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IRA Legislative IRA Legislative WorkshopWorkshop

March 2011March 2011

March 17, 2011March 17, 2011 Richard Long, International Reading AssociRichard Long, International Reading Associationation

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GoalsGoals

Provide participants with background Provide participants with background on:on:• US Federal Government Education Policy US Federal Government Education Policy

ProceduresProcedures• State Government Education Policy State Government Education Policy

ProceduresProcedures• Specific areasSpecific areas

Assist with the development of state Assist with the development of state capacity to impact education policycapacity to impact education policy


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Thursday, March 17 – Hall of the States Room 38111:30 – 12:00 Registration 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (provided for all workshop participants)

Discussion of Reading Legislation including:LEARN BillReauthorization of NCLBMiddle School Reform Legislation Funding

1:30 – 2:30 Initiatives At Department Of Education And How Reading Will Be Impacted:

Professional DevelopmentSchool Improvement Grants Race To The Top Other Programs (Investment in Innovation)

2:30 – 3:00 Meeting Your Legislator:How to deliver your messageMap of HillTalking Points

LEARN BillFunding for reading programs

3:00 - 5:30 Hill Visits6:30 Dinner Reservations


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Friday, March 18 – Hall of the States Room 337 B8:30 - 9:00 Breakfast (provided) 9:00 -12:00 Applying Lessons Learned to State Advocacy

How can you help your State and Local Council in their advocacy efforts?

Selecting IssuesTeaching others how to talk about these issuesBeing engaged in the “the process”

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (provided) 1:00-3:00 Identify Legislative Issues and Set Priorities

Using surveys/Identifying needsInternet informationLegislative AgendaCommitteesGovernorsSEA


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What is going on now?What is going on now?

FundingFunding Rewriting ESEARewriting ESEA

• Title ITitle I• Race to the TopRace to the Top• SIGSIG• LEARNLEARN• IDEAIDEA


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Funding - vocabularyFunding - vocabulary

Fiscal YearFiscal Year School YearSchool Year Forward FundingForward Funding DeficitDeficit 302(b) allocation302(b) allocation Short-term CRShort-term CR Long-term CRLong-term CR


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Funding is in three riversFunding is in three rivers

FY 11FY 11 FY 12 Debt FY 12 Debt April 8th April 8th


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Fiscal Year 2011 Total Outlays

2%

7%

16%

8%

13%19%

12%

23%

Discretionary Security

Discretionary non-security(minus ED)

Social Security

Medicare

Medicaid

Other Mandatory )minus ED)

Interest

Department of EducationCEF based on OMB data


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Striving Readers Comprehensive Striving Readers Comprehensive LiteracyLiteracy

$250 million - $10 million for State $250 million - $10 million for State Literacy TeamsLiteracy Teams

Put in consolidation by President’s Put in consolidation by President’s BudgetBudget

Cut to Zero in HR 1Cut to Zero in HR 1 Included in Senate AlternativeIncluded in Senate Alternative In short-term CRIn short-term CR Grant Application published March Grant Application published March

10th10th


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Striving Readers/LEARNStriving Readers/LEARN

40-40-1540-40-15 Secondary – Elementary – Age 0 – 5Secondary – Elementary – Age 0 – 5 State competitive applicationsState competitive applications State Literacy TeamsState Literacy Teams Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development Reading & Writing and Oral languageReading & Writing and Oral language


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Priorities in Striving ReadersPriorities in Striving Readers

Priority 1: Improving Learning Priority 1: Improving Learning OutcomesOutcomes. .

Priority 2: Enabling More Data-Based Priority 2: Enabling More Data-Based Decision-MakingDecision-Making

Competitive Preference Priority: Competitive Preference Priority: Effective Use of TechnologyEffective Use of Technology..


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About the competitive grantsAbout the competitive grants

Race to the TopRace to the Top—$4 billion to states to implement —$4 billion to states to implement broad-based education reform plans.broad-based education reform plans.

State Longitudinal State Longitudinal Data SystemsData Systems—$250 million to states to —$250 million to states to improve their data systems.improve their data systems.

Impact Aid Construction: Competitive GrantsImpact Aid Construction: Competitive Grants——$59.8 million to school districts to make emergency $59.8 million to school districts to make emergency repairs and modernize of their facilities.repairs and modernize of their facilities.

Teacher Incentive FundTeacher Incentive Fund—Nearly $200 million for —Nearly $200 million for states, districts, and nonprofits to implement states, districts, and nonprofits to implement performance-based pay in school districts.performance-based pay in school districts.

Teacher Quality Partnership ProgramTeacher Quality Partnership Program—$100 —$100 promising practices. promising practices.

million to schools of education and districts to improve million to schools of education and districts to improve teacher-preparation programs.teacher-preparation programs.

Investing in InnovationInvesting in Innovation—$650 million to districts and —$650 million to districts and nonprofits to scale upnonprofits to scale up


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School Improvement GrantsSchool Improvement Grants The Department of Education The Department of Education

Appropriations Act, 2010, provided $546 Appropriations Act, 2010, provided $546 million for School Improvement Grants in million for School Improvement Grants in fiscal year (FY) 2010. In addition, the U.S. fiscal year (FY) 2010. In addition, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) Department of Education (Department) estimates that, collectively, States have estimates that, collectively, States have carried over approximately $825 million in carried over approximately $825 million in FY 2009 SIG funds that will be combined FY 2009 SIG funds that will be combined with FY 2010 SIG funds, for a total of with FY 2010 SIG funds, for a total of nearly $1.4 billion that will be awarded by nearly $1.4 billion that will be awarded by States as part of their FY 2010 SIG States as part of their FY 2010 SIG competitions.competitions.


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School Improvement Grant (SIG) School Improvement Grant (SIG) Intervention ModelsIntervention Models

Turnaround Model:Turnaround Model: Replace the principal, screen existing Replace the principal, screen existing school staff, and rehire no more than half the teachers; school staff, and rehire no more than half the teachers; adopt a new governance structure; and improve the school adopt a new governance structure; and improve the school through curriculum reform, professional development, through curriculum reform, professional development, extending learning time, and other strategies.extending learning time, and other strategies.

Restart Model:Restart Model: Convert a school or close it and re-open it Convert a school or close it and re-open it as a charter school or under an education management as a charter school or under an education management organization.organization.

School Closure:School Closure: Close the school and send the students to Close the school and send the students to higher-achieving schools in the district.higher-achieving schools in the district.

Transformation Model:Transformation Model: Replace the principal and Replace the principal and improve the school through comprehensive curriculum improve the school through comprehensive curriculum reform, professional development, extending learning time, reform, professional development, extending learning time, and other strategies.and other strategies.


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Tier I Tier I (a) Any Title I school in improvement, corrective action or (a) Any Title I school in improvement, corrective action or

restructuring (as defined by Adequate Yearly Progress) restructuring (as defined by Adequate Yearly Progress) that: that: (i) Is among the lowest-achieving five percent in the “all (i) Is among the lowest-achieving five percent in the “all students” group in reading and mathematics combined students” group in reading and mathematics combined for the past three consecutive years; or for the past three consecutive years; or (ii) Is a high school that has a weighted-average (ii) Is a high school that has a weighted-average graduation rate that is less than 60 percent based on the graduation rate that is less than 60 percent based on the past three years of data. past three years of data.

(b) Any Title I elementary school that: (b) Any Title I elementary school that: (i) Has not made AYP for at least the past two (i) Has not made AYP for at least the past two consecutive years; and consecutive years; and (ii) Is no higher achieving than the highest-achieving (ii) Is no higher achieving than the highest-achieving school identified in (a)(i) of this section school identified in (a)(i) of this section


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Tier II Tier II (a) Any secondary school that is eligible for, but does (a) Any secondary school that is eligible for, but does

not receive, Title I funds and that: not receive, Title I funds and that: (i) Is among the lowest-achieving five percent of (i) Is among the lowest-achieving five percent of secondary schools in the “all students” group in secondary schools in the “all students” group in reading and mathematics combined for the past reading and mathematics combined for the past three consecutive years; or three consecutive years; or (ii) Is a high school that has a weighted-average (ii) Is a high school that has a weighted-average graduation rate that is less than 60 percent based graduation rate that is less than 60 percent based on the past three years of data. on the past three years of data.

(b) Any Title I eligible secondary school that: (b) Any Title I eligible secondary school that: (i) Has not made AYP for at least the past two (i) Has not made AYP for at least the past two consecutive years; consecutive years; (ii) Is no higher achieving than the highest-achieving (ii) Is no higher achieving than the highest-achieving school identified in (a)(i) of this section; and school identified in (a)(i) of this section; and (iii) Is in Step 5 of Improvement with a decreasing (iii) Is in Step 5 of Improvement with a decreasing performance trend.performance trend.


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Tier IIITier III

Tier IIITier III schools are those that are not schools are those that are not identified in the Tier I or Tier II categories identified in the Tier I or Tier II categories but are Title I schools in improvement, but are Title I schools in improvement, corrective action or restructuring, as corrective action or restructuring, as defined by Adequate Yearly Progress. Tier defined by Adequate Yearly Progress. Tier III also includes schools that were removed III also includes schools that were removed from Tier I because the total number of from Tier I because the total number of students in the tested grades was less than students in the tested grades was less than 30. Additionally, Tier III includes schools 30. Additionally, Tier III includes schools that didn’t qualify as Tier I or Tier II under that didn’t qualify as Tier I or Tier II under the definition of “newly eligible.” Newly the definition of “newly eligible.” Newly eligible refers to schools described in Tier I eligible refers to schools described in Tier I (b) and Tier II (b) above.(b) and Tier II (b) above.


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SIG: Eight States Receive Funding to Turn Around SIG: Eight States Receive Funding to Turn Around Persistently Lowest Achieving SchoolsPersistently Lowest Achieving Schools

FEBRUARY 17, 2011FEBRUARY 17, 2011

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on 2.17.11 announced U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on 2.17.11 announced that eight states will receive funding to turn around their that eight states will receive funding to turn around their persistently lowest achieving schools through the SIG program.persistently lowest achieving schools through the SIG program.

The funds are part of $546 million available to states for the SIG The funds are part of $546 million available to states for the SIG program in fiscal year 2010. In fiscal year 2009, states received a program in fiscal year 2010. In fiscal year 2009, states received a total of $3.5 billion for the SIG program.total of $3.5 billion for the SIG program.

The states:The states: AlaskaAlaska DelawareDelaware MarylandMaryland MinnesotaMinnesota NevadaNevada North CarolinaNorth Carolina WashingtonWashington West VirginiaWest Virginia


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Through Through Race to the TopRace to the Top, States , States

reforms around four specific areasreforms around four specific areas Adopting standards and assessments that prepare students Adopting standards and assessments that prepare students

to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy;the global economy;

Building data systems that measure student growth and Building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction;can improve instruction;

Recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining effective Recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most; andmost; and

Turning around our lowest-achieving schools.Turning around our lowest-achieving schools.


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INVESTMENT IN INNOVATION INVESTMENT IN INNOVATION FUNDFUND

Cooperative agreements (for Scale-up grants) and Cooperative agreements (for Scale-up grants) and discretionary grants (for Validation grants and Development discretionary grants (for Validation grants and Development grants) established under American Recovery and grants) established under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Reinvestment Act of 2009

Description:Description: Funding to support LEAs, and nonprofit organizations in Funding to support LEAs, and nonprofit organizations in

partnership with one or more LEAs or a consortium of partnership with one or more LEAs or a consortium of schools. Provides competitive grants to applicants with a schools. Provides competitive grants to applicants with a record of improving student achievement in order to record of improving student achievement in order to expand innovative practices that have an impact on expand innovative practices that have an impact on improving student achievement/growth, closing improving student achievement/growth, closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates.enrollment and completion rates.


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ESEAESEA

Federal Role – State & LocalFederal Role – State & Local Admin: Blue Print Competitive vs. Admin: Blue Print Competitive vs.

FormulaFormula AccountabilityAccountability FlexibilityFlexibility ConsolidationsConsolidations Vouchers/SES/Public School ChoiceVouchers/SES/Public School Choice


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Key areasKey areas

Early ChildhoodEarly Childhood Middle & High SchoolMiddle & High School Links between Title I & IDEA & ELLLinks between Title I & IDEA & ELL AccountabilityAccountability Common Core StandardsCommon Core Standards Teacher educationTeacher education


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TimingTiming

Presidential election in 2012Presidential election in 2012 President pushing for actionPresident pushing for action

• 82% of schools will fail AYP in 201282% of schools will fail AYP in 2012 Senate working on language – held Senate working on language – held

hearings in 2010hearings in 2010 HouseHouse

• 13 of 23 members of majority new13 of 23 members of majority new• Holding hearingsHolding hearings


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Literacy Education for All, Results Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Actfor the Nation (LEARN) Act

Provide federal support for Provide federal support for literacy programsliteracy programs

Enhance each state’s role in Enhance each state’s role in improving literacy instructionimproving literacy instruction

Support the creation of local Support the creation of local high-quality literacy programs in high-quality literacy programs in schoolsschools


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LEARN Act Senate and House billsLEARN Act Senate and House bills

Literacy Education For All, Results For The Nation (LEARN) Act (111th)Literacy Education For All, Results For The Nation (LEARN) Act (111th)Senate Bill Number: Senate Bill Number: S. 2740S. 2740

Date of Introduction: Date of Introduction: November 5, 2009November 5, 2009Sponsor(s): Sponsor(s): Murray (D-WA)Murray (D-WA)Co-Sponsor(s): Co-Sponsor(s): Begich (D-AK), Brown (D-OH), Dodd (D-CT), Franken (D-MN), Begich (D-AK), Brown (D-OH), Dodd (D-CT), Franken (D-MN), Sanders (I-VT)Sanders (I-VT)

House Bill Number: House Bill Number: H.R. 4037H.R. 4037Date of Introduction: Date of Introduction: November 6, 2009November 6, 2009Sponsor(s): Sponsor(s): Yarmuth (D-KY)Yarmuth (D-KY)Co-Sponsor(s): Co-Sponsor(s): Berkley (D-NV), Berman (D-CA), Boucher (D-VA), Brady (D-Berkley (D-NV), Berman (D-CA), Boucher (D-VA), Brady (D-PA), Carnahan (D-MO), Clay (D-MO), Cohen (D-TN), Connolly (D-VA), Conyers PA), Carnahan (D-MO), Clay (D-MO), Cohen (D-TN), Connolly (D-VA), Conyers (D-MI), Courtney (D-CT), Ellison (D-MN), Eshoo (D-CA), Etheridge (D-NC), (D-MI), Courtney (D-CT), Ellison (D-MN), Eshoo (D-CA), Etheridge (D-NC), Fattah (D-PA), Fudge (D-OH), Grijalva (D-AZ), Gutierrez (D-IL), Hare (D-IL), Fattah (D-PA), Fudge (D-OH), Grijalva (D-AZ), Gutierrez (D-IL), Hare (D-IL), Herseth-Sandlin (D-SD), Hirono (D-HI), Loebsack (D-IA), Markey (D-CO),Miller Herseth-Sandlin (D-SD), Hirono (D-HI), Loebsack (D-IA), Markey (D-CO),Miller (D-CA), Norton (D-DC), Pingree (D-ME), Polis (D-CO), Rahall (D-WV), (D-CA), Norton (D-DC), Pingree (D-ME), Polis (D-CO), Rahall (D-WV), Richardson (D-CA), Rothman (D-NJ), Sablan (D-MP), Schauer (D-MI), Sestak Richardson (D-CA), Rothman (D-NJ), Sablan (D-MP), Schauer (D-MI), Sestak (D-PA), Shea-Porter (D-NH)(D-PA), Shea-Porter (D-NH)


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SUCCESS IN THE MIDDLE SUCCESS IN THE MIDDLE ACTACT

(As of March 10, 2011 this bill has not (As of March 10, 2011 this bill has not been re-introduced, but will be been re-introduced, but will be sponsored bysponsored by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-AZ) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).)RI).)


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Success in the MiddleSuccess in the Middle““The middle grades will play a pivotal role in The middle grades will play a pivotal role in

enabling the nation to reach President Obama’s enabling the nation to reach President Obama’s goal of graduating all students from high school goal of graduating all students from high school prepared for college or advanced career training. prepared for college or advanced career training. In high poverty neighborhoods, in particular, our In high poverty neighborhoods, in particular, our research and school improvement work indicate research and school improvement work indicate that students’ middle grades experiences have that students’ middle grades experiences have tremendous impact on the extent to which they tremendous impact on the extent to which they will close achievement gaps, graduate from high will close achievement gaps, graduate from high school, and be prepared for college.” school, and be prepared for college.”

Putting Middle Grade Students on the Graduation Putting Middle Grade Students on the Graduation Path Path (Balfanz, 2009) (Balfanz, 2009)


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Success in the MiddleSuccess in the Middle

Solution: Solution: Success in the Middle Success in the Middle ActAct would authorize federal would authorize federal investments in improving the investments in improving the education of middle grades education of middle grades students in low-performing students in low-performing schools.schools.


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Success in the MiddleSuccess in the Middle

States receiving grants would States receiving grants would implement a plan to improve student implement a plan to improve student achievement that describes what achievement that describes what students are required to know and do students are required to know and do to successfully complete the middle to successfully complete the middle grades and transition to and succeed grades and transition to and succeed in an academically rigorous high in an academically rigorous high school that prepares them for school that prepares them for postsecondary education and the postsecondary education and the workplace. workplace.


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Success in the Middle:Success in the Middle:States and districts invest inStates and districts invest in Providing professional development and coaching to Providing professional development and coaching to

school leaders, teachers and other school personnel school leaders, teachers and other school personnel

Comprehensive, school-wide improvement efforts schools Comprehensive, school-wide improvement efforts schools containing middle grades (5-8) from which more than 50% containing middle grades (5-8) from which more than 50% of students go on to attend a high school with a of students go on to attend a high school with a graduation rate of less than 60%, or schools containing graduation rate of less than 60%, or schools containing middle grades in which more than 25% of students who middle grades in which more than 25% of students who finish their first middle grades year in the school exhibit finish their first middle grades year in the school exhibit key risk factors and early warning signs, including key risk factors and early warning signs, including attendance below 90%; a failing grade in English or math attendance below 90%; a failing grade in English or math or two failing grades in any courses; suspension or other or two failing grades in any courses; suspension or other evidence of poor behavior; or schools containing middle evidence of poor behavior; or schools containing middle grades in which more than 50% of students in middle grades in which more than 50% of students in middle grades do not perform at a proficient level on state NCLB grades do not perform at a proficient level on state NCLB math and reading tests; and math and reading tests; and

Implementing student supports, such as extended learning Implementing student supports, such as extended learning time and personal academic plans time and personal academic plans


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President ObamaPresident Obama

Fix a “flawed No Fix a “flawed No Child Left Behind Child Left Behind ActAct

Funding for reformFunding for reform Bill on his desk by Bill on his desk by

the beginning of the beginning of the new school the new school yearyear


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Ideas in the BudgetIdeas in the Budget

NewNew

RevisedRevised

From last yearFrom last year


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Key IdeasKey Ideas

DARPA-EDDARPA-ED BondBond Rewarding Title I SchoolsRewarding Title I Schools Early Learning Challenge FundEarly Learning Challenge Fund


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ARPA-EARPA-E

Advanced Research Projects AgencyAdvanced Research Projects Agency $90 million$90 million Pursue breakthrough developments Pursue breakthrough developments

ni educational technology and ni educational technology and learning systems, support systems learning systems, support systems for educators, and tools that improve for educators, and tools that improve educational outcomeseducational outcomes


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Pay for SuccessPay for Success

Modeled on the “social impact Modeled on the “social impact bonds”bonds”• Creates a funding stream by private and Creates a funding stream by private and

public sources that is repaid based on public sources that is repaid based on outcomesoutcomes

Funded by I3, adult education, FIPSE, Funded by I3, adult education, FIPSE, Workforce Innovation Fund, and Workforce Innovation Fund, and PROMISEPROMISE


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Title I Rewards SchoolsTitle I Rewards Schools

$300 million to LEA staff and $300 million to LEA staff and students in high-poverty schools that students in high-poverty schools that are making progress improving are making progress improving student achievement, closing student achievement, closing achievement gaps, and turning achievement gaps, and turning around low-performing schoolsaround low-performing schools


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Early Learning Challenge FundEarly Learning Challenge Fund

$350 million$350 million The request would fund the first year The request would fund the first year

of the Early Learning Challenge Grant of the Early Learning Challenge Grant in a new ESEAin a new ESEA

Fund competitive grants to StatesFund competitive grants to States Birth to Kindergarten entryBirth to Kindergarten entry


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Revised ideasRevised ideas

Race to the TopRace to the Top• $900 million$900 million• Funds for Districts to apply forFunds for Districts to apply for• Rural competition within structureRural competition within structure

School Turnaround GrantsSchool Turnaround Grants Promised NeighborhoodsPromised Neighborhoods


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Promised NeighborhoodPromised Neighborhood Identifying and increasing the capacity of achieving results Identifying and increasing the capacity of achieving results

for children and youth throughout an entire neighborhood;for children and youth throughout an entire neighborhood; Building a complete continuum of cradle-to-career solutions Building a complete continuum of cradle-to-career solutions

of both educational programs and family and community of both educational programs and family and community supports; supports;

Integrating programs and breaking down agency “silos;”Integrating programs and breaking down agency “silos;” Developing the local infrastructure of systems and Developing the local infrastructure of systems and

resources needed to across the broader region beyond the resources needed to across the broader region beyond the initial neighborhood; andinitial neighborhood; and

Learning about the overall impact of the Promise Learning about the overall impact of the Promise Neighborhoods program and about the relationship Neighborhoods program and about the relationship between particular strategies in Promise Neighborhoods between particular strategies in Promise Neighborhoods and student outcomes, including through a rigorous and student outcomes, including through a rigorous evaluation of the program.evaluation of the program.


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School Turnaround GrantsSchool Turnaround Grants $600 million – formula grants to states, which $600 million – formula grants to states, which

would make competitive grants to LEAs to would make competitive grants to LEAs to support the implementation of rigorous support the implementation of rigorous interventions as identified under the Title Iinterventions as identified under the Title I

While States and LEAs would have new flexibility While States and LEAs would have new flexibility under the reauthorized ESEA to develop their own under the reauthorized ESEA to develop their own improvement strategies and interventions for improvement strategies and interventions for most schools, they would be required to most schools, they would be required to implement specific, meaningful intervention implement specific, meaningful intervention models in their very lowest-performing schools. models in their very lowest-performing schools.


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ConsolidationsConsolidations

Several programs are grouped into Several programs are grouped into new consolidationsnew consolidations

Some were proposed in FY 11 BudgetSome were proposed in FY 11 Budget Some are newSome are new

• Excellent Instructional Teams InitiativeExcellent Instructional Teams Initiative


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ChartersCharters

New proposal of $372 million for New proposal of $372 million for Expanding Educational Options to Expanding Educational Options to support the creation and expansion support the creation and expansion of effective charter schools, other of effective charter schools, other effective autonomous public schools, effective autonomous public schools, and comprehension systems of and comprehension systems of public school choicepublic school choice


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Consolidation – Teachers & Consolidation – Teachers & LeadersLeaders

$2.5 billion for Effective Teachers & $2.5 billion for Effective Teachers & Leaders – States & LEAs recruit, Leaders – States & LEAs recruit, develop, retain, and reward effective develop, retain, and reward effective teachers and principalsteachers and principals

$500 million for Teacher and Leader $500 million for Teacher and Leader innovation Fund – ambitious reformsinnovation Fund – ambitious reforms

$250 million for Teacher and Leader $250 million for Teacher and Leader PathwaysPathways


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Teacher and Learning for a Teacher and Learning for a Complete EducationComplete Education

Literacy – Striving Readers, Even Literacy – Striving Readers, Even Start, others - $383 millionStart, others - $383 million

STEM - $206 millionSTEM - $206 million Well-Rounded Education - $246 Well-Rounded Education - $246

million – teaching in arts, foreign million – teaching in arts, foreign languages, history, government, languages, history, government, economics, environmental ed, phys economics, environmental ed, phys ed, health ed, and other subjectsed, health ed, and other subjects


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Summary of New Budget/ESEA Summary of New Budget/ESEA IDEASIDEAS

Specific ideas linked to specific Specific ideas linked to specific activities by specific entitiesactivities by specific entities

Tentatively looking at new researchTentatively looking at new research Tentatively looking at new funding Tentatively looking at new funding

modelsmodels


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Issues for IRAIssues for IRA

Funding for LiteracyFunding for Literacy Three areasThree areas

• Professional Development – CapacityProfessional Development – Capacity• Direct programs – Direct ServicesDirect programs – Direct Services• Research – new ideasResearch – new ideas


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How to keep upHow to keep up

IRA’s website – under advocacyIRA’s website – under advocacy• www.reading.orgwww.reading.org

US Department of EducationUS Department of Education• www.ed.govwww.ed.gov

Congress – Library of CongressCongress – Library of Congress• http://thomas.loc.govhttp://thomas.loc.gov

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