Title II – A: Planning for 2014 - 15

1. Title II – A: Planning for 2014 - 15 August 2014 Oregon Department of Education

2. Outcomes • Understand key Title II-A requirements • Become aware of changes for 2014-15 SY • Explore Professional Learning Cycle • Apply learning on data sources to current practice 2

3. HQT Reminders • Core teachers must meet HQ requirements at the time of assignment or hire. • Districts with non-HQ teachers listed at the bottom of the narrative should include a separate line item describing how the teachers are highly qualified for the current school year.

4. HQT Reminders • Any districts with non-HQ teachers should contact Janet Bubl for assistance • 100% HQ districts encouraged to allocate some funds to ensure they remain HQ janet.bubl@state.or.us

5. Common Core & Educator Effectiveness • Consider how to use II-A funds to support professional learning for teachers and administrators that: • increases the effective delivery of CCSS instruction • is informed by evidence collected through educator evaluations • facilitates consistency (inter-rater reliability) in educator evaluations www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2216

6. Allowable Activities WHAT WHO HOW

7. Budget Narrative: Separate Line Items • Every activity must be included as a separate line item • Do not group activities by need • Do not group activities by function code • Narratives with multiple activities in one line item may be rejected for clarity

8. The substitute question • Paying for subs is allowable for… • Teachers hired for class size reduction using II-A funds • Teachers participating in II-A funded professional development • The cost of the professional development itself is paid for with IIA funds

9. What About Food? • Very high burden of proof to show that paying for food and beverages with Federal funds is necessary to meet the goals and objectives of a Federal grant. • Structure the agenda for the meeting so that there is time for participants to purchase their own food, beverages, and snacks. • Determinations will be made on a case-by-case basis, and there may be some circumstances where the cost would be permissible, it is likely that those circumstances will be rare. http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2216

10. Private School Reminders Consult annually Activities based on needs of the private school Allowable activities Anything that meets II-A requirements ExceptSalaries/benefits and subs Districts may not reimburse private schools directly! Section G of the non-regulatory guidance

11. Carryover - Requirements Current narrative must be in process before carryover requests can be reviewed Activities in carryover request must be tied to needs from current year’s narrative Explanation for why funds were not spent Same requirements for allowable activities www.ode.state.or.us/opportunities/grants/nclb/title_ii/a_teacherquality/carryover-guidance.pdf

12. Timeline for 2014-2015 • August 4– II-A Application opens online • All applications received by September 15 will get 1st review and feedback by November 1 • 1st review of applications received after September 15 will take a minimum of 6 weeks after their submission • Goal for 2nd reviews will be within 2 weeks of district resubmission • Carryover opens mid-November

13. Resources GUIDANCE - www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2216 • May Technical Assistance Webinar • Budget Narrative Guidance – Updated • II-A Cliff Notes – New! • CCSS and EE guidance • Carryover Guidance – New! • Narrative and Overview Examples – New! TOOLS - www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2217 • Equitable Services Worksheet • Tools for Planning Professional Learning – New! 13

14. PLANNING FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING 14

15. Slip Activity • Use the slips at your table to illustrate the Professional Learning Planning Cycle • Gallery Walk with a partner • Table discussion, make revisions to your graphic if you wish 15

16. What Research Says… 16 16

17. Examining Data • Read the article at your table • Make eye contact with someone not at your table. Share: • A current practice in your district regarding data that the article reinforced • One new idea you think might improve practice in your district 17

18. Brainstorm • What data/current practices do you have that fits in the four categories described in the article? • Demographic • Perception • Student Learning • School Processes • Share out 18

19. A Comprehensive Needs Assessment • Review Student Data • Conduct a Gap Analysis • Consider Context and Barriers • Determine Educator Learning Needs 19

20. Increasing the Effectiveness of Professional Learning 1. Conduct a comprehensive needs assessment 2. Based on needs, set goals for professional learning 3. Support educators through purposeful planning • Learning designs • Expectations for implementation • Measures for success • Resources 4. Evaluate professional learning www.ode.state.or.us/opportunities/grants/nclb/title_ii/a_teacherquality/professional-learning.pdf 20

21. Questions and Contacts Sarah Martin sarah.martin@state.or.us Susanne Daggett Susanne.daggett@state.or.us Rendy Jantz Rendy.jantz@state.or.us