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Educational Mandates: Funded, Under-Funded, and Unfunded. Business and Community Advisory Council Meeting May 20, 2014 Sloan Presidio, Assistant Superintendent, ISD. Educational Mandates . Major Types of Educational Mandates: Federal State. Federal Educational Mandate Requirements.
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Educational Mandates: Funded, Under-Funded, and Unfunded Business and Community Advisory Council Meeting May 20, 2014 Sloan Presidio, Assistant Superintendent, ISD
Educational Mandates • Major Types of Educational Mandates: • Federal • State
Federal Educational Mandate Requirements • Services to students • Assessments • Educational building specifications • Transportation for services
Major Federal Educational Mandates • No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act • Academic testing for all students at designated grade levels • 34 online federal- and state-required tests in grades 3-12 • Special services for students • English Learners [ELs] (Title III) • Students in poverty (Title I) • Special assessments • Annual English language proficiency assessment of ELs
Major Federal Educational Mandates • Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) • Services for students with disabilities • Special assessments and accommodations • Child Nutrition Act • Food services provided at school
Major Federal Educational Mandates • Perkins Vocational and Technical Assistance Act • Career and technical education services for students • Federal Workforce Investment Act • Services connecting school to the workplace • Adult Education and Family Literacy Act • Adult Education services
Major State Educational Mandates • Code of Virginia • Virginia Board of Education Standards and Regulations • Virginia Standards of Learning • Virginia Standards of Quality • Virginia Standards of Accreditation
State Educational Mandate Requirements • Services to students • Staffing requirements and ratios • Courses provided & graduation requirements • Assessments • Teacher and principal evaluations
Under- and Unfunded Mandate Costs • Federal and state mandates together are under-funded over $100 million annually in FCPS
No Child Left Behind Act – Under-funded Mandate No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act Data Sources: NCLB: Direct Compliance Costs are from the State Survey on NCLB (2005). Revenue is the actual NCLB awards.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) – Under-funded Mandate Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Data Sources: IDEA: Costs are calculated using 40% of the federal per pupil rate times unduplicated special education membership. Revenue is the actual IDEA awards.