Reauthorization

12. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy ESEA Reauthorization  Six-month “listening tour” began on May 4 in West Virginia  ED may release blueprint in fall 2009  Senior staff would like to complete reauthorization during 111 th Congress  House Ed & Labor Committee hearings in 2009: early childhood, common standards, HS reform, charter schools, and technology

13. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy School Leadership

14. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy School Leadership Program  Current funding level is $19.2 million  22 new awards were made in FY 2008  President Obama requested $29.2 M in his FY 2010 budget  NAESP/NASSP advocate for $100 million (Title II of ESEA) for principal prep. & professional development

15. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy National Principals Month  Resolution calls on Congress to celebrate October 2009 as “National Principals Month”  Resolution would honor and recognize the contributions of our nation’s elementary, middle level, and high school principals

16. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy Advanced Principal Certification  New certification available in 2011  Process will define and validate requirements to identify accomplished and effective principals  NBPTS will now develop the standards, assessment, and scoring rubric for principal certification

17. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy Key Legislation

18. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy Early Childhood  Providing Resources Early for Kids (Pre-K) Act, Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)  Would provide matching grant awards to states meeting certain criteria  Requires states to maintain current funding  Funds encouraged to improve early childhood curricula, teacher quality, and teacher-student ration reduction

19. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy Comprehensive Literacy Bill  Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act  Authorizes $2.5 B to create comprehensive literacy strategy for early childhood through grade 12  Districts must provide PD to incorporate literacy across content areas and targeted interventions for struggling students

20. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy Success in the Middle Act  Authorizes $1B for Middle Grades Improvement Fund  States must create plans for improving student achievement in grades 5-8  Districts must develop early warning indicator and intervention systems, provide PD for school leaders and teachers, and increase supports for at-risk students

21. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy Graduation Promise Act  Authorizes $2.5 billion for High School Improvement & Dropout Reduction Fund  Resources are targeted to schools with low graduation rates (60% or less)  Districts must provide differentiated school improvement and evidence-based interventions for low-performing schools

22. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy Federal Education Funding

23. CEF Budget Graphs

26. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy Federal Funding Timeline April:Congress approved FY 2010 Budget Resolution May:President released FY 2010 Budget Request July:House/Senate Appropriations Committee markups October 1:NEW FISCAL YEAR

27. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy Authorization vs. Appropriation Authorization: Maximum amount of funds that can be provided for specific federal programs Authorization levels do not provide actual money

28. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy Authorization vs. Appropriation Appropriation: Application of federal dollars to federal programs Appropriations levels provide actual money

29. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy What We’re Seeking Additional Funding:  Fully fund IDEA at 40% of APPE  $1.5 billion for School Improvement Grants  $29.2 million for School Leadership  $100 million in ESEA Title II specifically dedicated to school leaders  $370 million for Striving Readers program

30. Principals Changing Schools Through Leadership and Advocacy Questions?