RhodeIsland’sESSAStatePlanCommitteeofPractitioners

November30,20164pm– 6pmUnitedWay

WelcomeToday’sObjectives:• Asaresultofthismeeting,ESSACoPmemberswill:

–Provideinputonstrategiesandresponsibilitiesalignedtoacomprehensiveeducatortalentmanagementsystem

–ExplorehowfederalfundingcansupportLEAandschoolpriorities

Today’sAgenda:• Welcome&introductions• Updatesandbusiness• Overviewoffederalfunding• Educatortalentmanagementsystemsinput• Closingandnextsteps

Remembertoaddquestions

totheQuestionLot

boardthroughoutthesession!

ESSAEngagementSchedulePhase1:SeekingInput(Aug.-

Dec.)Phase2:CollectingFeedback

(Jan.-Feb.)Phase3:TakingSuggestions

(Mar.- Apr.)Phase4:AttainingApproval

(May- Jun.)Phase5:CommunicatingPlan

(Jul.- Sep.)

• 5 Public Forums• CoP discusses topics• Critical Stakeholder Groups meet

• Public survey about recommendations• CoP discusses recommendations and goals• Critical Stakeholder Groups meet

• Public forums about draft plan• CoP reviews draft plan • Critical Stakeholder Groups respond to plan

• Public comment period• CoP plan for communication• Governor and legislature review

• Communication to all stakeholders about implementation

FederalEducationFundinginESSA

CarolBlanchetteChief,TeachingandLearning,EducatorExcellenceandInstructionalEffectiveness

FederalFundingStreamsinESSA:Introduction

TitleIImprovingtheAcademicAchievementoftheDisadvantaged

TitleIIPreparing,TrainingandRecruitingHigh-QualityTeachers,PrincipalsorOtherSchoolLeaders

TitleIIILanguageInstructionforEnglishLearnersandImmigrantStudents

TitleIV (A)StudentSupportandAcademicEnrichment

Grants

TitleIV(B)21CenturyCommunity

LearningCenters

TitleI– ImprovingAcademicAchievementofDisadvantaged

Purpose:Toprovideallchildrensignificantopportunitytoreceiveafair,equitable,andhigh-qualityeducationandtocloseeducationalachievementgaps

Use:• PartA:FormulaGrantstoLEAs(districts)– manyuses

–Mandatory7%set-asidebythestateforschoolimprovementactivities–Optional3%Set-asideforDirectStudentServices**–SupplementnotSupplant

–CurrentLEAFormulaGrantestimateforRIisabout$51million

• PartB:StateAssessments(includingaudits)• PartC:Educationofmigratorychildren• PartD:Preventionandinterventionsforneglectedanddelinquentchildren

TitleII– PreparingHigh-QualityEducatorsPurpose:• Increasenumber,qualityandeffectivenessofteachersandschoolleadersto

improvestudentachievementconsistentwithstatestandards• Providelow-incomeandminoritystudentsgreateraccesstoeffective

educators

Use:• PartA– SupportingEffectiveInstruction(FormulaGrants)

- Currentestimate- $10.6million- Optional3%set-asideforsupportforschoolleaders**- Optional2%set-asideforteacherorschoolleaderpreparationacademies**- Canbeusedforclass-sizereduction

• PartB– NationalActivities(CompetitiveGrants)- Teacher&SchoolLeaderIncentiveProgram- LiteracyEducationforAll,ResultsfortheNation(LEARN)- AmericanHistory&CivicsEducation- ProgramsofNationalSignificance(leaderrecruitment,STEMmasterteachers)

TitleIII– LanguageInstructionforEnglishLearners&Immigrants

Purpose:• EnsureEnglishLearnersattainEnglishproficiencyanddevelophighlevelsofacademicEnglish

• AssistEnglishLearnersinmeetingchallengingstatestandards

Use:• Supplement(notsupplant)fundingforinstructionalactivitiestodevelopEnglishProficiencyandassistEnglishLearnersinmeetingacademicstandards

• Assisteducatorsinimplementingandsustainingeffectivelanguageinstruction

• Helpeducatorsdevelopandenhancecapacitytoprovideeffectiveinstruction

• Promotefamilyandcommunityparticipationinlanguageinstruction

Estimatedamount- $2.1million forFormulagrantstoLEAs

TitleIV(A)– StudentSupportandAcademicEnrichment

ThreePurposes:• OfferWell-roundedEducationtoallStudents(atleast20%)• Safe,healthy,supportive,drug-freeenvironments(atleast20%)• Personalized,rigorouslearningexperiencessupportedbytechnology(someamount– notmorethan15%forinfrastructure)

Use:• CurrentestimateforRIisabout$2.4million• FormulagrantsequaltoLEATitleI(A)(2)percentagepreviousyear• 95%mustbesub-grantedtoLEAs(withapprovedapplication)• Well-roundedincludes:acceleratedlearning,arts&music,STEM,college&careerguidance

• Safe&healthyincludes:drug&violenceprevention,mentalhealthservices,reducingexclusionarydiscipline

• Technologyincludes:blendedlearningprojects,toolsforeffectiveusebyeducators

TitleIV(B)– 21st CenturyCommunityLearningCenters

Purpose:Provideopportunitiesforcommunitiestoestablishorexpandactivitiesincommunitylearningcentersthatprovideacademicenrichment,offerabroadarrayofadditionalservices,andofferfamiliesofstudentsopportunitiestoactivelyandmeaningfullyengageintheirchildren’seducation

Use:• CurrentestimateforRIisabout$4.9million• CompetitiveGrants,butprioritygiventoentitiesthatsupportstudentsatschoolsidentifiedasneedingtargetedorcomprehensivesupport,orat-riskstudents,andthefamiliesofsuchstudents

InputQuestionsforDecember

1. Giveananecdoteofhowyouknowthatstudentsarebeingsupportedwellwiththeresourcesavailableinaschool.

2. Whatinformationwouldyouwanttohaveaboutfinancialresourcesinaschool?

3. WhataresomeprosandconsofthefundingchoicesinherentinESSA:a) 3%set-asidefordirectstudentservices(TitleI)**b)3%set-asideforleadershipdevelopment(TitleII)**c) 2%set-asideforin-districtacademies(TitleII)**

(**notedwithinthepresentation)

CalibrationTask:Whatelsedoyouneedtoknow?

TaskIntendedOutcome:• Helpcommitteemembersdigestinformationontitlefunding• Provideanswerstopressingquestionsneededtogivefurtherinput

TaskDirections:1. Atyourtables,discusswhatyouheardfromthepresentationand

summarizeeachtitleinonesentence2. Discussandreachconsensusontwoclarifyingquestionsthatyou

wouldneedtoknowtheanswerstoinordertogiveinputeffectively.3. Writedownyourquestionsforthepaneltoanswer.

SupportingExcellentEducatorsinRhodeIslandunderESSA

LisaFoehr,Director,EducatorExcellenceandCertificationServices

CarrieAppel,EducatorExcellenceSpecialist

SupportingExcellentEducators:ARefresher

Statesmustdescribetheireducatordevelopment,retention,andadvancementsystems

TitleII-Afundingsupportslocaleffortstosupporteducators:improvingpreparation,certificationstructures,evaluation,evidence-basedprofessionallearning,leadership

ComponentsofaTalentManagementSystem

Talent Management

System

Attract

Prepare

Recruit & Hire

Develop, Support &

Grow

Retain

LifecycleofanEducator

WhatdotheComponentsReallyMean?1. Attract

•PathwaysintotheProfession&ElevatingtheStatusoftheProfession

2. Prepare•InitialCertificationandLicensure&ProgramApprovalandAccreditation

3. Recruit&Hire•Recruitment,Selection,andHiring(toadistrictandintoaposition)

4. Develop,Support,&Grow•InductionandMentoring,EvaluationandProfessionalLearning,andCareerAdvancement

5. Retain•EducatorEnvironment,AssignmentandTransfer,Compensation,andCareerAdvancement

What’sinaName?OptionsforRI’sTalentManagementSystem

1. TalentManagementSystem2. HumanCapitalSystem3. EducatorAdvancementSystem4. EducatorDevelopmentSystem5. EducatorExcellenceSupportContinuum6. RhodeIslandEducatorCareerContinuum7. SystemforEducatorExcellence8. TheRhodeIslandContinuumforEducator

Excellence

InputTask:StrategiesandResponsibilitiesTaskIntendedOutcomes:• DeterminestrategiesandresponsibilitiesforacomprehensiveTalentManagement

System

TaskDirections:• Individually,reviewnotesfromthe10/19meeting(includesconstituentinput,

whenavailable)• Shareyourfindingswithyourtable• Beginningwiththecomponentthatmatchesyourtablenumber,cometoconsensus

ontheONEpieceyourgroupwillstrategize(i.e.,theFocusPiece)• Asatable,completeStrategiesandResponsibilitieshandout• Shareout:

1. Whatcomponent/piecedoyoubelieveismostviable?Whatarethestrategiesandwhobearstheresponsibility?

2. Whatcomponent/piecedoyoubelievewillbethemostdifficulttopursue?Why?

3. Whowerethe“Others”youspecified?

StrategiesandResponsibilitiesExample

üStateswilldescribehowlow-incomeandminoritychildrenarenotservedatdisproportionateratesbyineffective,out-of-field,andinexperiencedteachers

DecisionPoints:- Developstatewidedefinitionsforthefollowing:

1. Ineffective2. Out-of-field3. Inexperienced

OtherOpportunitiesandResponsibilitiesforEducatorQuality

OtherOpportunitiesandResponsibilitiesforEducatorQuality

üStateswilldescribeactionsitmaytaketoimprovepreparationprogramsandstrengthensupportforteachers,principalsandotherschoolleaders.

üStatesmustalsodescribeopportunitiesforautonomyandflexibility

DecisionPoints:– Whatexistingstrategiesshouldbe

leveraged?– Whatnewsupportsareneeded?– ShouldRItakeadvantageofthe

3%set-asidetosupportschoolleaders?

NextStepsforTalentManagementVision

Dec-Feb: Begin engagement with

stakeholder groups

Jan: Convene subcommittee to

support the development and

eventual implementation of

RI TMS

Feb-Mar: Draft Talent Management

portion of the consolidated state

plan

Apr-June: Begin to flesh out the blueprint of a

toolkit for LEAs to use

ClosingandNextSteps

Thankyou!• What’snext?

Followupemailwillcontain:o Linktosurveyo Linktomaterialsfromthismeetingo Informationandmaterialsforpublicforumso Requestforapprovaloftherecommendationmemoo Callforadditionalquestionsandinputonthesetopics

• Nextmeeting:December14,20164-6pmatUnitedWayofRhodeIslandInputTopic: LeveragingFederalFundingwithinESSA

• Questionsorconcerns?PleasecontactFeliciaBrownatfelicia.brown@ride.ri.gov