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IDEA and NCLB

IDEA and NCLB. The Connection. Elizabeth Burmaster, State Superintendent Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003. Currently. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has been scheduled for reauthorization since 2002.

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IDEA and NCLB

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  1. IDEA and NCLB The Connection Elizabeth Burmaster, State Superintendent Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  2. Currently • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has been scheduled for reauthorization since 2002. • Presently, both the House and the Senate have developed draft legislation. • It doesn’t look like anything will come to pass in the near future. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  3. The Connection • No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) connect in a variety of ways, the most significant of which include: • Testing • Accountability and Adequate Yearly Progress • The impact of NCLB sanctions on schools in relation to students with disabilities • Highly Qualified Teachers • Paraprofessionals Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  4. Testing Students with Disabilities NCLB requires… • 95% of enrolled students, including students with disabilities, must participate in state assessments in reading and mathematics. (Currently, grades 4, 8, and 10 and in 2005-06 every grade 3-8, and at least once in grades 9-12). • Students with disabilities are a disaggregated subgroup under NCLB and schools and districts are held accountable when they reach a cell size of 50 or more. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  5. IDEA requires… Students with disabilities must participate in annual statewide assessments with or without appropriate accommodations or alternate assessments and in the grade level in which they are enrolled. Testing Students with Disabilities Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  6. Currently, about 2% of Wisconsin students take the Alternate Assessment. Students with disabilities who take Wisconsin’s Alternate Assessment are credited for test participation. Testing Students with Disabilities Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  7. Accountability andAdequate Yearly Progress • NCLB Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP): • Test participation • Graduation or attendance • Reading • Math • Disaggregated by specific subgroups, including students with disabilities. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  8. 62 35 32 24 2002-03 Statewide AYP Data (as of 12/1/03) 106 schools missed AYP Breakdown by indicators: Reading Math Test Participation Other Indicator Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  9. 18 6 4 1 2002-03 Statewide AYP Data (as of 12/1/03) 22 districts missed AYP Breakdown by indicators: Reading Math Test Participation Other Indicator Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  10. 69schools met cell size 2002-03 Statewide AYP Data (as of 12/1/03) Students with Disabilities 40 met 95% 29 missed AYP Test Participation Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  11. 47schools met cell size 2002-03 Statewide AYP Data (as of 12/1/03) Students with Disabilities 5 met 61% 37 made Safe Harbor 5 Missed AYP Reading Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  12. 47schools met cell size 2002-03 Statewide AYP Data (as of 12/1/03) Students with Disabilities 12 Met 37% 26 made Safe Harbor 9 Missed AYP Math Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  13. Accountability Disconnect • IDEA accountability is built around the Individualized Education Program (IEP) • IDEA seeks progress for individual child rather than state benchmarks • IDEA provides entitlement until age 21 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  14. Sanctions • Impact on special education delivery models • School choice and FAPE Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  15. Highly Qualified Teachers • all teachers hired after January 8, 2002 and teaching in a program supported by Title I funds be highly qualified and all teachers teaching “core academic subjects” are to be highly qualified by 2005-06. • HOUSSE and PI 34 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  16. Paraprofessionals • All Title I paraprofessionals newly hired after January 8, 2002 must have: • at least 2 years of higher education or an associates degree; or • passed formal state or local tests/assessments designed to demonstrate knowledge and ability in certain subject areas. • All Title I paraprofessionals hired before January 8, 2002 must meet the above requirements by the end of the 2005-06 school year. • Approximately 50% of paraprofessionals in Wisconsin are special education paraprofessionals. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

  17. Resources • Information on No Child Left Behind in Wisconsin can be found at: www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/esea/index • Information on Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in Wisconsin can be found at: www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/een Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction December 2003

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