Schoolwide Programs Under the No Child Left Behind Act

1. Schoolwide Programs Under the No Child Left Behind Act David Gray Region VII Comprehensive Center University of Oklahoma 800 228-1766

2. Purposes • To introduce participants to the basic features, elements and components of schoolwide programs under the No Child Left Behind Act. • To highlight how changes in the law impact schoolwide programs. • To provide tools and resources for implementing schoolwide programs. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

3. Schoolwide Programs:An Overview • 22,000+ schoolwide programs nationwide and growing. • Might already outnumber targeted assistance schools. • De-emphasized by the US Department of Education over the past seven years in favor of Comprehensive School Reform and other high priority programs. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

4. Schoolwide Programs (SWP):Distinguishing Features • Purpose of schoolwide programs: • Improve student academic achievement throughout the school so that all students demonstrate proficiency in meeting the State’s academic standards. • The improved achievement is to result from improving the entire educational program of the school. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

5. Schoolwide Programs (SWP):Distinguishing Features • Eligibility. A school may operate a schoolwide program if-- • The LEA determines that the school serves an eligible attendance area or is a participating school, and • For the initial year the school serves a school attendance area in which not less than 40% of the children are from low-income families, OR not less than 40% of the children enrolled in the school are from low-income families. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

6. Schoolwide Programs (SWP):Distinguishing Features • Use of funds for SWP improvement • A schoolwide is a comprehensive school reform model in which LEA consolidates/uses funds to upgrade the entire educational program of a school. • Serves children from high poverty families. • Requires schools to devote “sufficient resources” to professional development to enable children to meet State academic achievement standards. • May use funds to establish or enhance pre-kindergarten programs for children under 6(new). Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

7. Schoolwide Programs:Distinguishing Features • Allows flexibility • Does not require the identification of children as eligible to participate. • Allows the Secretary to exempt SWPs from statutory or regulatory provisions of any noncompetitive formula grant program. • Includes 3 “core elements” and 5 major “components” that shape the schoolwide program. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

8. Benefits of Schoolwide Programs • Flexibility—combining resources, serving all students, redesigning school services. • Coordination and integration—reducing curricular and instructional fragmentation. • Accountability—clarifying that all students are responsible for meeting the same high standards • Common Goals—integrating and unifying school, parent, and community goals Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

9. Questions to Consider • Are we willing to invest a year in planning our schoolwide program? • Can we get continuing support from the administration, school board, staff, and community? • Will we be willing to continuously monitor and evaluate the success of our program? Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

10. “New” Acronyms SBR NCLB RF, ERF “Old” Acronyms ESEA IASA, IAS SWP CSRD, CSR SEA LEA AYP ED Quickie Quiz-Acronyms Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

11. NCLB Act (2001-2) 40% poverty level. 3 “core elements” and 5 major components. Existing SWP plans can be amended. IASA (1994-95) 60%, then 50% poverty level. 8 components. Plans had to be created during the planning year by all SWPs. Section 1114. Schoolwide ProgramsHighlights of Changes (1) Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

12. NCLB Act (2001-2) Requires scientifically based research. Plan describes the implementation of components. Coordinates with Reading First, Early Reading First, Even Start, Carl D. Perkins Act and Head Start. IASA (1994-95) Lists characteristics of reform strategies. Plan describes how components were incorporated. Coordinates with School to Work, Applied Technology Act, Carl D. Perkins Act and the National and Community Service Act. Section 1114. Schoolwide ProgramsHighlights of Changes (2) Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

13. SWP CORE ELEMENTS & MAJOR COMPONENTS Transitions “Safety Nets” QualifiedTeachers Comprehensive Needs Assessment Parent Involvement Reform Strategies Schoolwide Plan Evaluation Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

14. CORE ELEMENTS 1. Comprehensive Needs Assessment 2.Comprehensive Schoolwide Program Plan 3. Annual Evaluation Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

15. 1. Comprehensive Needs Assessment • A school operating a schoolwide program must conduct a comprehensive needs assessment of the entire schoolthat is based on academic achievement information on the performance of all students in the school relative to the State’s academic standards. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

16. Comprehensive Needs Assessment--6 parts. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

17. 2.Comprehensive Schoolwide Plan • How the plan is developed? • Requires a one-year development period unless exceptions apply*(see notes). • Uses needs assessment data. • Requires consultation with the LEA, school support team, or approved TA provider. • Requires involvement from parents, members of the community served, and those who will carry out the plan* (see notes). • If appropriate, the school must coordinate with other programs* (see notes). Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

18. Comprehensive Schoolwide Plan • What must the plan contain? • Based on the needs assessment data, a general description of how the school will improve academic achievement throughout the school. • A description of how the school will carry out each of the components* (see components section). • A description of the school’s use of Title I, part A resources, and other resources to implement the schoolwide components* (see components section). • A list of the State and local programs and other Federal programs that the school will consolidate in the schoolwide program. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

19. Comprehensive Schoolwide Plan • Other plan requirements: • The plan remains in effect for the duration of the school’s participation as a schoolwide. • The plan must be available to the LEA, parents, and the public-- • In an understandable and usable format • To the extent practicable, in a language that the parents can understand. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

20. 3. Annual Evaluation • A school operating a schoolwide program must: • Annually evaluate the implementation of , and results obtained by the swp. • Determine whether the swp has been effective in increasing student achievement relative to state standards* (see note). • Revise the plan, based on the evaluation, to ensure the continuous improvement of students in the schoolwide program. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

21. MAJOR COMPONENTS 1. Schoolwide reform strategies. 2. Instruction by highly qualified teachers. 3. Parental involvement. 4. Additional support (safety net). 5. Transitions Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

22. 1. Schoolwide Reform Strategies • The Schoolwide program must incorporate reform strategiesin the overall instructional program that must— • Provide opportunities for all children to meet the State’s proficient and advanced levels of student academic achievement. • Address the needs of all students in the school, particularly the needs of low-achieving children... and address how the school will determine if those needs have been met. • Use effective methods and instructional practices that are based on scientifically based research, and that-- (continued) Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

23. Schoolwide Reform Strategies(continued) • Schoolwide reform strategiesthat— • Use effective methods and instructional strategies that are based on scientifically based research, and that-- • Strengthen the core academic program in the school. • Provide an enriched and accelerated curriculum • Increase the amount and quality of learning time, such as providing an extended school year, and before- and after-school and summer programs and opportunities. • Include strategies for meeting the educational needs of historically underserved populations. • Are consistent with, and are designed to implement, State and local improvement and plans, if any. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

24. 2. Highly Qualified Teachers • A schoolwide program must ensure instruction by highly qualified teachers and provide ongoing professional development. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

25. Highly Qualified Teachers • The schoolwide program must-- • Include strategies to attract highly qualified teachers. • Provide high-quality and ongoing professional development for those who will implement the schoolwide program to enable all students to meet the State’s academic standards and align this professional development with the State’s standards. • Devote sufficient resources to effectively carry out these professional development activities. • Include teachers in professional development activities regarding the use of academic assessments to enable them to provide information on, and to improve, the achievement of individual students and the overall instructional program. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

26. 3. Parent Involvement • A schoolwide program must involve parents in the planning, review, and improvement of the schoolwide program plan. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

27. Parent Involvement • A schoolwide program must-- • Have a parental involvement policy consistent with section 1118 (b) that-- • Includes strategies, such as family literacy services, to increase parental involvement, and • describes how the school will provide individual student academic assessment results, including an interpretation of those results, to the parents of students who participate in the academic assessments. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

28. 4. Additional Support (Safety Net) • A schoolwide program must include activities to to ensure that students who experience difficulty attaining proficient or advanced levels of academic achievement will be provided with effective, timely, additional support, including measures to-- Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

29. Ensure that those students’ difficulties are identified on a timely basis; and Provide sufficient information on which to base effective assistance to those students. Additional Support (Safety Net) Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

30. 5. Transitions A schoolwide program in an elementary school must include plans for assisting preschool children in the transition from early childhood programs,such as Head Start, Even Start, Early Reading First, or a preschool program under IDEA, or a State-run preschool program, to the schoolwide program. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

31. ED’s Six-Step Planning Process • Establish a planning team. • Conduct a comprehensive needs assessment. • Clarify needs and find scientifically-based strategies to address those needs. • Set schoolwide program goals. • Write the schoolwide program plan. • Finalize the schoolwide plan. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

32. Recommendations • Make all goals measurable. • Plan for early success. Work on a goal you know you can accomplish first. • Focus your plan on high-return strategies: • Select evidence-based reform strategies that work. • Strive to develop and retain high quality teachers. • Align professional development planning with the most critical academic needs of students. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

33. Recommendationscontinued • Seek out opportunities to add high quality resources. • Coordinate and integrate schoolwide plans with other required school improvement plans. • Secure high quality technical assistance providers. • Publicly chart your progress. Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

34. Region VII Assistance at:http://region7.ou.edu • Plain English version of P.L. 107-110, including a brief (8 pages) summary of changes. • Acrobat .pdf version of the entire law. • Acrobat .pdf version of the law bookmarked and linked for schoolwide programs. • This PowerPoint presentation. • Schoolwide Programs Fact Sheet (Handout) Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma

35. Additional Online Assistanceat: http://helpforschools.com • School Improvement Knowledgebase (for leaders of underperforming schools) • English Language Learner Knowledgebase (for schools and teachers with increasing ELL populations • Special Ed and Medicaid Knowledgebase (recover funds due your school) Region VII Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma