us federal education & language policy update - tesol 2016
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U.S. Federal Education andLanguage Policy Update
John Segota, CAEAssociate Executive Director for Public Policy & Professional Relations
2016 TESOL International Convention
Overview
• 114th Congress• Obama Administration• Education Policy
– Federal Budget– ESEA– WIA– Immigration
114th Congress
House of Representatives
– 247 Republicans– 188 Democrats
Senate– 54 Republicans– 44 Democrats– 2 Independents
House of Representatives
• Leadership– Speaker of the House – Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
• Education and Workforce– Chairman – Rep. John Kline (R-MN)
U.S. Senate
• Leadership– Majority Leader – Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
• HELP Committee– Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
U.S. Department of Education
• John B. King, Jr. – Secretary of Education
• Johan Uvin – Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Voc. & Adult Ed.
• Libia Gil – Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, OELA
Federal Budget Process
Budget Proposal
February
Budget Resolution
17 Appropriations Bills(Labor-HHS-Education)
President’sSignature
By September 30
President’s FY2017 ED Budget Proposal
Provides $69.4 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Education in 2017, an increase of $1.3 billion, or 2 percent, over 2016
Proposes $139.7 billion in new mandatory spending and reforms over the next decade
Three core themes:
1. Increasing equity and excellence2. Supporting teachers and school leaders 3. Improving access, affordability, and completion in
higher education
FY2017 ED Budget Proposal
Title I: $15.4 billion to help schools, districts, and States meet the challenge of reaching high standards for disadvantaged students.
Pre-K: $1.3 billion in FY17 and $75 billion over the next decade for the Pre-School for All proposal
RESPECT: $1 billion in mandatory spending, and $2.8 discretionary funding to support teachers and school leaders
Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program: $250 million
Teacher and Principal Pathways Program: $125 million
America’s College Promise: $60.8 mandatory spending over the next 10 years to support two free years of community college
OCR: $138 million, an increase of $31 million from FY2016
FY2017 ED Budget Proposal
FY2016 FY2017 Budget Request
Title I - ESSA $14.9 billion $15.4 billion
Title III -ESSA
$737 million $800 million
Title II - WIOA $596 million $607 million
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
• Reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
• Replaces the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)
• Signed into lawDecember 2015
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
• Accountability for ELLs moved to state plans under Title I
• Common statewide entrance and exit procedures for ELLs
• Identification languages other than English that are present to a significant extent
• New reporting requirements– Long-term ELLs
– ELLs with disabilities
OCR/DOJ Dear Colleague Letter
• Issued January 7, 2015• Single guidance document that addresses
array of federal laws governing schools’ obligations to ELs
• Distributed to states• Available online at
http://1.usa.gov/1Dl9Wt0
OCR/DOJ Dear Colleague Letter
• Explains schools' obligations to:– identify English learner students in a timely, valid and reliable manner;– provide qualified staff and sufficient resources for instructing English learner
students;– ensure English learner students have equitable access to school programs
and activities;– avoid unnecessary segregation of English learner students from other
students;– monitor students' progress in learning English and doing grade-level
classwork;– evaluate the effectiveness of English learner programs; and– provide limited English proficient parents with information about school
programs, services, and activities in a language they understand.
OELA EL Toolkit
• Ten chapter toolkit to be read in conjunction with Dear Colleague Letter
• Contains overview, sample tools, and resources• Chapters include:
– Staffing and Support
– Creating an Inclusive Environment
– Ensuring Meaningful Communication with EL Parents
• Available online at http://1.usa.gov/1exU0tO
Supporting Undocumented Youth
• Resources aimed at high school and college students and includes:– An overview of the rights of undocumented students;– Tips for educators on how to support undocumented youth in high school
and college;– Key information on non-citizen access to federal financial aid;– A list of private scholarships for which undocumented youth might be
eligible;– Information on federally-funded adult education programs at the local level;
• Available online athttp://1.usa.gov/1XGgw59
Adult Education
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)– Signed into law July 22, 2014
– Reauthorizes and replaces the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA)
• Amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (Title II)
– Effective date of implementation July 1, 2015
– State plans and accountabilityprovisions take effectJuly 1, 2016
DACA and DAPA
• Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA)• Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA)• United States v. Texas
– Amicus Brief
Immigration Reform
• White House Task Force on New Americans
• Federal Strategic Plan available at
http://1.usa.gov/1P2nGPw
2016 TESOL Advocacy & Policy Summit
19-21 June 2016
• Policy Updates• Advocacy Training• Congressional Visits
Embassy SuitesAlexandria, VA
http://www.tesol.org/AdvocacySummit
TESOL International Associationhttp://www.tesol.org
E-mail: [email protected]: @JohnSegota
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