NCLB

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NCLB for New LEAs Presented by the Arizona
Department of Education
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What is NCLB?

• Federal education legislation
• Reauthorized ESEA - since 1965
• Signed January 8, 2002
• Effective date July 1, 2002

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ESEA and the Federal Role

• Target funds and services to specific populations
  of students
• Designed to benefit impoverished areas
• Provide funding for additional services
  supplemental to state and local funds

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Federal Role and NCLB

• Expanded role for federal government in K-12
  education
• Increases accountability to include all students
• Impacts all public school teachers

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NCLB Reform Principles

• Accountability
• Schools and students
• Highly Qualified Teachers
• Flexibility

• Researched Based Programs
• Informed Parents

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Accountability

• Schools need to show results
• Teachers need to be prepared to teach
• Progress measured annually AYP
• Extra support for schools that do not improve
• Are students learning?

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Flexibility

• Schools and districts must design programs around
  needs
• Transferability allows funds to be spent as if
  from other programs
• States have flexibility in designing
  accountability systems to meet NCLB

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SBR

• Funds must be used on what works
• Scientifically based research defined in NCLB
• Professional development for teachers and staff
  must also be research based
• Comprehensive School Reform web site
• http//www.centerforcsri.org/

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Informed Parents

• Status of student on assessments
• Status of school AYP / dangerous
• School choice
• Supplemental services
• Qualifications of teachers
• Title I parent participation requirements
• Involved in decision-making

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NCLB Programs

• Title I-A
• Improving Achievement
• Title II-A
• Highly Qualified Teachers
• Title V-A
• Innovative Programs
• Title II-D
• Technology
• Title IV-A
• Safe, Drug-Free Schools

• Title I-B, C, D, F
• Title II-B
• Title III
• Title IV-B
• Title VI-B
• Title VII
• Homeless Title X-C

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NCLB Program Cycle
Approved Plan
Monitoring/Evaluation
Allocation
Application
Consolidated Report
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NCLB Consolidated Programs

• Titles I-A, II-A, II-D, IV-A and V-A
• 3 important documents
• Interim and Final Consolidated Plans
• Consolidated Application Fiscal
• Titles I-A, I-D, II-A
• Consolidated Report

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How to Access NCLB Funds

• New charters eligible to apply in 1st year 3
  deadlines
• BY November 1st full year funding
• BY February 1st pro rated funding
• BY May 15th eligibility for subsequent year
  funding

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How to Access NCLB Funds

• Step 1 Input eligibility of students into SAIS
• ADE calculates allocations by formula and
  provides mandatory training
• Step 2 - Prepare Plan and
• Step 3 Prepare Application - submit both to ADE
  for approval
• Funds now available to implement programs

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Step 1 - Eligibility

• Must have 40th day ADM
• Free/reduced lunch eligible count
• Minimum 10 students and 2 of enrollment
• Formula generates funds
• Title I based on census poverty
• Titles II and V combination of poverty and
  population

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Step 1 - Eligibility

• Maintain records for
• National School Lunch Program data
• Parents complete and sign applications
• Verify income documentation per NSLP
• Survey data
• Eligibility based on NSLP income guidelines
• Parents complete and sign survey form
• LEA responsible for accuracy of information
• Compile NSLP or survey data and enter into SAIS

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ADE Allocations and Training

• Mandatory new LEA trainings are tentatively
  scheduled for October, January, and Spring-
  depending on numbers
• Allocations calculated before end of day
• Training will cover NCLB requirements for
  programs and applying for funds

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Step 2 - Plans

• Interim Plans
• First year of funding due for approval prior
  to receipt of funds
• Final Consolidated Plans due one year following
  approval of Interim Plan
• On-line submissions currently through Common
  Logon / ALEAT

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Step 3 - Application

• Consolidated Application Fiscal
• Due annually
• Subject to monthly deadlines of grants system and
  cash management
• Budget and descriptions
• Charts of accounts

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NCLB Consolidated Programs

• Consolidated Report
• Due annually in fall
• Based on federal requirements
• HQT Position Input
• Program data is in SAIS
• ELL data

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Title I AImproving Academic Achievement for the
Economically Disadvantaged
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Title I AImproving Academic Achievement for the
Economically Disadvantaged
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Title I AImproving Academic Achievement for the
Economically Disadvantaged

• Design your program
• Targeted assistance programs
• Schoolwide programs (requires one year of
  planning)
• Needs assessment Standards and Rubrics
• What is the greatest academic need?
• Supplemental instruction

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Title I AImproving Academic Achievement for the
Economically Disadvantaged

• Funding to the school-rank ordering
• More than 1000 students or more than one school
  per grade span
• LEA-level activities
• School or LEA improvement
• Set asides
• Required and optional

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Title I AImproving Academic Achievement for the
Economically Disadvantaged

• Required Set asides
• Homeless services
• Optional Set asides
• Administration
• LEA-wide activities, summer school, preschool or
  other school improvement activities and services
  and general PD
• PD set aside up to 5 for reading endorsements
  only

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Title I ATargeted Assistance Programs (TA)

• All programs are initially TA
• Targets the most academically at-risk students
  rank order
• Instruction is supplemental outside the regular
  school day instruction time
• TA programs have 8 components

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Title I ATargeted Assistance Programs (TA)

• Goal- to meet AZ Academic Standards
• Part of whole school plan
• SBR and effective methods used
• Extends learning time
• Minimizes time away from classroom
• High quality curriculum
• Supports regular education program

• Uses HQ teachers and paraprofessionals
• Professional development for all associated staff
• Parent activities, including family literacy
• Coordinates with other support programs from
  state and local sources

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Title I ASchoolwide Programs (SW)

• After your second year of funding
• Eligibility 40 poverty at site
• SW Plan developed over one year period
• Outside support required and ADE will provide
  training
• Part of an overall reform strategy
• Three types dependent on funding support

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Title I ASchoolwide Programs (SW)

• Based on comprehensive needs assessment
  Standards and Rubrics for School or LEA
  Improvement
• Leading to a comprehensive SW plan
• Must address the intents and purposes of combined
  programs
• Ex. Plan must address professional development
  needs
• Evaluation imbedded in plan and implementation
• Submitted through IDEAL - ASIP

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Title I AFiscal Requirements

• Supplement not supplant
• Maintenance of effort
• Comparability

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Title I - Staff

• Important dates FY2010
• Paraprofessional requirements
• HQ teachers
• Core academic subjects Elementary content

Science Mathematics Foreign language Arts (music
and visual arts) Civics and government
English/LA Reading History Geography Economics
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Title II A

• Requires needs assessment
• Teacher needs
• Student needs
• PD plan as part of NCLB plan

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Title II A

• Plan is long-term PD is focused and ongoing,
  data driven
• Based on student learning, academic standards,
  assessment and curriculum
• Based on research-validated practices
• Improves teachers mastery of subject knowledge

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Title II-A

• Priorities for Title II-A spending
• Non- HQ teacher plans
• PD for continuous school improvement
• Class-size reduction
• Title II-A spending guidance on the web at
  http//www.ade.az.gov/asd/hqp/guidance/

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Title II A

• Funds to assist teachers to become Highly
  Qualified or retain HQ teachers
• Professional development high quality defined
• NOT one-day workshops
• Sustained, intensive and classroom based

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Title II A

• Mentors for new teachers
• Recruitment
• Bonuses
• Class-size reduction (not 1st year)
• Caution must be a full FTE no supplanting, not
  for growth
• Based on needs assessment
• Must be a research-based program - Research shows
  effect at 18 or fewer in grades K-3
• Not to meet an LEA requirement

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Title II-D Technology

• Tech plan required
• 25 for PD related to technology
• Goals of program are for both teachers and
  students to become technologically literate
• Integrate technology into instruction
• Separate application

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Title IV ASafe and Drug-Free Schools

• Annual goals and objectives
• Principles of Effectiveness
• Research based activities
• Needs assessment
• Measurable performance goals and objectives
• Evaluation of program required
• 2 admin limit
• Separate application

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Title V-A Innovative Programs

• No direct funding allocated
• Most flexible program 27 allowable activities
• 8 Categories

• 5. Parental Options
• 6. Literacy, Early Childhood Education and Adult
  Ed
• 7. Community Service and Community Involvement
• 8. Health Services

• Teacher Quality, PD
• and Class-Size
• Reduction
• 2. Technology and
• Educ. Materials
• School Reform and
• School Improvement
• 4. Special Needs

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Title VI - Flexibility

• Alternative use of funds
• LEAs eligible for SRSA Program (ED approved list)
• 100 transferability
• Transferability
• Use funds as if under another program
• Funds remain in allotted budget
• 50 of allocation eligible for transferability
• From Title II-A, II-D, IV-A, and V-A
• To Title I-A, III or any of the above

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Title III- Language Instruction for LEP Students

• Funds to provide services to ELLs
• Based on SAIS-reported counts
• Separate application
• Minimum 10,000 allocation or join consortium 2
  admin limit
• Parent notification required

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Resources

• http//www.ade.az.gov/asd
• http//www.ade.az.gov/asd/nclblibrary/
• http//www.ade.az.gov/asd/Title1/AccountabilityGra
  nts/
• http//www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/legislat
  ion.html

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• Nancy Konitzer -602-542-7470
• Nancy.konitzer_at_azed.gov
• Richard Valdivia - 602-542-3270
• Richard.valdivia_at_azed.gov