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Kansas ESEA Flexibility Waiver Update

Kansas ESEA Flexibility Waiver Update. August 14, 2012. Update. Emphasis on helping field and public understand the waiver ITV Webinars Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Fact sheets Talking points Website Variety presentations across Kansas Contacting districts Media briefing. Logo.

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Kansas ESEA Flexibility Waiver Update

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  1. Kansas ESEA Flexibility Waiver Update August 14, 2012

  2. Update • Emphasis on helping field and public understand the waiver • ITV • Webinars • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) • Fact sheets • Talking points • Website • Variety presentations across Kansas • Contacting districts • Media briefing

  3. Logo

  4. Principle 3 Update • Condition of approval of ESEA waiver • Student growth tied to teacher and leader evaluation • Just received feedback from ED on Peer Review of Kansas Principle 3 Guidelines that were submitted in June • Requesting additional information on KS approach to including student growth as a significant factor

  5. Principle 3 Update • Addition information on how evaluation systems : • Are used for continual improvement of instruction • Guide professional development • How evaluators will be trained • How results will be used to inform personnel decisions • How KS will monitor district implementation

  6. Talking Points • Overview • Accountability System • Teacher and Leader Evaluations • College and Career Ready Expectation

  7. Overview • Opportunity to seek waivers from some provisions of Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA), currently known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) • Congress failed to reauthorize—5 years over due • Move away from narrowly defined accountability system—Limited and often misleading view of success in improving student achievement

  8. Overview • Does not eliminate accountability • Provides more meaningful measure of success and progress of Kansas students and schools • No focus on making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) • Performance goals unique to each school • Maintains focus on helping student achieve proficiency in both reading and math

  9. Transition to New Accountability • 2011-2012 last year for “former” system • AYP is determined using 2011 targets • AYP information on report cards • No schools or districts identified for improvement • 2012-2013 first year for “new” system

  10. Accountability • Strength of new system— • Multiple ways of looking at data • Schools gain clarity regarding areas in which improvement efforts should focus

  11. Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs) • Improving Student Achievement • Increasing Student Growth • Decreasing Achievement Gap • Reducing the Percent of Non-Proficient Students • Increasing Participation Rated • Improving Graduation Rates

  12. Identifying Title I Schools • Reward schools—recognized for high performance and high levels of progress • Priority schools—lowest performing based on student achievement • Focus schools—have largest gap • Lists posted on ESEA Flexibility Waiver web page

  13. Technical Assistance • Districts partner with KSDE through Kansas Learning Network (KLN) • Comprehensive needs assessment • Implement district action plans • Help identified schools implement improvement plans

  14. Shared Responsibility • State provides leadership and direction to districts • Districts give leadership and direction to schools • Schools are responsible for building capacity of school staff to meet needs of all learners • Interventions occur at all levels

  15. Teacher & Leader Evaluation • Sticking points—how evaluation system tied to student achievement • Work collaboratively with our stakeholders—Teaching in Kansas Commission II • Develop most effective method for integrating student performance into our existing model evaluation system (KEEP) • Over next three years—implement in 2014-2015

  16. Guidelines • Districts not required to use Kansas Educator Evaluation Protocol (KEEP) • Must meet guidelines specified in Kansas plan, including tied to student achievement

  17. College and Career Ready • Kansas adopted Common Core Standards for English language arts and math • Governing state in SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium • Working to develop and implement computerized assessments aligned to Common Core Standards in 2014-2015 • Adopt English language proficiency standards • Administer new ELP assessments in 2014-2015

  18. Waiver Helps with Transition • Kansas already doing many aspects of waiver • Now, we can focus on common core standards • Develop and implement next generation of state assessments • Design a new accreditation system • Prepare for a future reauthorized ESEA

  19. Questions?

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