DESE and Office of College and Career Readiness Update

1. MCCTA Spring Conference February 11, 2016 DESE and Office of College and Career Readiness Update Missouri Department of Elementaryand Secondary Education February 2016

2. DESE Updates Blaine Henningsen Assistant Commissioner

3. DESE UPDATES • Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) • Missouri Learning Standards and Assessments • New Skills for Youth grant opportunity

4. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) • Overview • Goals • Standards • Assessments • Accountability • School Intervention

5. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) • Overview • New federal education law – 12/10/15 • Gives states more flexibility to meet their needs

6. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) • Goals • Reduces federal footprint in K-12 education • Give states and local leaders more flexibility to meet their student’s unique needs

7. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) • Accountability • Requires a statewide accountability system • Requires the publication of an annual State Report Card

8. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) • Standards • States will continue to determine their own academic standards • U.S. Department of Education cannot force or encourage a state to use a certain set of standards.

9. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) • Assessments • Requires statewide assessments • Possibility of “flexibility”

10. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) • School Intervention • Requires states to identify and improve low-performing schools as part of the accountability system. • NCLB’s identification for school improvement, corrective action, restructuring, public school choice and supplemental educational services is replaced with two new categories.

11. Missouri Learning Standards Update

12. Show-Me Standards Knowledge A foundation in reading, writing, mathematics, world and American history, forms of government, geography, science, health/physical education and the fine arts – should also be incorporated into courses in career and technical education and practical arts. Performance The ability of students to apply their knowledge and skills to the kinds of problems and decisions they will likely encounter after they graduate. Missouri LearningStandards Grade- and course-level expectations in: • Agriculture and natural resources • Business and informationtechnology • English language arts • Fine arts • Health/physical education • Health services • Human services • Industrial and engineering technology • Mathematics • Science • Social studies

13. HB 1490 Timeline • July 2014 – Bill signed into law - Section 160.526.1, RSMo • Oct. 2014 – Work groups organized to develop and recommend academic performance standards • Oct. 2015 – Work groups presented the proposed standards to state board of education. Last of three public hearings held

14. Seeking feedback • The law specified that the state board shall hold at least three public hearings to receive public testimony: • Within 30 days of workgroups being convened (10/27/14) • Approximately 6 months after the first hearing (4/20/15) • When the work groups submit the academic performance standards they have developed to the state board (10/26/15) • Transcripts of the hearings, as well as speaker notes and comment cards are all posted on the DESE website.

15. Openness/Transparency • “Crosswalks” were completed comparing the current Missouri Learning Standards and the standards proposed by the workgroups. • These are posted on the DESE website.

16. Seeking feedback • The law specified that the state board shall: • Solicit comments and feedback on the academic performance standards or learning standards from the Joint Committee on Education • Comment period was open Nov. 2 – Dec. 2, 2015. • Response from Committee received on Dec. 2, 2015 and is posted on the DESE website

17. Seeking feedback • The law also specified that the state board shall: • Solicit comments and feedback on the academic performance standards or learning standards from academic researchers • Comment period is open Nov. 2 – Jan. 13, 2016 • Responses have been posted on the DESE website

18. Seeking feedback • Going beyond what the law required: • Goal was to be inclusive, collaborative and transparent • Sought public comment by establishing: • an anonymous survey on DESE website • a HB 1490 Comments Email box • Comment period was open from Nov. 2 – Dec. 2, 2015

19. Seeking feedback • Publicizing the “Open Comment Period” • Advertised on Superintendents and DESE Bulletin List Serve (3,000+) – emailed weekly • Posted on the DESE website and social media • Also advertised through the following: • PTO List Serve, PTA List Serve • Public Information Offices at 266 school districts • MNEA, MSTA, MCTM, STOM, Public School Teacher List Serve • MSBA, MASA, MAESP, MASSP, MOARE • Missouri State Chamber of Commerce • All comments have been posted on the DESE website

20. Moving Forward • Reviewed the proposals submitted by the workgroups • Reviewed suggestions/issues that were identified through the commenting process • Reviewed other information as mandated by law

21. Missouri Revised Statutes 160.526 • In establishing, evaluating, modifying and revising the academic performance standards and learning standards and the statewide assessment system…the state board of education shall consider the work that has been done by: • other states • recognized regional and national experts • professional education discipline-based associations • other professional education associations • the Department of Higher Education’s curriculum alignment initiative • any work in the public domain

22. Grade Level Expectations - Next Steps • March 15 Board Meeting – Board to take action on new “Expectations”

23. New Skills for Youth Grant January 19, 2016 (New York) – JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced a new $75 million, five-year global initiative to address the youth unemployment crisis and expand young people’s access to economic opportunity.

24. Curriculum and Assessment Lisa Sireno Standards and Assessment Administrator

25. 2015 – 2016 Assessment Missouri Assessment Program • Grade-Level • End-of-Course • MAP-A • ACCESS 2.0 • ACT • Personal Finance

26. Grade-Level April 4 – May 27 • Assess the Missouri Learning Standards • English language arts and mathematics at grades 3 – 8 • Science at grades 5 and 8 • Assessment contractor DRC • INSIGHT online platform • Same look and feel as last year • eDIRECT MAP portal • PRISM reporting

27. Grade-Level • Platform training in Online Tools Training (OTT) • Pretests in Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT) • Mathematics and ELA assessments updated • Writing task in grades 5 and 8 ELA • Standard setting in July • Reports available September 1 • Science student reports available 10 days following district assessment window

28. End-of-Course October 5 – January 22 February 22 – May 27 June 6 – August 26 • Missouri Learning Standards • Accountability assessments • Algebra I/Algebra II • Biology • English II • Government

29. End-of-Course • Non-accountability assessments • Algebra II • American History • English I • Geometry • Physical Science

30. End-of-Course • 40 – 50 items • iTester online platform • Administration • Reporting • Pretests http://dese.mo.gov/college-career-readiness/assessment/end-course

31. MAP-A April 4 – May 27 • Missouri Learning Standards • ELA and mathematics in grades 3 – 8 and 11 • Science in grades 5, 8, and 11 • Dynamic Learning Maps • ELA and mathematics instructionally embedded • KITE platform

32. ACCESS January 11 – March 18 • Monitor students’ acquisition of academic English in the domains of speaking, listening, reading, and writing • INSIGHT platform • Reports to districts April 29

33. ACT April 19 – May 3 (Online) April 19 – May 3 (Accommodated paper and pencil) April 19(Paper and pencil) May 3 (Make-up paper and pencil) • 11th grade census administration • ACT accommodations available in both formats • Student reports mailed 3-8 weeks after testing • School reports and score labels arrive 3-8 weeks after testing • District profile by September 2

34. Personal Finance October 5 – January 27 February 22 – May 27 June 6 – August 26 • Missouri Personal Finance Competencies • Online platform • Required for students taking a course in which Personal Finance competencies are embedded • Required for students who are attempting to demonstrate mastery or “test out”

35. Assessment Questions 573-751-3545 assessment@dese.mo.gov

36. Career Education Updates Dennis Harden, Coordinator Career and Technical Education

37. Staff Updates • Blaine Henningsen, Assistant Commissioner, OCCR • Lisa Sireno, Standards and Assessment Admin. • Shelly Wehmeyer, Director, Health Sciences Education • Lloyd Healy, Pathways Manager

38. Perkins Updates • Year 10 Extension • Negotiate levels of performance for Year 10 • FY2015 Performance – Not Met at 90% • Secondary – Academic Attainment/Mathematics • Postsecondary- Credential, Certificate or Degree • Tiered Monitoring – • Cohort 2 - Desk Monitoring • Cohort 1 – Onsite Technical Assistance Visit • Possible Perkins Reauthorization this year

39. Ad Hoc CTE Funding Committee Purpose To review, revise and make recommendations to the Department regarding the manner in which state CTE salary funding is distributed to school districts and institutions of higher education.

40. Ad Hoc CTE Funding Committee • Committee is representative of secondary and postsecondary teachers and administrators as well as DESE and DHE. • Committee to meet six times either face-to-face or virtually. • The work of the committee is being facilitated by the Central Comprehensive Center, the College & Career Readiness & Success Center, and Center on Innovations in Learning.

41. NCI and NTI, IRCs, Dual Credit Janice Rehak, Coordinator CTE Curriculum

42. Dates for NCI & NTI New Counselor Institute (NCI) July 17-20 Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City New Teacher Institute (NTI) July 31-August 3, Hilton Garden Inn, Columbia

43. NTI Certificate

44. TSA and IRC March – June 30, 2016 window Review applications in September Announce updates in October IRCs added during this cycle will be used for 2018 reporting

45. DHE Dual Credit Policy The policy can be found at: http://dhe.mo.gov/cota/dualcredit.php You might also look at the transfer guidelines and the transfer course library

46. Dual Credit Policy: Faculty/Instructor Qualifications and Support • Dual credit instructors shall possess an academic degree relevant to what they are teaching and at least one level above the level at which they teach • Instructors using credentials for qualification with a master’s level degree in a discipline other than that in which he or she is teaching must have completed a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline in which he or she is teaching (The faculty/instructor rules go into effect on July 1, 2017; the rest is in place as of Jan 1, 2016)

47. Dual Credit Policy: Faculty/Instructor Qualifications and Support • Institutions may, at their discretion, employ as dual credit instructors for career and technical programs an individual who has superior knowledge and tested experience in the discipline in which he or she is teaching (The faculty/instructor rules go into effect on July 1, 2017; the rest is in place as of Jan 1, 2016)

48. Dual Credit: Eligible Students Placement test score as determined by the institution…if the institution uses a placement test plus: • Grade 11-12: GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale automatically eligible • Grades 11-12: GPA of 2.5-2.99 must provide a signed letter of recommendation from principal or guidance counselor and provide written permission from parent or legal guardian

49. Dual Credit: Eligible Students Placement test score as determined by the institution…if the institution uses a placement test plus: • Grade 10: must have GPA of 3.0 on 4.0 scale, and must provide a signed letter of recommendation from principal and guidance counselor and provide written permission from parent or legal guardian • Grade 9: GPA of 3.0 on 4.0 scale score at the 90th percentile or above on the ACT or SAT, and provide a signed letter of recommendation from their principal and guidance counselor and provide written permission from a parent or legal guardian

50. Enhancement Grant Update Doug Sutton, Director