No Child Left Behind

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No Child Left Behind

• to ensure that all children have a fair,
  equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a
  high-quality education and reach, at a minimum,
  proficiency on challenging State academic
  achievement standards and state academic
  assessments.

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Components of NCLB

• High academic standards
• At least three levels of achievement basic,
  proficient, and advanced (NYS Levels 1-4)
• Challenging academic standards in Science by
• 2005-2006 (already in place in NYS)
• One Science Assessment in the following grade
  areas
• Grades 3-5
• Grades 6-9
• Grades 10-12

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Assessments

• Assessments will be required in ELA and Math in
  Grades 3-8 by 2005-2006
• Assessments must reflect challenging academic
  standards
• Assessments must be the same in every school
  statewide
• Assessments must be valid and reliable
• 95 percent of students must take the assessments

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English Language Learners

• Entry into ESL/ELL determined by new LAB-R
• Must be assessed in content area in their own
  language
• No longer exempt from SED Assessments
• By 2002-2003, must be assessed in English
  proficiency every year (NYSESLAT)
• Students are exited by passing the NYSESLAT Test

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English Language Learners

• Parents may not remove their students from ESL if
  they have not passed the NYSESLAT
• Students are expected to move out of ESL Programs
  after three years with support provided in years
  4-6.

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Students with Disabilities

• Students must be tested with accommodations and
  adaptations
• Students must take all SED Assessments unless
  severely handicapped
• Severely handicapped students take the NYS
  Alternative Assessment (NYSAA) in each of three
  age categories elementary, middle, and high
  school
• The district is responsible for testing students
  in outside placements within the State of New
  York.

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Accountability

• Standards and Assessments must be the same for
  all schools in the State
• There must be sanctions and rewards for school
  districts based on their students scores.
• The goal is for all students to achieve Level 3
  or Level 4 by 2013-2014.
• Must be separate, measurable annual objectives
  for continuous and substantial improvement for
  ALL STUDENTS AND SUBGROUPS.
• The accountability measure must include two
  indicators, one of which must be graduation
  rates.

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Adequate Yearly Progress

• Each State must define Adequate Yearly Progress
  (AYP) for each public school and district toward
  achieving the goal of mastery in 2014.
• The criteria used to determine AYP are
• Grade 4 - ELA, Math, and Science
• Grade 8 - ELA, Math, and Science
• High School - completion rate, ELA, Math, Science
• 95 Percent of students must be assessed

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AYP Performance Indicator

• NYS will use Performance Indicators to measure
  AYP.
• Separate indicators for ELA and Math
• The index ranges from 0-200, 200 being the goal
  for 2013-2014.
• A 200 would mean that all students are performing
  at or above Level 3.

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AYP Performance Indicator

• At the high school level, a 200 would mean that
  all students would score 65 or above on all
  required regents
• Currently, the AYP changes every year and is now
  at 150 in each discipline for the 2002-2003 year

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Sub Groups (Disaggregated Groups)

• Scores must be disaggregated by ethnicity,
  poverty, Special Education, and ELL.
• A group consists of 30 or more students.
• The AYP of each of the groups is assessed
  annually.
• Each group must meet the AYP. The groups AYP
  may be different from the AYP of the building.

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Additional Requirements for NCLB

• Academic Intervention Services (AIS) for all
  students performing at Levels 1 and 2
• Highly qualified teachers and paraprofessionals
  (State Certified)
• All Core Academic Subjects taught by highly
  qualified teachers by 2005-2006
• Paraprofessionals must have two years of College
  or be certified through a State or Local
  Assessment.

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Additional Requirements for NCLB

• Instruction
• Instructional methods must be based on scientific
  research
• Professional Development
• Annual increase in teachers receiving
• high-quality professional development
• Title I funds for ongoing professional
  development

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Additional Requirements for NCLB

• Parental Involvement
• Reporting to, accessibility to schools and staff,
  and School-Parent Compacts

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District or School Under Review

• Requirements for districts or schools that do not
  meet their AYP
• School Improvement
• Year One-Choice and technical assistance
• Year Two-Choice, supplemental educational
  services, and technical assistance
• Corrective Action
• Year Three-Choice, supplemental educational
  services. LEA must take corrective action.

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District or School Under Review

• Requirements for districts or schools that do not
  meet their AYP
• Restructuring
• Year Four-Choice, supplemental educational
  services and Plan to Restructure
• Year Five-Implement Restructuring and State
  takeover.

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District or School Under Review

• Parent Options
• Transfer of student from a low performing school
  to a high performing school in the district.
• A parent may also request a transfer if a school
  is determined to be unsafe.
• Preference will be given to low achieving
  students from low income families.