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TESOL Policy Outlook – What Happens Next in DC?
John Segota, CAEAssociate Executive Director for Public Policy & Professional Relations
2016 COTESOL Conference
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Overview
• 114th Congress• Obama Administration• Education Policy
– Federal Budget– ESEA– WIOA– Immigration
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114th Congress
House of Representatives
– 247 Republicans– 188 Democrats
Senate– 54 Republicans– 44 Democrats– 2 Independents
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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
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Federal Budget Process
Budget Proposal
February
Budget Resolution
17 Appropriations Bills(Labor-HHS-Education)
President’sSignature
By September 30
FY 2017 - Continuing Resolution through Dec. 9
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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
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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
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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
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ESSA Timeline
2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019
December 2015: President signed
ESSA into law
August 1, 2016: ESEA waivers expired
October 1, 2016: competitive programs
March & July 2017: State Title I Plans are
due to ED2017-2018 Transition
Year
July 1, 2017: Formula Funds
2017-2018*: Full Implementation?
*ED is under pressure to move start date from
2017-2018 to 2018-2019 school year
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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Legislation Regulation
Rulemaking
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ESSA Regulations
• Title I: Accountability and State Plans (comments closed 8/1)
• Title I: Academic Assessments: Negotiated Rulemaking (comments closed 9/9)
• Title I: Part B: Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (Pilot) (comments closed 9/9)
• Title I: Supplement Not Supplant (comments due 11/7)
• ED has issued non-regulatory guidance and may issue more:• Title II• Title III• Title IV
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Shifts from NCLB / ESEA Waivers
• No requirement for states to implement teacher evaluation systems and/or link results to student test scores.
• Migrates many previous Title III requirements to Title I.• Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and Highly Qualified
Teacher (HQT) eliminated.• Shifts focus from “college and career readiness” to all
children receiving “high-quality education” to close achievement gaps.
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New ESSA Provisions
• States must adopt EL proficiency standards that are aligned with state academic standards.
Previously English language proficiency accountability part of Title III in NCLB.
• New comprehensive birth-grade 12 literacy program - Literacy for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) authorized.
• States determine the ‘evidence-based’ interventions to implement in lowest performing schools. Districts determine interventions [and timing] when subgroups lag behind.
• State report cards require substantial, easy to understand information for the public (including parents).
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Title III
• Title III, Part A formula grant maintained
• After consultation with LEAs representing the geographic diversity of the state, States must establish and implement standardized EL entrance and exit procedures. NEW
• Any student who might be an EL must be assessed for status within 30 days of enrollment. NEW
• SEAs may use 5% of Title III funds that is set-aside for state-level activities to support status assessment. NEW
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Reporting Requirements for ELsStates must: • Report the number and percentage of ELs meeting standards including
4 years after no longer receiving Title III services. Reports must include specific category for ELs with a disability.
• The number and percentage of ELs that have not reached proficiency within 5 years.
• Must report on the academic performance of ELs, long-term ELs and ELs with special needs.
States’ implementation challengeEach State will determine its own policies, practice and criteria for reclassifying EL students. Could include home-language surveys, EL Classification- Screener/ Placement tests, etc.
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Questions for State Plans• What elements will my State consider in setting long-term goals
and determining what is meant by a “measure of progress?• Does “making progress in achieving English language
proficiency” include the number of students reaching proficiency?• Inclusion of former English learners provides a long-term picture
of how ELs do over time but it also has the potential to mask performance of current English learners.
• Is disaggregating current and former EL student outcomes provide a more accurate picture?
• How will SEAs take into account the grade distribution, geographic distribution and the proportion of newcomers and long-term ELs in developing their ELP indicator?
• What criteria will our statewide procedure for EL entrance and exit include?
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NEW ESSA Resource Kit
English Learners and ESSA: What Educators Need to Know
http://www.tesol.org/ESSA
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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
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English Learner Toolkit
Chapters include:– Staffing and Support– Creating an Inclusive
Environment– Ensuring Meaningful
Communicationwith EL Parents
Available online at http://1.usa.gov/1exU0tO
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Supporting Undocumented Youth
Includes:– An overview of the rights of
undocumented students– Tips for educators on how to support
undocumented youth in high school and college
– Financial Aid information– Information on federally-funded adult
education programs at the local level
Available online athttp://1.usa.gov/1XGgw59
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Newcomer Toolkit
Toolkit for all staff who work directly with immigrant students and their families, including asylees and refugees.
Available online athttp://bit.ly/2fi1G5d
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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
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AEFL Activities under WIOA
• Adult education• Literacy• Workplace adult education and literacy• Family Literacy• English Language Acquisition• Interested English Literacy and Civics
Education• Workplace preparation activities• Integrated Education and Training
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English Language Acquisition
• Statue clarifies multiple components of ELA that leads to GED and transition to postsecondary education or employment
• This does not preclude those who wish to improve ELA to improve education of children– Any eligible participant can participate, regardless of whether
they are pursuing GED, postsecondary, or employment– Those individuals do count against performance
accountability– ”That leads to" requirement applies to the program design,
and not the participants
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“That Leads to” Qualification
1. Program has implemented state adult education content standards, and that this is reflected in local program materials
2. Offer educational and career counseling services that assist eligible individuals to transition to postsecondary education or employment
3. Be part of a career pathway
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Integrated English Literacy / Civics Education
• For all levels of learners• Must include literacy and ELA and civics
education• May include workforce training• States can choose between ELA or IEL/CE
services best meet the needs of learners• Different from IEL/CE program - separate
grant/set-aside
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IEL/CE Program
• Set-aside funding under Title II • Must be combined with IET• Department intends to be flexible• Requirement is on the program, but not the
student.Requirements for providers• Include instruction in literacy and ELA and civics• Designed to prepare adult ELLs for in employment• Integrate with local workforce training
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DACA and DAPA
• Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA)• Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA)• United States v. Texas
– Amicus Brief
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Immigration Reform
• White House Task Force on New Americans
• Federal Strategic Plan available at
http://1.usa.gov/1P2nGPw
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Other Bills
H.R.2794 - SUCCEED Act of 2015
H.R.4643 - FLUENT Act of 2015
H.R.4541 - STAPLER Act of 2016
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2017 TESOL Advocacy & Policy Summit
June 18 - 20, 2017Hilton Alexandria Old Town
Alexandria, VA
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TESOL International Associationhttp://www.tesol.org
E-mail: [email protected]: @JohnSegota
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