Every Student Succeeds Act in New Jersey Title IV, Part A Student Support and Academic Enrichment

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1 Every Student Succeeds Act in New Jersey Title IV, Part A Student Support and Academic Enrichment Date: November 28,

2 Minutes Review Federal Updates Agenda November 28, 2016 Brief Description of Title IV, Part A Student Support and Academic Enrichment Title IV, Part A: New Jersey Context Table Exercises 2

3 RaBonale for Convening ü To strengthen the lines of communicabon between NJDOE and school community members. ü To create an in-person forum for the NJDOE to provide updates to school community representakves on its development of the state plan. ü To hear recommendabons and to gather feedback from community representabves about specific aspects of the state plan; parkcularly on accountability, state intervenkons, and the NJDOE s ongoing stakeholder engagement efforts. 3

4 MeeBng Norms and ExpectaBons ü AcBvely listen and stay engaged: Limit use of technology. ü Step up, step back: Make sure everybody s voice is heard. ü Stay on topic. ü Feel free to ask quesbons! Ask about and explain unfamiliar terminology. ü Respect each other s experiences and opinions. ü Say ouch if you hear something you find offensive. ü Ask clarifying quesbons. 4

5 Minutes Review AddiBons and amendments to meebng notes from November 16 5

6 ESSA Stakeholder Focus Group Tenta)ve Schedule Date Time Agenda Location 12/ am Tentative Description of Rider University, State Plan Lawrenceville Campus No Meeting 12/20 1/6 9-11am Hold for Indicators for 200 Riverview Drive, School Success Subgroups Trenton NJ 6

7 Federal Updates 7

8 Title IV, Part A Student Support and Academic Enrichment Increase student achievement by: Providing all students with a well-rounded education; Fostering safe, healthy, supportive, and drug free environments that support student academic achievement; and Increasing access to personalized, rigorous learning experiences supported by the use of technology to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy of all students. Background: Title IV, Part A is newly reauthorized in ESSA (it is not the same as it was under NCLB) The purpose of the funding source and the allowable uses have expanded 8

9 School District Use of Title IV, Part A Funds Provide a Well - Rounded EducaKon College and career guidance and counseling programs Accelerated learning programs Programs and ackvikes to improve instruckon and student engagement across mulkple disciplines (e.g. visual and performing arts, STEM, health and physical EducaKon, civics, economics, etc.) Programs and ackvikes that promote volunteerism and community involvement Improve the Use of and Access to Technology Provide educators, school leaders, and administrators with the necessary professional learning tools, devices, content, and resources. Build technological capacity and infrastructure Develop innovakve strategies for the delivery of specialized or rigorous academic courses or curricula Carry out blended learning projects Provide professional development in the use of technology Provide students in rural, remote, and underserved areas with access and resources to high quality digital learning experiences *Note: There is a 15% cap applied to technology infrastructure for all grant awardees Improve School CondiKons for Student Learning Drug and violence prevenkon ackvikes School based mental health services and partnership programs that o Integrate health and safety prackces into school or athlekc programs o Support a healthy, ackve lifestyle o Help prevent bullying and harassment o Improve instruckonal prackces for developing relakonship-building skills o Provide mentoring and school counseling to all students o Establish or improve school dropouts and re-entry programs o Establish learning environments and enhance students effeckve learning skills High quality training for school personnel related to emergency and crisis situakons Child abuse awareness and prevenkon programs Design and implement a plan to reduce exclusionary discipline prackces in schools Designate a school or LEA site resource coordinator to provide resources and support to schools and community partners 9 For a full list of how these funds may be used, consult the law ( )

10 How much does New Jersey receive? ~$11 million per year (Based on president s budget proposal of $500M) 95% must go directly to school districts Up to 1% may be used for State administration Remainder of funds may be used for State activities 10

11 What will funding distribution look like for districts? School district eligibility and allocation amount is based on Title I, Part A funding allocation Title I, Part A Allocation/30 =Title IV, Part A Based on current federal budget proposal, most New Jersey school districts will be eligible for less than $10,000 in Title IV, Part A funds If eligible for less than $10,000, must form consortia or refuse award T itle VI, Part A Overview Eligibility Amount # of NJ Districts More than $30, Between $10,000-30, Less than $10,

12 Special Rules Regarding Use of Title IV, Part A Funds The amount of money a district receives in Title IV determines how it must spend its funding: If receiving less than $10,000, a school district must form a consortium in order to use funds If receiving $10,000 - $29,999, a school district may spend its funds on any allowable activities If receiving at least $30,000, a school district must spend funds for activities across all three programmatic areas: well-rounded education, safe and healthy schools, and technology 20% on well-rounded education activities and programs 20% on safe and healthy school activities and programs A portion on effective use of technology activities and programs Districts may not use more than 15% of Title IV, Part A funds to purchase technology infrastructure 12 Sec. 4105(a)(2), 4106(e)(2), and 4109(b)

13 Transferability under Title IV-A Title IV-A funds may be transferred to and used for activities under: Title I, Part A, Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies; Title II, Part A, Supporting Effective Instruction; Title III, Part A, English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement; or Title V, Part B, Rural Education Note: if you transfer into another title, those funds take on the characteristics of that title T itle VI, Part A Overview 13

14 Needs Assessment For Districts Receiving at Least $30,000 Only LEAs who qualify for at least $30,000 must conduct a comprehensive needs assessment must be comprehensive and address areas for improvement related to students access to well-rounded educational opportunities; learning conditions that cultivate a safe and healthy environment for students; and effective use of technology. The Department will provide a needs assessment template (districts not required to use this template) T itle VI, Part A Overview 14

15 Spending for Based on the changes described, here are a few things to consider as you plan spending Title IV, Part A funds for the SY: Consortia considerations, considering majority of NJ school districts will receive less than $10,000 in funding Use needs assessment to determine which allowable activity under Title IV-A can best address district priority problems Use existing internal and external resources to fulfill activities under Title IV-A Transferability considerations, using Title IV-A funds to strengthen existing programs and activities from other titles 15

16 State Support for District Spending What can the department do to best support districts in spending their new Title IV-A funding? Guidance on forming consortium Support in organizing consortium General spending guidance Collect and distribute ideas from external agencies (e.g. how to leverage funds on arts, gifted and talented, physical education, etc ) 16 1

17 Part I (15 minutes) What can the State do to best support districts in spending their new Title IV-A funding? 17 1

18 Part II (20 minutes) What are some existing resources districts could leverage in combination with Title IV funds to achieve the goals of the grants programs and activities? Well rounded education Safe and healthy school Effective use of technology What type of resources should be created? What purpose would it serve? 18

19 Choosing a Valid and Reliable N-size If n is too small: Some schools that should not be idenkfied as comprehensive or especially targeted will be. Some schools that should be idenkfied as comprehensive or targeted will not be. If n is too large: Too many subgroups will be excluded, leading to an incomplete look at the performance of the school Hill (2003) hmp:// 19

20 A Multiple Measure System Under the AYP system, in which a separate judgment was made for every subgroup on every measure, a large n-size was more important because any one mis-categorizakon caused the whole school to fail. Hill and DePascale (2003) hmp:// Under a mulkple measures system, miscategorizakon in one instance mikgated by proper categorizakon in other measures, and a lower n-size is appropriate. Rockoff State Board PresentaKon (2013) hmp:// %20through%20Student%20Growth_June_2013.pdf 20

21 Proposed Standard for One Measure When developing the AchieveNJ evaluakon system, the Department s TAC recommended 0.35 as the standard year-toyear stability for Student Growth PercenKles. For Student Growth PercenKles, the least stable of the considered measures on a year-to-year basis, this suggests that an n-size of at least 17 should be chosen. (Table below based on Monte Carlo simulakon of results using data generated in through ) N-size Year-to-Year Stability for SGP

22 School Accountability for PARCC Results Minimum n- size # schools accountable for ELLs # ELLs included in system # schools accountable for Students with DisabiliBes # Students with Disability included in system ,517 2, , ,161 1, , ,754 1, , ,652 1, ,949 22

OVERVIEW OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NON-REGULATORY GUIDANCE: STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENTS GRANTS TITLE IV, PART A NATIONAL TITLE

OVERVIEW OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NON-REGULATORY GUIDANCE: STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENTS GRANTS TITLE IV, PART A NATIONAL TITLE I CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 2017 LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA OBJECTIVES