Breakfast Forum Featuring No Child Left Behind

Breakfast Forum FeaturingNo Child Left Behind

Maine Department of EducationKathryn ManningJackie Godbout

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Smile first thing in the morning.

Get it over with.


I would be unstoppable …

… if I could just get started.

NCLB and Title IA are the same thing?

False—NCLB has 5 goals and many other Titles.

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NCLB Goals

• By 2013-2014 , all students will reach high standards, at a minimum attaining proficiency or better in reading/language arts and math.

• All limited English proficient students will become proficient in English and reach high academic standards

• By 2005-2006, all students will be taught by highly qualified teachers.

• All students will be educated in learning environments that are safe, drug free, and conducive to learning

• All students will graduate from high school.

Programs in No Child Left Behind

• Title I • Part A Basic Programs• Part B Reading First• Early Reading First• Part C Migrant• Part D

Neglected/delinquent• Part F CSRD• Part G AP• Part H Dropout Prevent.• Part I General Provisions

• Title II Teacher Quality

• Title III LEP• Title IV • Title V Innovative• Title VI

Flex/Acct/Rural• Title VIII Impact Aid• Title IX General Prov.

What is Title I

• Supplemental federal funding for low achieving children, especially in high-poverty schools.

• A program which provides extra academic support and learning opportunities for children farthest from meeting challenging state standards.


Life is full of challenge and frustration.

But sooner or later you’ll find the hairstyle you like.

Show me the money!!• $13 Billion

nationally school year 2006-07

• $45 Million in Maine for school year 2006-2007

• Largest and oldest USDE Education Program

Money travels to the classroom

U.S. CensusStates School Districts

Highest Poverty IndividualSchool Buildings

Individual Students

Only poor students can receive Title IA services.

False

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Services are to

be based on

academic needs

of individual

children,

not on the poverty

of a child or his

or her family.

TYPES OF Title I Schools

• Targeted Assisted Schools serve identified children who are at risk of not meeting the Learning Standards.

• Schoolwide schools upgrade the entire educational program within a school to meet the needs of the lowest-achieving children.

In a TAS, Title IA staff can perform any duty assigned by the

school.

FALSE--Staff must work within the NCLB Consolidated Application projects and only with Title IA

identified students.

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Targeted Assistance Schools (TAS)

• Most Title IA Schools in Maine are TAS

• Supplemental services to identified students

• Staff may work only with IA identified students

• May not serve as general classroom aides

• May not work for the good of the whole classroom—ie test all students

Who can be served?

Any Educationally At-RiskChild, including:Migrant ChildrenLimited English Proficient ChildrenChildren who are homelessChildren with Disabilities

Title I students can receive. . .

• In Class/Pullout Instructional Services

• Tutoring

• Pre-school Services

• Extended Day/ Extended Year Programs

• Reading

• Math

• Reading and Math

Which schools can implement schoolwide programs?

A school may choose to implement a schoolwide program if it enrolls at least 40% low-income children.

The school community has decided to take time to plan together to make research-based decisions about what it will take for all students in the school to meet the challenging standards—Learning Results.

How many Title IA schools in Maine are TAS?

440

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How many of Maine’s Title IA Schools are SWP?

29

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So Many Choices--who decides what we can/can’t do?

Reading ?

Grades K-2?

High School?

?

Title IA money is automatically sent to your district?

False

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NCLB Consolidated Application-Due August 1, 2006

• https://www.4pcamaine.org

• Title IA—Which schools are eligible and which will be served

• List staff paid by Title IA

• List what IA will support—program descriptions and expected outcomes

NCLB Consolidated Performance Report-Due August 1, 2006

• Report on each activity from 2005-06 Application--$ spent and were goals met/if not and the activity is continued the changes that will be made

• Report on how many students served by gender/race-ethnicity, grade level, subject

• # of staff by FTE

More Demographics…

• How many students served?

25,400• # of Girls?

11,600• # of Boys?

13,800

• How many FTE Ed Techs?

444• How many FTE

Teachers?

437


Knowledge ofProgram

Requirements

Needs Assessment

Sufficientsupplemental

Services to ensuresuccess

Coordination withGeneral programs

For seamlessprogramming

ParentalInvolvement

Program is well planned/organized-

Requirements met

Knowledge of Program

• Projects are clearly defined.• Selection policy is specific. Students are

prioritized for services.• Supervision is provided to keep program operating

in alignment with federal regulations and NCLB Consolidated Application.

• Staff are knowledgeable about program decisions—NCLB Planning Team, aware that there is an Application

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If at first you do succeed,

try not to look too astonished.

Needs Assessment

• Data analysis of formative, on-going assessment consistent with what is used in general program is used to determine needs.

• Decisions are based on

data vs. tradition

or subjective measures.

Sufficient Supplemental Services to Ensure Success

• Identified students receive general program and something more from Title IA.

• Students receive services as planned—records kept to make sure Title IA staff work with identified students as planned.

• Services are planned to make students more independent—not help with homework.

Coordination/Consultation for Seamless Programming

• Assessments used for Title IA selection and performance objectives are existing, local assessments valued by the school/district.

• Regular coordination takes place among all appropriate staff.

• All staff use the same terms so that students can make connections.

Parental Involvement

• Parent Involvement Policy updated on a regular basis

• Parent Compacts updated and used• Activities planned to assist parents in

understanding student needs/school programming.

• Evaluation done for all parent activities• Parent input into programming

Program Well-Planned and Organized

• Program requirements submitted on time in approvable form

• Activities based on needs• Scientifically based programming• Programming changes to meet student needs• Program supervision keeps program on track• Services are supplemental


It’s been lovely.

But I have to scream now.


Monitoring

• Visit each district every five years• NCLB Goals• Program compliance• Interview Title IA coordinator, Title IA

teachers/ed techs/classroom teachers/parents

• Learn more about how each district is implementing the program

During a monitoring visit, the State team will meet only with school administrators and the

Title IA Coordinator?

False

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What will we ask you about?

• Identification of students

• Schedule with students

• Coordination with classroom teachers

• Contact/interaction with parents

What will we ask to see?

• A student folder• Schedule• List of students served• Examples of progress reports• Documents/lesson plans to support coordination

with the classroom teacher• Parent notification• Parent contact information


If at first you don’t succeed,

swallow all evidence that you tried.


Common findings

• Parent components are not met– Parent Involvement Policies—District School– Parent meetings not held– Parent input in planning missing– Evaluation of program/parent activities missing

• Written identification process

• Prioritized list of students


No one is listening

until you make a mistake.


All power corrupts.

Absolute power is kinda neat.

An oral report will be given on the day of the review.

A letter will be sent within 2 to 3 weeks. If items require action, the

State team will be available to assist you.


The trouble with work is…

it’s so daily.


I try to take one day at a time,

but sometimes several days attack me at once.


I am not tense.

Just terribly, terribly alert.


If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs,

it’s quite possible you haven’t grasped the situation.

Questions?


I have one nerve left

and you’re getting on it.


No day is so bad

that it can’t be fixed with a nap.

Resources to Assist You

• http://www.maine.gov/education/nclb/guidance/home.html

• Parent Information Resource Center (PIRC) 207-623-2411 or 800-870-7746

• www.whatworksclearinghouse.org


If you don’t agree with me…

it means you haven’t been listening.


You don’t have to agree with me

but it’s quicker.

Please let us know if you have questions.

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