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What Does the Congress and President Obama Have in Mind for the preK-12 Markets?. Steven Pines, Executive Director Education Industry Association September 18, 2009. About the Education Industry Association (EIA).
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What Does the Congress and President Obama Have in Mind for the preK-12 Markets? Steven Pines, Executive Director Education Industry Association September 18, 2009
About the Education Industry Association (EIA) The leading trade association for private providers of preK-12 education services, products, curricula and technology. • Advocacy and public relations • B2B ventures, networking, professional development • Special interest groups –SES tutoring, Drop out Prevention; Online Learning; Special Education
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Created/Expanded Markets for Private Sector • Supplemental Educational Services (SES) • Professional development for teachers, principals and teacher retention support • Assessment and curricula • Comprehensive school reform • Special/Alternative Education • School restructuring • Drop-out prevention/recovery • Technology • Data and student information systems
Today’s Weather Forecast in PreK-12 A mix of: Red skies in the morning, sailors take warning, and Red skies at night, sailors delight
Rising Opportunities in K-12 • Charter school management • School turn-around • Professional development-principals/teacher • Assessment • Instructional content • Drop-out prevention/recovery services • Special education services • On-line instruction/schools • Services that Extend Learning Time (Tutoring) • Test Prep • Devices that individualize assessment/instruction at classroom
ARRA-Race to the Top • $4.3 Billion Competitive Grants to Governors who agree to: • Adopt high standards/assessments • Reward effective teachers • Create student data systems to improve instruction • Turn-around lowest performing schools • Phase I application Fall, 2009, Phase II “early” 2010 • 50% of funds received by a state, sub-granted to districts by T-1 formula • Proposals shall be comprehensive, integrated, and involve partnerships • Opportunities for vendors to team • Software developed may be “open-source” and not protected
ARRA- Investing in Innovations • $650 Million competitive grants to districts and non-profits in partnership with a district or school • Spur Innovation or Scale Evidenced-based Excellence of: • Student achievement, matriculation, graduation and career/ college readiness • Application late Winter, 2010 • Likely to go to areas that did NOT get RttT $ • Opportunities for vendors to team.
ARRA-School Improvement Grants • $3.5 Billion in T-1 Formula Grants to States • Discretionary sub-grant to Lowest Forming Districts • For 2010 SY (most likely) • Districts choose among 4 Models: • Turnarounds: Replace the principal and at least 50 percent of the staff and also adopt new or revised instructional strategies. • Re-starts: Close the school and re-open it under the management of a charter organization or an education management organization. • Closures: Close the school. • Transformations: Strategy replaces leadership, rewards teacher effectiveness; adopts comprehensive instructional programs; extends time for students; offers community services;
Cautionary Flags for Private Sector • Miller’s 2007 “Discussion” draft of NCLB with restrictions on vendors-as potential template for ESEA re-authorization • Less bi-partisanship in House; Rep. Kline ranking minority new to committee • Sen. Harkin as HELP Chair brings uncertain leadership; strong on IDEA and chairs Approp’s Ed. subcomm. • Duncan’s bias for non-profits; exclusion of for-profits as eligible i-3 grantee • Dept of ED waivers on SES/Choice for ARRA $ under banner of “freedom” and “flexibility” for districts • Congressional Democrats/staff cynical about private sector in public education • Increased political clout of teacher unions
ESEA Reauthorization • ARRA Funding Contains Hints of New Priorities: • Common and high internationally-benchmarked state standards • Turn-around worst schools • Teacher performance incentives • Student data-driven instruction • Charters and school management • Incentives vs sanctions for “struggling schools” • Drop-out prevention/recovery • Impact of Health Care Vote in 2009 • Mid to late 2010 ?? • Low-level activity is already underway
What You Can Do? • Evidence-based Innovation and Scaling What Works are the new mantra • View public schools as partners, not customers • Perform at highest standards: ethics and program quality • Engage Members of Congress and Ed Dept. with the message that you deliver help results for students and schools • Join a trade association to amplify the industry’s message. EIA has launched $500 million Campaign to Pr Education Industry Association www.educationindustry.org 800-252-3280