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THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT POLICY, PRACTICE, PARTNERS #NACSAcon

Workshop Goals 1. Foundational knowledge of ESSA policy and process 2. Techniques to address accountability issues that arise with the ESSA transition 3. Tools to talk about ESSA with stakeholders #NACSAcon

THREE PARTS, THREE TIMES THE FUN What at You Ha Have At Your Ta Table 1. Policy Boot Camp (30 mins) Table Facilitator 2. Practices: (60 mins) The ESSA Transition: An Scenario – Authorizer’s Planning Guide Bringing It Home – Workbook 3. Partners (45 mins) Talking about ESSA – State Huddles – #NACSAcon

POLICY BOOT CAMP TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE WITH AMANDA FENTON, NACSA KELLY MCMANUS, EDUCATION TRUST #NACSAcon

FIND YOUR CLICK JOIN POLL SCROLL DOWN SESSION TO PARTICIPATE TO ADD TO THE DISCUSSION JOIN YOUR SESSION’S POLLING AND DISCUSSION #NACSAcon

BOOT CAMP GOALS AND TOPICS Goals Topics 1. Review highlights of ESSA and 1. Assessments how it impacts charter 2. Accountability authorizers. 3. Transparency 2. Correct common 4. Equity misunderstandings about the law. 5. The Transition 3. Give authorizers a sense of what 6. Charter School Program decisions will be made and how they should be involved. For more resources on these and other topics, see Page 6 of your Transition Guide. #NACSAcon

WHERE ARE WE? WE A E ARE RE HERE ERE And nd jus ust a li little b bit here FEDERAL STATE PLANS STATE REGULATIONS REGULATIONS IN FULL EFFECT December 2015: Law passed. August 2016: Waivers expired. Schoo chool Year 20 2016-17: Trans nsition Y n Year December 2016: Federal regulations must be completed March, July 2017: State Title I plans due to US ED Schoo chool Year 20 2017-18: New s state p plans go into e o effect #NACSAcon December 2017: Dea Dec Deadline f for first n new state r repo eport c cards

QUICK TIPS USE NEW TOOLS KNOW THE NEW AUTONOMIES COORDINATE ESSA requires reporting new data on LEAs especially can have significant schools and school performance. Think comprehensively. ESSA new autonomies. Funding, school Understand what the data helps you encourages holistic plans, coordinated improvement, assessments, local do…and what it might make murky. systems, and meaningful stakeholder planning, etc. This flexibility comes engagement. with new responsibilities. #NACSAcon

POLL 10 WHICH STATEMENT ABOUT OPEN ASSESSMENTS IS FALSE? ESSA permits assessment flexibilities in specific circumstances, such as: 1. All students must take annual assessments • LEAs wishing to use a nationally in the same topics, and on the same recognized high school assessment schedule, as under NCLB. (like SAT or ACT) if the state allows. 28% (14) 2. All students must take the same annual • Alternate assessments for students assessment, aligned with Common Core with the most significant cognitive standards, in the same grade level. disabilities 34% (17) • Letting 8 th grade students in 3. Schools and districts that do not achieve a advanced mathematics courses take 95% participation rate will face that assessment instead of the consequences. regular 8 th grade test 38% (19) ESSA D DOES N NOT re T require t the he a adop option on of of the C Commo mmon C Core s stan andar dards ds Sample Results

POLL 10 WHICH STATEMENT ABOUT OPEN ACCOUNTABILITY IS FALSE? Charter schools must be included in 1. Charter schools must be treated the same as Title I accountability systems, but ESSA traditional public schools for Title I accountability. contains a specific provision to make 42.86% (6) state charter school law the primary 2. States must identify a set of schools for intervention and/or support. This includes those in the bottom mechanism for oversight of charter 5% of state accountability system, high schools with school accountability. 1111(c)(5) less than 67% graduation rate, and schools where any group of students is consistently underperforming. Title I accountability should support, 14.29% (2) not get in the way of, charter 3. Converting a school into a charter school is an accountability. allowable intervention method. Please educate your state 42.86% (6) stakeholders. Sample Results

POLL 10 WHICH STATEMENT ABOUT OPEN TRANSPARENCY IS FALSE? 1. State report cards may require new authorizer and charter specific data. 50% (2) 2. All schools must report new subgroup data, including homeless/foster youth and military-connected children. ALL TRUE 25% (1) 3. State and school report cards must report per pupil expenditures by funding source (federal, state and local). 25% (1) Sample Results

POLL 10 OPEN WHICH STATEMENT ABOUT EQUITY IS FALSE? 1. School and LEA level Title I plans (like school improvement) can be put together ESSA has many requirements around without stakeholder engagement. stakeholder engagement. This extends 39.39% (13) to the LEA and, in some cases, the 2. States will have to demonstrate how they school level. This varies by title, but ensure an equitable distribution of effective teachers. generally must be meaningful, timely, and include charter leaders, parents, 33.33% (11) teachers, and other community 3. How schools and LEAs demonstrate members. compliance with federal spending rules, including funds for students targeted through the Titles, could change. 27.27% (9) Sample Results

POLL 10 OPEN WHICH STATEMENT ABOUT THE TRANSITION IS FALSE? Traditional public schools will still be held accountable during the transition 1. The ESSA accountability systems will year. likely use data collected during the • Currently Priority lists are frozen, and 16/17 school year. interventions still have to be taking 20% place. 2. There may be incomplete and/or States must identify schools for • missing data from the 14/15 and comprehensive support in the 15/16 school years. 17/18 school year. For targeted support in the 18/19 school year. 40% 3. Traditional public schools will not be Push your state to provide an held accountable during the transition equivalency comparison– or “crosswalk”–of the accountability years. systems. 40% Sample Results

POLL WHICH STATEMENT ABOUT 10 OPEN THE CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAM IS FALSE? 1. ICBs are eligible state grantees. Authorizer sanctions are NOT required under the new CSP. A state must 50% (2) describe how it will oversee authorizers 2. States must have a system to and ensure better authorizing. This can revoke the authority of charter include systems to better support school authorizers to be eligible. authorizers, like technical assistance 25% (1) and training. 3. States must use at least 7% of grant funds for statewide quality There is specific funding to support initiatives, including efforts to those state-level responsibilities. support quality authorizing. 25% (1) Sample Results

NEXT STEPS 1. It’s too late. States are wrapping up their Title I plan development processes. 2. Other stakeholders will speak up for the charter and authorizing ALL FALSE sectors. 3. I should wait until all state systems are finalized before taking any actions to examine my practices. #NACSAcon

PRACTICE: RENEWAL ALISON BAGG, MA DOE DAWNLYNNE KACER, SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA #NACSAcon

SETTING UP FOR UNKNOWN CHANGE What Preparations Can You Make to Plan for Minor Significant Either Change Change Scenario? How Does That Change Based on State Inputs? #NACSAcon

FROM THE FIELD: TWO GREEN MASCOTS, TWO APPROACHES #NACSAcon

RENEWAL SCENARIO Part A (20 minutes) Group A p Activity: D Decide de on a n a rene newal al protocol to us use e dur uring t ing the 16/17 and and 17/18 school y year ears. . 1. Determine what (if any) additional information you will collect and consider, or what existing information you will reweight. 2. Determine what (if any) choices the charter schools will have. 3. Make a recommendation for Main Street Charter School and list the factors that contributed to your decision. #NACSAcon

RENEWAL SCENARIO Part B (25 minutes) Discussion 1. What from this scenario resonates with your portfolio? What approaches will you consider? 2. How could your tools (like annual reports, or your performance framework) better help you get through this transition? #NACSAcon

LET’S TALK ABOUT IT! MARK MODRCIN, TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS #NACSAcon

WHAT ARE THE ESSA MESSAGES OUT THERE RIGHT NOW? LOCAL FLEXIBILITY, NON-PUNITIVE LOCAL CONTROL, ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL “RESTART” OR “PAUSE” “Continuous Improvement” cycle CONSEQUENCES Less test-based, more non-academic Traditional schools will be “off the Local solutions to local challenges. hook” during the transition period, Regulations infringe on that local partially because of policy, partially control ethos. because of data gaps. #NACSAcon

TIPS ON DEVELOPING A MESSAGE: PAC-IT PURPOSE AUDIENCE CHANNEL MESSAGE Does your message inspire the action you want (purpose), resonate with your audience, and is conveyed through the right channel? #NACSAcon

Back ck to o our ur r renewal discus cussion… PA PAC-It It Part C: (15 mins) What are the messages I want to get across about ESSA? Are there messages I need to get ahead of? To whom? Why? #NACSAcon

Part D (10 minutes) What partners can help me get my message across? How can I engage them effectively? Will my approach need to be different? #NACSAcon