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1、A View from AASABruce HunterVASS Legislative ConferenceOctober 18, 2007Reauthorizing the Elementary & Secondary Education Act:Getting it Right this time1ESEA Reauthorization Its MovingHouseMiller/McKeondiscussiondraftissuedAugust30hearingonitSeptember10Miller/McKeonplanningmarkupendofOctoberfrustrat
2、ionamongRsandDfreshmencloudpicture.SenateKennedy/EnzidraftreleasedOct.16noTitleIthoughMarkupscheduledforOct31Kennedy/EnzimethodofdevelopmentiscontroversialwithotherSenators,soprospectsarecloudyIfESEAisnotreauthorizedin2007,itmaynotbereauthorizeduntilanewPresidentisinauguratedin2009.2009. AASA is a k
3、ey player in intensive bipartisan conversations AASA is a key player in intensive bipartisan conversations with crucial staff in both houseswith crucial staff in both houses2ESEA Reauthorization Its MovingTrouble In Paradise!Roll Call -Talks Stall on No Child Left BehindOctober 11, 2007, By Steven T
4、. Dennis, Roll Call Staff “EffortstoreachabipartisandealonrevampedNoChildLeftBehindlegislationhavebrokendown,withRepublicanschargingthatHouseEducationandLaborChairmanGeorgeMiller(D-CA)hasrefusedtocompromise.”“RepublicanssaidWednesdaythatMillerhasshownlittletonowillingnesstoaccommodatetheirconcernsab
5、outanerosionofaccountabilitymeasuresandahostofotherissueswiththebillandsaythatunlessMillershowsnewflexibility,Republicanswillvoteenmassetokillit.“Werestillbetteroffwithcurrentlaw,”saidEducationandLaborrankingmemberHowardMcKeon(R-CA).”3ESEA Reauthorization Its MovingTrouble in Paradise!CQ TODAY, Oct.
6、 12, 2007 7:15 p.m. Democrats Divided on No Child Reauthorization, By Michael Sandler, CQ Staff CaliforniaDemocratGeorgeMillerhasclashedpubliclywithRepublicansandtheWhiteHouseinrecentweeksoverhisvisionforrenewingalandmark2002educationlaw.Butanequallyprecariousfightisshapingupwithinhisowncaucus.Mille
7、r,chairmanoftheHouseEducationandLaborCommittee,ishearingnegativefeedbackbehindthescenesfromseveralDemocrats.TheyaretroubledbythediscussiondrafthecirculatedinlateAugustthatwillprobablyserveasthebasisforthelegislation.SomeofthestrongestcommentshavecomefromAlbertR.Wynn,D-Md.,whosentMilleraletterexpress
8、ingstrongconcernsregardingthedirectionweappeartobeheadinginreauthorizingtheNoChildLeftBehindAct.Wynnoutlinedfourareasinthedraftthatdidnotmeetwithhisapproval,includingtestingrequirementsthathavebecomethemainareaofdisagreementoverthelaw.IfthebillultimatelypresentedtotheHousedoesnotreflectsignificantch
9、anges.Iwillhavedifficultysupportingitspassage,Wynnsaidintheletter.4ESEA Reauthorization Its MovingTrouble in Paradise!One key Republican staffers reaction to the Kennedy/Enzi draftWell,heresthefirstbatchoflanguagefromKennedy-Enzi.Itisnottheproductofabipartisanprocess,butitistheirfirstdraftoftheminor
10、stuff.YallshouldpaycloseattentiontohighschoolsandhomelessandSDFS.Newmantraofthisreauthorization:MoreFederalcontrol.MoreFederalcontrol.Morefederalcontrol.NoETAatallonthestuffthatmatters,1111and1116.Maybenextweek,butwouldntholdmybreath.KennedystaffisnowsayingOctober31markup,butIwouldntputdownanyofmyow
11、nmoneyonthat.Ifithappensthatsoon,itwontbebipartisananditwontgetoutofcommittee.Theresjustnowaywecangetabilldonethiscongressatthispoint.Butpleaselookthroughthis_andsendme(andasmanyothersasyoucan)youroutrageaboutallofthefederalizationofdecisionmakingandthemassiveexpansionofobligationsandmandatesunderth
12、eseproposals.Itsdepressing.5Congressional PositioningChairmanMillersNon-negotiableList100%2013-14DisaggregationPenaltiesforcontinuedlowtestscores6Miller/McKeon Discussion DraftTheconceptualcoreofNCLBremains100%,2013-14,testingeverystudenteveryyear,AYP,matrixforevaluationThediscussiondraftaddressesma
13、nycomplaintsGrowthmodel,multiplemeasures,differentiatedconsequences,greaterfocusonassistanceTherearemanynewconceptsandmandatesMorepaperwork7Carry Over from NCLB to the Discussion DraftThediscussiondraftcontinuedthefollowingprovisionsfoundinNCLB:Thegoalof100%proficiencybythe2013-14schoolyearTherequir
14、ementtotestatleast95%ofthestudentsingrades3-8everyyearinreadingandmathandthenonceagaininhighschoolonstatewidetestsbasedonstatestandards.8Carry Over from NCLB to the Discussion DraftTherequirementthatthetestsbebuiltaroundtheconceptofgradelevel.Therequirementtosetahighperformancestandardcalledproficie
15、ncyforgrades3-8and10asthetargetforallstudents.Therequirementtodisaggregatefindingsfor8groupsofstudentsandreporttheresultstoparentsandthecommunity.9Carry Over from NCLB to the Discussion DraftTestingEnglishlanguagelearnersoncontentinEnglishafteroneschoolyear.TherequirementtocomputeAdequateYearlyProgr
16、ess,AYP,basedonAnnualMeasurableObjectivesthatleadallstudentsandallgroupsofstudentsto100percentproficiencybythe2013-14schoolyear.Evaluationofschoolsandschooldistrictsusinga36cellmatrixofallgroupsofstudentswherefailuretohitannualmeasurableobjectivesforanygroupofstudentswasjudgedtobefailure.10Carry Ove
17、r from NCLB to the Discussion DraftPenaltiesareprescribedforschoolsthatfailtohitannualmeasurableobjectives.Thepenaltieslevied,inorderofprogression,include:PermittingstudentsinaschoolthatmissedAYPtomovetoanotherschooloftheirchoiceinthedistrict.Permittingstudentstopurchaseafterschooltutoringfromalisto
18、ftutorssuppliedbythestateReopeningtheschoolasacharterschoolHiringanoutsidegrouptoruntheschool,andReconstituting(redesigning)orclosingtheschool11Departures from NCLB in the Discussion DraftPermittingthestatestomeasuregrowthinproficiencybylookingatscoresofcohortsfromyeartoyear.Thechangeinthepercentage
19、ofstudentsscoringproficientfromyeartoyearisdeterminedtobethevalueadded.StatesarerestrictedtothedefinitionofgrowthusedbytheU.S.DepartmentofEducationunderthecurrentregulations.Thisrestrictivedefinitiondoesnotfitthedefinitionofgrowthmeasuresusedbymanypsychometriciansbecauseitisbasedonscoresoftestsaimed
20、atgradelevelforgroupsandnotindividualscoresbasedoncurrentachievementlevel.Permittingstatestousemultiplemeasuresofachievementbeyondtheannualstatewidetests.Thediscussiondraftlimitsoptionstoforbothelementaryandsecondaryschools.Thespecifiedoptionsareanotherstatewidetestinelementaryschoolsandgraduationra
21、tes,ratesofcollegereadinesstestslikeAPandIB,ratesofenrollmentinaccreditedpostsecondaryinstitutions,andscoresonastatewideformativeassessment.Ifthestateelectstomeasuregrowthandadditionalfactorcanbegrowthfrombelowbasictobasic;basictoproficient;andproficienttoadvanced.Themultiplemeasuresareallowedtobeus
22、edtopreventaschoolfrombeingidentified.12Departures from NCLB in the Discussion DraftCodifyingtheregulationsforassessmentofspecialeducationstudentsbyincludingtheonepercentandtwopercentrulestotestingspecialeducationstudentsandtherestrictionontheoutoflevelassessmentstowithintheonepercentcap.Thischanges
23、thelanguageofthestatutebutnotpracticesbecausetheregulationsspecifiedpractices.TestinganygroupofELLstudentswhocompriseatleast10percentofallELLstudentsinthestateintheirnativelanguage.CreatingtwotiersforschoolsmissingAYP:HighPriorityandPriority.HighPriorityschoolshaveagraduationrateof60%orless;lessthan
24、ofstudentsscoringproficient;lessthaninanydisaggregatedgroupareproficientifthestateusesagrowthmodel.SanctionsarelimitedtoHighPriorityschools.Requiringstatestouseastandardcalculationofgraduationrates,todisaggregatetheratesandtousetheratesforAYPinaveryspecificway.13Departures from NCLB in the Discussio
25、n DraftRequiringstatestoverticallyalignstandards,whichwouldmakemeasuringgrowthmoreaccurate.Addingthegoalsofcollegeandworkplacereadinesstothestatestandards.Changingthestandardforidentificationformissinganycelltomissingthesamecelltwoyearsinarow.14Departures from NCLB in the Discussion DraftExpandingth
26、eimprovementtimelineandgivingschoolsasecondyeartoimprovebeforepenaltieskickin.Providinggreateroversightoffirmsandgroupsofferingtutorialservices.15Controversial Changes and New ProvisionsNEAandAFThaveveryseriousproblemswithtwonewinitiativesinthediscussiondraft.Calculatingcomparabilitybycomparingtheav
27、erageteachersalaryinhigh-povertyschoolstotheaveragesalaryinlow-povertyschools.ProvidinggrantsforperformancepayinTitleIIthatatallrelatetostudentperformance.16Controversial Changes and New ProvisionsAASAalsohasseriousconcernswithnewprovisionsofthediscussiondraftincluding:Codifyingtheregulationsregardi
28、ngassessmentofspecialeducationstudentsheightenstheconflictbetweenIDEAandTitleIofESEAregardingstudentassessmentbecauseofIDEAsemphasisonindividualsandNCLBsemphasisongroups.Thecalculationofgraduationratesfailstorecognizethatspecialeducationservicesarepermitteduntilage21.TheHouseisworkingofafixforthatco
29、ntradictionthatconceptuallyseemstoworkbuttheproofwillbeinthetextofthechairmansmark.17Controversial Changes and New ProvisionsThegraduationcalculationoptionswilloverstatedropoutratesbynotincludingstudentsinalternativeschoolsandstudentswhogetadiplomathroughadulteducation.Theincreasednumberofstudies,pl
30、ans,reportsandstaffingmandates.AASAcounted46newrequirementsinthediscussiondraftwithnoadditionalresources.18Controversial Changes and New ProvisionsTheproposedexpansionofservicesforhomelessstudentsundertheMcKinneyVentoHomelessActaloneadds12newrequirements.Extendsschooloforigintransportationrequiremen
31、tthroughhighschoolgraduationAddsanewIDEAlikedisputeresolutionprocess19Proposed:Highly Qualified TeachersEachlocal educational agencyreceivingassistanceunderthispartshall ensurethatallteachershiredandteachinginaprogramsupportedwithfundsunderthispartarehighlyqualifiedLOCALPLAN.Aspartoftheplandescribed
32、insection1112,eachlocaleducationalagencyreceivingassistanceunderthispart shall develop a plan to ensureitscompliancewiththerequirementthatallteachersteachingwithintheschooldistrictservedbythelocaleducationalagencyarehighlyqualified.20Proposed:Highly Qualified TeachersHOUSSEprovisionseliminatedDiscus
33、sionofrestoringforspecialeducationteachersButnorecognitionofRuralissuesMath/Science/WorldLanguageteachershortages21Proposed Changes in PenaltiesDifferentiatedConsequencesHighPriorityMorethanstudentsnotproficient,Gradrateof60%orlessPriorityMissedAYPThirdyearbeforepenaltieskickinCausedbysamegroupmissi
34、ngAYPtwoyearsinarowAddressHighPriorityschoolsfirstRedesignratherthanreconstitution(5)SUPERVISIONBYSUPERINTENDENT.Thesuperintendentorchiefexecutiveofthelocaleducationalagencyshalldirectlysupervisetheredesignofeachschoolbeingredesignedunderthissubsection.”22Proposed New Reports, Plans, Studies and Sta
35、ffing Mandates14 new reports, studies, plans and staffing 14 new reports, studies, plans and staffing mandates required in Title I of the mandates required in Title I of the discussion draftdiscussion draft32 new reports, studies, plans and staffing 32 new reports, studies, plans and staffing mandat
36、es required in Titles II-XI of the mandates required in Titles II-XI of the discussion Draftdiscussion DraftThe Grand Champion of New MandatesGrand Champion of New Mandates is the Stuart McKinney Education for Homeless Children and Youth Act with 1212 new requirements23Proposed Computing AYP A High
37、School Example24AASA Executive Committee Positioning AASA 10-06-07AASAviewsESEAasanimportantinstrumenttopromotesocialjusticethroughitsfocusonequaleducationalopportunitiesforlowincomeandminoritystudents.UnfortunatelythepoliciesandpracticescontainedintheMiller/McKeondiscussiondraftarenotsufficienttoim
38、proveachievementamonglowincomeandminoritystudents.AASAiscompletelydismayedbythetopdown,commandandcontrolstructuregoverningdecisionsaboutteachingandlearning.ThemanycomplexdecisionsrelatedtoeducatingindividualchildrenaretoofarremovedfromWashingtonandtootemperedbyfamilyandneighborhoodconditionstocontro
39、lthroughfederalpolicy.Furtherthereislittleevidencethatrigid,prescriptivefederalpolicyimprovesachievement.Thedownsideofatopdown,commandandcontrolstructurealsoincludeslostopportunitiesforimprovedachievementthroughindividualizedpoliciesandpracticesforspecificstudentsthatareforbiddenbyarigid,onesizefits
40、alllaw.Therefore AASA will withhold support for the discussion draft until sufficient changes, additions and deletions have been made to produce the desired results.25AASA Executive Committee Positioning AASA 10-06-07AddingbothaclearpromisetofullyfundTitleIofESEAandPartBofIDEAandaclearpathtofullfund
41、ingforTitleIandIDEA.Addingreal,valid,reliableandstandardsbasedmeasuresthataccuratelymeasureeachstudentsactualstartingpointandgrowthovertime.Thevalueaddedmodelinthediscussiondraftisaslightimprovementontheonceayearsnapshottests,butistooweaktoprovidetherichdiagnosticdataoneachindividualstudentneededtob
42、ringallstudentstoproficiency.SettlingthecontinuingconflictbetweenIDEAandTitleIofESEAinfavoroftheindividualizedinstructionandassessmentrequiredbyIDEAinthefollowingways:Eliminatethearbitrarycaps(1%and2%)onstudentassessmentandadddevelopmentallyappropriatemeasuresandassessmentscalledforinthestudentsIEP;
43、IncludetheIDEAmandateforservicestohighschoolgraduationorage21(upto26insomestates)inthecalculationofgraduationrates.26AASA Executive Committee Positioning AASA 10-06-07PermittingstatestodetermineappropriatemeasuresandassessmentsforEnglishlanguagelearnersbasedonstateapprovestestsandtheprofessionaljudg
44、mentofteachersandadministrators.Permittinglocalschooldistrictstoimplementformativeandadaptiveassessmentsthatprovideinstantfeedbacktostudents,teachers,administratorsandparentstoguideindividualinstructionaldecisions,andincludethelocalmeasuresintheaccountabilitysystem.Eliminatingallplans,reports,audits
45、andstaffingmandatesthatarenotfullyfundedandnotcriticaltoimprovedachievementforlowincomestudents.27AASA Executive Committee Positioning AASA 10-06-07PermittingstatesgreaterlatitudeinselectingmeasuresofachievementandprogramstrengthbeyondthelimitedmultiplemeasuresoptionsintheMiller/McKeondiscussiondraf
46、t.Addingarequirementforcompleteandimmediatetransparencyforallstateandfederalplans,requests,guidance,policylettersandresponsestostaterequests,andplans;eliminatesweetheartdealswithsomestatesandschooldistricts;andeliminateviolationsoftheDepartmentofEducationOrganizationActthroughbetterandmoreregularCon
47、gressionaloversight.Sharpeningthetargetingoffundstoschooldistrictsandschoolswherepovertyisconcentratedbasedonthepercentageofsuchstudents.28AASA Executive Committee Positioning AASA 10-06-07AddingmoreassistanceandsupportforschoolsandschooldistrictsthatmissAnnualMeasurableObjectives,AMOs,ratherthanpun
48、ishmentsthatdonotimprovestudentoutcomes.Eliminatingthecomparabilityrequirementforequalperpupilspendingonteachers.Thecomparabilitycalculationmistakenlyequatessalarywithteacherquality.Becausethisisanewcalculation,thecostspentgatheringandanalyzingdatawillbemassive.Thiswillgeneratealotofnewpaperworkwith
49、nobenefittostudentachievementbecausethereislittleconnectionbetweenteachersalaryandstudentachievement.Eithereliminatingallteacher,administratorandparaprofessionalcredentialingrequirementsorrestoringtheHOUSSEprovisionsincurrentlaw.Ruralschooldistrictshaveaparticularlydifficulttimeattractingandretainin
50、ghighlyqualifiedteachersandnearlyallschooldistrictshavedifficultyfindingteachersinsomeareas,particularlyspecialeducation,math,scienceandworldlanguages.29AASA Executive CommitteeProposed Additions- Region 5Eliminatingtheproposedextensionofschooloforigintohighschoolgraduation,andtheproposeddisputereso
51、lutionprocedure.Clarifyingthehighschoolgraduationratecalculationtoinclude:specialeducationstudentsuptoage21basedontheirtransitionplandevelopedaspartoftheirIEPatage16,studentsinalternativehighschoolswhograduatefromhighschooleventhoughitmaytakethemlonger,studentswhoachieveahighschooldiplomathroughanadulteducationclass,andstudentswhohaveserioushealthproblemsorotherissuesthatremovethemfromschoolforextendedperiods.30Thank You-Any questions?31
