Freehold Borough Public Schools ESEA/Title I Presentation September 17, 2014 (FIS) September 23, 2014 (PAE/FLC)
No Child Left Behind O Recap from last year… O Frustrated by what he called a "slow motion train wreck" for U.S. schools, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said he will give schools relief from federal mandates under the No Child Left Behind law O 82 percent of U.S. schools would be labeled failures if No Child Left Behind remained unchanged
New Jersey and the Waiver Process O In order to waive certain provisions of NCLB, NJ had to adopt 4 principles: O Adopt College and Career Ready Expectations for All Students (CCSS and PARCC) O State-Developed Differentiated Recognition, Accountability, and Support System (priority, focus, and reward) O Support Effective Instruction and Leadership (new evaluation system-Marzano) O Reducing Duplication and Unnecessary Burden (less paperwork)
How Are Schools Measured? O Schools fall into 4 categories Priority: 5% of NJ’s lowest performing schools O Focus: 10% of NJ’s schools with the largest achievement gaps O Reward: Schools that significantly close their achievement gap or are O continuously high performing “Other”: Don’t fall into any of the above groups (“Other” is good) O O Initial status determined by the 2011 NJ ASK tests and the 2010 11 th grade HSPA cohort O New Jersey’s approved Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Flexibility Request requires that the State implement an accountability system with differentiated recognitions, interventions and supports. Schools that did not meet their 2012 Progress Targets must develop a plan detailing how they will address the needs of student populations that did not meet their progress targets and other measures of student performance.
Continued Provisions This Year O School Report Cards will no longer identify schools as SINIs O No longer a 20% SES or school choice reserve (SES tutoring is NOT a mandated intervention) O No longer a 10% SINI PD reserve O If district reports less than 100% of teachers as “Highly Qualified” they no longer need to develop an improvement plan
Continued Provisions This Year O No mailing about school status O Parents can view the NEW NJ School Performance Reports at http://education.state.nj.us/pr/ O Schools no longer need to meet 100% proficiency by 2013-2014 or meet the predetermined Annual Yearly Progress (AYP)
Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs) O The NJDOE will calculate AMOs for schools O Aim to close the achievement gap by half within the next 6 years O Annual equal increments set for total population and all applicable subgroups
How Do We Know Our Targets? O The NJDOE will notify schools of their proficiency rates and targets. O Participation Rate O Measurement of Math and LAL O The targets will be included in the charts O Color coded: Green (met target), Red (did not meet target), and Yellow (“confidence interval” -making progress toward target)
What If We Don ’ t Meet the Targets? O There are “no sanctions” for missing targets. O The AMOs and target designations will be noted in the School Performance Report for the public to see O Schools that did not meet their 2012 Progress Targets must develop a plan detailing how they will address the needs of student populations that did not meet their progress targets and other measures of student performance.
Title I Schools O Need to complete a School Wide Plan O Parent Involvement has not changed O Schools will get an allocation (1% of total grant split between 3 schools) O Schools must distribute their Parent Involvement Plan and District Parent Involvement Policy. O Must complete a School-Parent Compact O Still need to distribute the “Right to Know” letter to parents (parents have the right to ask schools about a teachers qualifications) O Distribute Language Instruction Letter within 30 days after school starts (children enrolled in a bilingual program) O All of these will be posted on the website
Elementary Schools… O Will still provide the quality programs, funded by the reduced Title I budget O Title I Summer Literacy and Math Program O JumpStart to Literacy (phonics interventions) O Provide supports to students through Basic Skills teachers O Parental Involvement Activities
Middle School… O Will still provide the quality programs, funded by the reduced Title I budget O Freehold Intermediate School is a Focus School-30% of the Title I Allocation is set aside for their use. O Provide supports to students through Intervention teachers, Literacy and Math Coaches, and a Parent Liaison O Extended day Homework Helper program O Funding for additional instructional supplies O Funding for teachers to meet and best plan instruction for your children O Parental Involvement Activities
WE NEED YOU! O Each school is looking to expand its Pa Paren enta tal l Advisor sory y Commi mmitt ttee ee (PAC) C) O Please feel free to fill out the letter of interest and return it to school O As a PAC member you make be asked to: O Family Event Planning O Creating school-based surveys O Review of School-Wide Plans, School-Parent Compacts, and Parent Involvement Policies
THANK YOU! O Contact us with any questions: Cheryl Young Director of Curriculum and Instruction cyoung@freeholdboro.k12.nj.us Colleen LaRocca Title I Coordinator/Literacy Specialist/District Testing Coordinator colleenl@freeholdboro.k12.nj.us
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