ESEA R EAUTHORIZATION National Rural Education Technology Summit

1. ESEA REAUTHORIZATIONNational Rural Education Technology Summit Carmel Martin Assistant Secretaryfor Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education

2. Overarching Goal “By 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.” President Barack Obama, February 24, 2009 A Comprehensive, Cradle – to – Career Strategy Early Learning (Birth-grade 3) Elementary(Grades K-5) Secondary (Grades 6-12) Post-Secondary Goal: All graduates have opportunities for success in the 21st century economy. Goal: All kindergarten students arrive ready to learn and remain on track to 4th grade. Goal: All students graduate high school ready for college and career. Goal: All students enter middle school with foundational skills to tackle advanced subjects.

3. Goals and Themes Supporting Rural Schools Integrating Technology • Greater local flexibility in return for results. • Support rural students learning to college & career ready standards. • Recruit, retain, and support effective teachers and school leaders. • Simplify federal funding and support level playing field for rural districts in competitive programs. • Approach as integrated solution across programs. • Create new opportunities through distance learning and online PD. • Build instructional support systems that take advantage of technology. • New and larger funding streams that can support innovations in technology.

4. Overview of Changes NCLB Our Proposal = Focus on gaps & equity Maintain focus + appropriate interventions Focus on gaps & equity Focus on achievement of all student groups Raise the bar Lowered the bar Flexibility for results Too prescriptive Well-rounded education Narrowed curriculum Reward success Too punitive Fewer, more flexiblefunding streams Many small, siloed programs

5. Strengthening Teaching & Learning Improving instruction. State developed college- and career-ready standards. High quality assessments. Effective instructional supports: state developed curriculum and professional development aligned to high standards. Fair and rigorous accountability.

6. A New Accountability Framework Rethinking Accountability. Focus on closing achievement gaps. Use growth and progress to measure schools. Shared responsibility: district and state level rewards and consequences.

7. Accelerating Achievement - Steps Step 1: Local Flexibility for Most Schools Assessment data: percent “on-track”; percent “growing”; achievement gaps, trend; Graduation rates (including gaps, trend); Non-assessment data: measures of school climate, human capitalindicators, other HS measures (9th grade on track (optional); college-levelcoursework (optional); college enrollment, college enrollment without remediation (after transition time)). Most schools will remain at this step and will have flexibility to develop and implement improvement strategies with the district.

8. Accelerating Achievement - Steps Step 2: Reward Success Identify schools that deserve recognition and rewards Any school at which all subgroups are making “on track” performance targets (and graduation rates for high schools) - AND - Any school that falls into the top 10% of schools in state that are trendingup the most quickly, based on percent of all students “on track” and percentof all students “growing” (and in HS, percent of students graduating) These schools will receive flexibility with federal funds; eligible for recognition; rewards; where appropriate, competitive preference.

9. Accelerating Achievement - Steps Step 3: Respond to Greatest Challenges Identify schools that require aggressive interventions • Persistently low-performing schools: • The bottom 5% of schools in state based on percent of all students “ontrack” and percent of all students “growing” (and in HS, percent of studentsgraduating), and removing those showing significant improvement. • (2) Low-performing schools: • The next-lowest 5% of schools in the state based on the same measure as (1). • (3) Schools with stagnant achievement gaps: • At least 5% of the schools in the state with largest within-school inequities that are not closingin terms of performance of high-performing subgroup and low-performing subgroups. Persistently low-performing schoolsmust implement one of the four SIG options.

10. Supporting Teachers & Leaders Getting teachers and leaders where they’re needed most – and supporting them in being effective. Recruit and prepare teachers and leaders for high-need schools, subjects, fields, and geographic areas. Better supports and collaboration opportunities – include those delivered online – to promote effectiveness and retention. Recognize, reward, and retain effective teachers and leaders. Remove barriers to getting and keeping effective teachers in the classroom.

11. Strengthening the Entire System Implement systemic reforms and pioneer new models Race to the TopCompetitive grants for states and districts for systemic reforms that will accelerate effective practice. Investing in InnovationDevelop and scale up promising instructional practices, strategies, and supports. Expanding Educational OptionsSupporting new, innovative school models, online learning, and choice programs. Support schools in doing more to meet student needs Safe & Healthy StudentsEnsure students are safe, healthy, well-supported. Community-Wide ApproachDevelop comprehensive, community-based systems of supports and services. More Time for Learning Support afterschool and a longer, re-structured school day. Technology Support students & teachers with tools & resources for learning. Strengthen foundational supports for historically underserved children Low-income studentsSignificant fundingfor low-income students. Students with DisabilitiesSupport through ESEA & IDEA. English LearnersFunding to ensure access to strong programs. Homeless, Migrant, Indians, Rural, Impact Aid, Neglected & Delinquent

12. Proposed Increases for ESEA Funding $28.0b $25.0b Competitive: $7.8b Competitive: $4.2b Formula: $20.8b Formula: $20.3b Formula - Formula - FY10 FY11 Request

13. Funding Opportunities for Technology Opportunities that far exceed traditional funding for technology $1.1b for Literacy, STEM, Well-Rounded, College Pathways ED disseminates and shares best practices in how states and districts can use funds for technology, including through the draft National Education Technology Plan. $500m for Investing in Innovation $450m for Assessing Achievement $90m for Promoting Public School Choice $2.5b for Effective Teachers and Leaders $405m for Teacher and Leader Pathways $400m for Supporting Effective Charter Schools Cross-cutting priorities Rural and other high-need areas Technology

14. “In the 21st century, schools can't be throw-backs to the state of education fifty, twenty, or even ten years ago. The instructional content they provide, the learning experiences they offer, the teaching methods they employ, and the assessments they use, must all keep pace with this century.” SECRETARY ARNE DUNCAN, March 3, 2010

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16. Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners • Maintain federal support for historically underserved groups. • English Learners • Strengthen programs for English learners and support teachers of ELs, including through new competitive funds. • All programs • Transparency on outcomes. • Greater flexibility. • Other minor changes to address community concerns or implementation issues. English Learner Education Migrant Education Neglected & Delinquent Indian Education Homeless Education Impact Aid Alaska Native Education Native Hawaiian Education Rural Education • Support students with disabilities in IDEA and across ESEA.

17. Core Areas for ESEA Reauthorization College- and Career-Ready Students Great Teachers and Great Leaders Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners A Complete Education Successful, Safe and Healthy Students Fostering Innovation and Excellence

18. A Complete Education - Structure Literacy ($450m) STEM ($300m) Well-Rounded ($265m) Improve literacy instruction in high-need districts and schools, aligned with standards that build to college- and career-readiness. Improve STEM instruction in high-need districts and schools, aligned with standards that build to college- and career- readiness. Improve low-income students’ access to well-rounded education in subjects such as history, art, foreign languages, & financial literacy. College Pathways & Accelerated Learning ($100m) Improve access to accelerated coursework for students in high-need schools, including early college/dual enrollment, other acceleration & transition activities.

19. Great Teachers and Great Leaders - Structure Improve the effectiveness and equitabledistribution of teachers & leaders. Effective Teachers & Leaders ($2.5b) Preparation& support Equitable distribution Meaningful evaluations Flexibilitywith results Teacher & Leader Innovation Fund ($950m) Teacher & LeaderPathways ($405m) Support ambitious reformsin teacher & leader placement, compensation, recognition & advancement. Develop & scale up programs that prepare teachers & leaders to be effective where needed most.

20. Successful, Safe & Healthy Students - Structure PromiseNeighborhoods ($210m) Successful, Safe, & Healthy Students ($410m) 21st Century Community Learning Centers ($1.2b) • Implement climate measurement systems to target resources to: • improve school safety and strengthen family & student engagement; • improve students’ physical & mental health. • Strengthen community learning centers & support more learning time including: • after-school programs; • expanded learning time; • full-service community schools. • Create birth-through-college-and-career-continuum of: • effective community services; • strong family supports; • comprehensive education reform.

21. Fostering Innovation & Excellence - Structure Race to the Top ($1.35b) Investing inInnovation ($500m) Encourage States & districts to take on comprehensivesystemic reforms. Spur and scale up promising and proven innovations. Supporting EffectiveCharters ($400m) Promoting PublicSchool Choice ($90m) Magnet Schools Assistance ($110m) Create and expand high-performingcharter & other public autonomous schools. Design and implement comprehensive systems of choice. Support magnets that raise diversity & achievement.

22. Great Teachers and Great Leaders OverarchingPrinciples: (1) Teachers and leaders matter. (2) Focus on outcomes. (3) Every student deserves effective, well-supported teachers & leaders. High-quality preparation programs, that prepare educators to be effective, especially in high-need schools. Meaningful feedback & support at every stage of career, based on fair evaluation systems thatlook at multiple measures including student growth. Induction that supports new teachers in being effective. Professional development that is relevant & job-embedded. Advancement opportunities to take leadership & mentoring roles. Recognition & rewards for taking on challenges & getting results.

23. Early Learning OverarchingPrinciple: ESEA reauthorization provides the opportunity to promote a continuum of early learning programs and services from birth through 3rd grade across the six core areas. Our proposal would encourage: • Alignmentof standards and assessments. • Coordination of professional development. • Engagement of families in their children’s learning. • Integration of high-quality early learning programs into school reform efforts.

24. College Access & Completion Improve College Access. Increased investments in Pell grants for low-income students. Increased funds for college access grants to states. Improve College Completion. State-developed standards that meaningfully reflect college- and career-readiness. Increased funding for Minority Serving Institutions. Expanded Income Based Repayment so that it’s easier for students to repay loans.

25. Equity and Excellence OverarchingPrinciple: Better educational opportunities for all students – especially those that have too often been left behind – that prepared them for college and a career. Focus on equity and closing the achievement gap. Ensure equity in resources. Support student success. Hold all students to high standards. Provide equitable access to effective teachers and leaders. Reinvigorate the Office for Civil Rights.

26. Parent & Family Engagement Integrated throughout our proposals. New approaches to dedicated funding. 1 2 College- and Career-Ready Students Double dedicated funding. 2x Great Teachers and Great Leaders $270 million nationally. Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners Comprehensive plans that meet community needs. A Complete Education State funding for best practices 1% Successful, Safe and Healthy Students Up to $145 million nationally. Spur and scale up best practices. Fostering Innovation and Excellence

27. Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students School Climate Measurement Systems for States and Districts. Needs Assessments:students, staff, and families. Incident Data: frequency of suspensions, expulsions, and other incidents. The Conditions for Learning. School Safety School Engagement School Environment School Building Level Scores Reported to the Public.

28. Promise Neighborhoods Providing a cradle through college and career continuum in high-need communities. Early Learning Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools School Readiness College & CareerReadiness Strong Family Supports Effective Community Services