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Contemporary Issues

October 20, 2010

Technology Report Presentations

Introducing……

1. Sarah!!!!

2. Allison!!!!

Clap! Clap! Clap! Applause!!!!

No Child Left Behind January 2, 2002

Parental Involvement:

The participation of parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities.

Students with involved parents :• Earn higher grades and test scores • Enroll in higher-level programs• Are promoted and earn credits• Adapt well to school and attend regularly • Have better social skills and behavior • Graduate and go on to higher education.

What Is No Child Left Behind?· Funding: Gives school districts more money

(supplement, not supplant)

· Flexibility: More control to use resources where they are needed most

· Accountability: Holds schools and districts accountable for results. Requires states to test reading and math every year in grades 3 – 8 / once in high school

· Teacher Quality: Funding to help teachers become better teachers

· Scientific Research: To guide classroom practice

EXPLANATION OF TITLESTitle I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Education Agencies

Title II, Part A: Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting

Title II, Part D: Enhancing Education Through Technology

Title III, Part A: English Language Acquisition and Language Enhancement

Title III Immigrant: Increased enrollment in the ESL Population

Title IV, Part A: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act

Title V, Part A: Innovative Education Program Strategies

TITLE I(At-Risk)

· Allocations are based on the number of low-income students. The proportion of economically disadvantage students in a school determines the amount of funds that may go to a school.

· Services are directed to those students who are the lowest achieving or at the highest risk for school failure.

· Participation of Non-Public Schools

Targeted Assistance School

• Direct services to specific students in eligible schools who are identified as failing, or most at-risk of failing, to meet the state’s content and student performance standards.

ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS(The dedication of $$)

• Definition: A method of determining the progress of student achievement in each school district and school to measure the yearly incremental progress of schools in reaching 100% proficiency by the 2013 – 2014 school year.

• Accountability applies for all student sub-groups including: economically disadvantaged, students with disabilities, limited English proficiency, race and ethnic groups

• Comprehensive Needs Assessment: Enable schools to identify their strengths and weaknesses so they can specify priority problems and plan activities to help improve student achievement and meet state academic standards.

TITLE IIAPurpose: To increase student academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality, and increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the classroom.

· Highly Qualified Teachers (100%)

· Mentoring (Peer Coaching)

· Integration of technology into curriculum

· Allocate funds for professional development (focus on AYP)

All professional development: must be grounded in

scientifically based research

· Scientifically Based Research Programs:The term scientifically based involves the application of rigorous, systematic, and objective procedures to obtain reliable and valid knowledge relevant to education activities and programs.

TITLE II D·Funds for educational technology are required to be used to provide ongoing, sustained, intensive high-quality professional development

· District must provide professional development in the integration of advanced technologies, including emerging technologies into curricula and

instruction and in using those technologies to create new learning environments

* Lap Top Initiative PD

TITLE III·Funds must be used to provide high-quality language instruction programs

· Provide high-quality professional development to classroom teachers and other educational personnel that is designed to improve instruction and assessment of limited English proficient students

*County Consortium –

Training, Summer School, After-School Tutoring

TITLE IIIImmigrant $$$

·Funds must be used to provide high-quality language instruction programs

· To schools with significant immigrant population growth (2%)… minimum of 20

TITLE IV· To support programs that prevent violence in and

around schools

· Foster a safe and drug-free learning environment that supports student academic achievement

· Prevent the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs

NJASK / HSPA

Data Recording Procedures Changed

• Students enrolled less than one year count in the aggregate data collection (after July 1st)

• “VOIDS” now count in the data collection

AYPAdequate Yearly Progress

• The AYP benchmarks for grades 3, 4, and 5 have been re-adjusted again. (Two years in a row). The raw cut score changed back to 200.

• Can not compare tests from year to year in grades 3 – 5 since 2007

• Grades 3 – 5 scores re-issued (August)

• AYP is identified by the following:– Participation, Total Population, Economically Disadvantaged, Ethnic Sub-Groups, LEP,

Students with Disabilities

• Sub-groups with 40 or more students count.

• 40 Possible Indicators to achieve AYP

The State of New JerseyAYP

2009 2010

High School 175 High School 152

Middle School 369 Middle School 536

Elementary 368 Elementary 632

SES Services• Last year for the first time ever we spent all but $2,000 of our required federal dollars

on SES instruction ($45,000).

• 42 students benefitted from SES instruction by a state recommended SES provider.

• If we didn’t spend the funds, the funds would have had to be returned to NJDOE.

• Parents are given a list of state recommended SES providers and they choose. Each student at the Middle School receiving free lunch is offered SES instruction.

• 1:5 students in West Deptford receives free or reduced lunch (DISTRICT AVERAGE = 20.9% / Middle School 23.5%)

• First time ever – Economically disadvantaged was identified as a sub-group at the Middle School level to not make AYP.

NJASK

Grades 3 - 8

New Jersey State Benchmarks for Adequate Yearly Progress

Language Arts Literacy

2005 2007 2010 2011 2014

Elementary (Grades 3-5) 68 75 59 79 100 Middle School (Grades 6-8) 58 66 72 86 100High School (Grade 11) 73 79 85 92 100

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Mathematics

2005 2007 2010 2011 2014

Elementary (Grades 3-5) 53 62 66 83 100 Middle School (Grades 6-8) 39 49 61 80 100 High School (Grade 11) 55 64 74 86 100

Change in raw score/benchmarkElementary

Safe Harbor Linked Cut Score

GradeLanguage Arts Literacy Mathematics

3

182/200 170/2004 177/200 177/200

NJASK Language ArtsTotal Proficiency

2009

Total Proficiency

2010General Education Population

Reg. Ed. 3rd LAL 69.8 64.7Reg. Ed. 4th LAL 77.1 84.5

NJASK Math

General Education Population

Reg. Ed. 3rd Math 79.3 72.4Reg. Ed. 4th Math 86 86.7

AYP Status ChartWhat does it mean?

Year Status

Interventions for

Title IYear 1

Early Warning – Did not make AYP for one year

None

Year 2First year of school in need of improvement status. Did not make AYP for two consecutive

years in the same content area.

Parent notification, public school choice (or supplemental educational services), school

improvement plan, technical assistance from district.

Year 3Second year of school in need of

improvement status. Did not make AYP for three consecutive years in the same content

area.

Parent notification, public school choice, supplemental educational services, school improvement plan, technical

assistance from district.

Year 4Third year of school in need of improvement

status – corrective action. Did not make AYP for four consecutive years in the same content

area.

Parent notification, public school choice, supplemental educational services, school

improvement plan, technical assistance from district and state, corrective action,

participation in CAPA.

Important State Up-dates

• Biology EOC Exam will count toward graduation

• HSPA contract soon to expire

• Algebra I next EOC to count toward graduation– Last year and 2011 will be pilot test

• Algebra I – Below Basic & NJASK 8 / HSPA (PP) – Education Proficiency Plan– Alg. I – Below Basic (repeat content course)

Homework for next week:Read:

Chapter Four and Chapter Five (in Ryan)

Article: Find an article in favor of NCLB/ESEA (accountability) and one against NCLB/ESEA (accountability). Compare and contrast the two articles. Give your own opinion, too.

October 27th