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1. Washington UpdateFACTE

   Jane E. West, Ph.D. Senior Vice President, AACTE jwest@aacte.org Fort Myers, FL October 24, 2013
2. Budget and appropriations ESEA Status Higher Education Reauthorization Teacher Prep Regulations IES Reauthorization State Policy New CAEP Standards Common Core Implementation NCTQ Educator Preparation 3.0 Resources
3. The Fiscal Mess Government funding extended until 1/15/14 At 2013 sequester level (5% cut; or $3B) Debt ceiling extended until 2/7/14 New sequester cuts kick-in on 1/15/14 – another $18B Budget conference committee to come up with 10-year plan by December.
4. The Legislative Agenda Elementary and Secondary Education Act Perkins Career and Technical Ed Act Child Care Development Block Grant Education Services Reform Act – IES Head Start Higher Education Act IDEA Workforce Investment Act
5. ESEA Status House Bill Partisan floor passage; President has threatened veto Senate Bill Partisan committee passage; floor time(?) Impact of waivers
6. Highly Qualified Kline Bill Eliminates highly qualified Harkin Bill Retains highly qualified but only for new teachers in LEAs with teacher evaluation systems; equitable distribution shifts to “effective teachers” Current Law Allows those in alternate routes to be called “highly qualified” before they have completed their program Congress mandated study (due Dec. 31) to report on how many of those who have not completed their preparation are working with ELL students, low-income students, students with disabilities, student in rural areas Current law just extended until 2016 under CR
7. Coalition for Teaching Quality 90 education, civil rights, disability, parent, state, local, national organizations Promoting teacher quality and teacher equitable distribution Active on multiple teacher quality fronts
8. Teacher Evaluation Systems Included in Harkin ESEA bill, Kline ESEA bill, Department of Education waivers Harkin Bill Must be created by 2015-16 All LEAs have teacher and principal evaluation systems Multiple performance categories aligned to PD Based in “significant part” on academic achievement
9. Teacher Evaluation Systems (cont’d) Kline Bill Does not require states or LEAs to have evaluation systems States may give TA LEAs may use funds to do this No equitable distribution requirements
10. GREAT Act – H.R. 2196 / S. 1052 A 1% (3%) set aside from Title II of ESEA Allows states to set up charter training academies – separate set of standards – no clinical requirements, prohibitions against many current requirements (faculty credentials), certificate = MA degree – renewal based on value-added Bipartisan support Included in both the Kline ESEA bill and the Harkin ESEA bill
11. Higher Education Act Reauthorization Senate and House Committee holding hearings AACTE has submitted recommendations Senate will hold hearing on teacher preparation Obama proposal - rate all colleges based on: Access - % of students receiving Pell grants Affordability – average tuition, loan debt Outcomes – graduation rates and earnings Link federal financial aid to college rating Develop data system to collect this information
12. Mixed Responses from Higher Education “It’s devaluing what higher education really means.” President taken a “schoolmarmish tone” of scolding colleges. “I don’t think that elevates anything. I think that cheapens the whole enterprise.” Pat McGuire – President, Trinity Washington University Secretary Duncan responds: Criticisms are “premature and more than a little silly.” Hopes to finalize rating system by December 2014 New Deputy Undersecretary: JamienneStudley, Skidmore College, Public Advocates
13. Educator Preparation Reform Act Sen. Jack Reed / Rep. Mike Honda – S. 1062 / H.R. 2172 Reauthorizes Title II of Higher Education Act Strengthens Teacher Quality Partnership Grants (1 year clinical, high-need fields and schools, 3 year employment commitment, broader eligibility, adds principals) Streamlines accountability requirements – adds TPA reporting; transparent system for closing low-performers; $ for TA for at-risk programs Endorsed by 28 national organizations – higher ed, K-12, special ed
14. Teacher Preparation Negotiated Rulemaking Impact of CAEP and Obama Higher Ed Proposal September 4 letter to Sec. Duncan urging publication Chiefs for Change, Center for American Progress, Democrats for Education Reform, The Education Trust, National Council of La Raza, NCTQ, Students First, TFA, TNTP
15. Reauthorization of IES House hearing – intention to mark up bill this fall No action in Senate House theme – enhance accountability, reduce duplication, make it easier for states, districs and practitioners to access research
16. State Policy in Teacher Prep New AACTE State Policy Principles: Investments in the Education Workforce Equitable Pathways into Teaching Program Accountability Data Systems Selectivity Colorado proposal: licensure = background check, pass a test, BA, principal wants to hire you; use value-added to determine continued employment New law in Mississippi: $1.5 million new funding; $15k/year to become a teacher; must have a 3.5 GPA; 28 on ACT; five-year service obligation
17. Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) January, 2014 – new standards formally released February, 2014 – guidelines for self studies piloted April, 2014 – evidence principles and guidelines released Spring, 2014 – accreditation decision guidelines released 2013-2015 – choice of NCATE, TEAC, CAEP or both NCATE/CAEP or TEAC/CAEP Spring 2016 – CAEP standards required
18. CAEP (cont’d) Standard 3: Recruitment and Selectivity Average GPA of cohort 3.0 or higher; group average on nationally normed achievement tests (SAT,GRE…) In top 50% by 2016-2017 In top 40% by 2018-2019 In top 33% by 2020
19. CAEP (cont’d) Standard 4: Program Impact Multiple measures Candidates contribute to an expected level of student learning All available growth measures (value-added, student growth percentiles, student learning objectives) required by state for teachers and available to EPPs Employer satisfaction measures Completer satisfaction measures
20. CAEP (cont’d) 4 levels of accreditation: Denial Probationary Full “Gold”
21. Common Core 45 states (including Florida) Although much activity and much available, not a trusted and efficient method of getting information; materials may not be designed for preparation faculty. Report from the Center for Education Policy, September 2013, “State Education Agencies’ Views on Postsecondary Involvement”
22. NCTQ AACTE Website National Responses Institutional Responses Background Information on NCTQ Institutional Response Kit NCTQ is touring states to showcase the review’s findings. Teacher Prep Review is contracted with US News for another 2 years New review due out in June 2014 Seeking to become an “accreditor” in Indiana
23. “Educator Preparation 3.0”The Center for Innovation in Educator Workforce Development Workforce Development Pedagogy The Center for Innovation in Educator Workforce Development Documentation & Synthesizing Research Capacity Building
24. State Pilots to Transform Educator Preparation CCSSO 7 states CEEDAR (Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform) 5 states per year
25. Advocacy Tools Grassroots Action Network StateTrack State Chapters Technical Assistance State Support Grant Advocacy Toolkit Institutional Response Kit Washington Week State Leaders Institute: June 10-11, 2014 Day on the Hill: June 11-12, 2014 Be in touch with us!
26. And Remember… “If you’re not at the table, you’re probably on the menu!”