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ESSA Title II, Part A—Supporting Effective InstructionJaime Huerta – Federal Program Compliance DivisionOctober 22, 2019

✓ the purpose;

✓ focus areas;

✓ allowable activities; and

✓ program compliance requirements of the ESSA Title II, Part A program.

Participants will gain a better understanding of…

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Strategic Priorities

and Enablers

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Program Guide Page

References

✓ Increase Student Achievement

✓ Improve Educator Quality and Effectiveness

✓ Increase the Number of Effective Educators

✓ Provide Low-Income and Minority Students Greater Access to Effective Educators

The Purpose of Title II, Part A

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Educator(s) = teachers, principals, and other school leaders

✓ improve the overall quality of instruction and

✓ ensure equity of educational opportunity for all students

To support educators in their work to…

Intent of Funding

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Supplement, Not Supplant

Title II, Part A

“Funds made available under this title shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized under this title.”

[ESSA Section 2301]

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➢ Traditional Presumptions of Supplanting1. Providing Services Required Under State

or Local Law

2. Providing Same Services as Those Provided in Prior School Year with State or Local Funds

3. Providing the Same Services in Federal and Non-Federal Programs

➢ Resource: Supplement, Not Supplant

Handbook (Pages 4-7)

Supplement, Not Supplant

Title II, Part A

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1. Recruit, Support and Retain Effective Teachers and Principals

2. Professional Development/Growth

3. Other Activities

Title II, Part A – Areas of Focus

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1. Recruit, Support and

Retain Effective Teachers and

Principals

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✓ Educator Induction and Mentorship Programs

✓ Teacher Leadership

✓ School Principal Support

✓ Educator Cultural Competence

✓ Recruiting Qualified Individuals from Other Fields

✓ Improving School Working Conditions

✓ Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Effective

Teachers in High-Need Schools 3-7

High-Need Schools Defined

“High-need schools are low-income schools with high percentages of ineffective teachers and high percentages of students who do not meet the challenging State academic standards.”

Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Effective Teachers in High-Need Schools

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High-Need Schools

Allowable Activities

✓ Assistance screening candidates✓ Differential and incentive pay✓ Advancement opportunities

▪ Leadership▪ Multiple career paths▪ Pay differentiation

✓ Induction and mentoring programs✓ Performance evaluation training✓ Auditing the quality of evaluation and support systems✓ Equity- based activities

▪ Incentives▪ Job embedded opportunities▪ Teacher time banks

Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Effective Teachers in High-Need Schools

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2. Professional Development/

Growth

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Activities that are…✓ Sustained,

✓ Intensive,

✓ Collaborative,

✓ Job-Embedded,

✓ Data-Driven,

✓ Personalized or based on information from an evaluation and support system, and

✓ Classroom-focused

Rather than…✓ Professional development that stands alone and

✓ Does not connect to a larger school-wide or individualized plan

ESSA Definition of Professional Development

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Growth

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✓ Assessments and Data Analysis

✓ Career Readiness Education

✓ Child Sexual Abuse Prevention

✓ Early Childhood Instruction

✓ Effectively Teaching Children with Disabilities

✓ Effectively Teaching English Learners

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Growth

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✓ Evaluation and Support Systems

✓ Evidence-Based Professional Development

✓ Identification and Support of Gifted Students

✓ School Library Programs

✓ Supporting Students Affected by Trauma and/or

Mental Illness

✓ STEM-focused Professional Development10-12

3. Other Activities

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✓ Carrying Out Other Evidence-Based Activities

✓ What is Evidence-Based?

▪ Rigor and Relevance of Evidence

▪ Local Capacity

▪ Evidence in Context

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Is class size reduction a Title II, Part A allowable use of funds and under what conditions?

It is allowable. However, the district must have evidence from research that shows that the class size reduction for the grade, subject and number of students in question is actually effective.

Reducing Class Size

The Elephant in the Room

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✓Meaningful Consultation

✓Coordination

✓Other

Program Compliance Requirements

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Required Stakeholders

Meaningful Consultation

✓ Teachers,

✓ Principals,

✓ Other School Leaders,

✓ Paraprofessionals (including organizations representing such individuals),

✓ Specialized Instructional Support Personnel,

✓ Charter School Leaders (in an LEA that has charter schools),

✓ Parents,

✓ Community Partners, AND

✓ Other Organizations or Partners

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The term ''school leader'' means a principal, assistant principal, or other individual who is:

1. an employee or officer of an elementary school or secondary school, local educational agency, or other entity operating an elementary school or secondary school; AND

2. responsible for the daily instructional leadership and managerial operations in the elementary school or secondary school building.

For example, LEA central office staff meet the first part of the definition, butmay not meet the second part. As a result, they are not identified as a ‘schoolleader’.

Other School Leaders[Section 8101(44)]

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Required Stakeholders


✓ Teachers,

✓ Principals,

✓ Other School Leaders,

✓ Paraprofessionals (including organizations representing such individuals),

✓ Specialized Instructional Support Personnel,

✓ Charter School Leaders (in an LEA that has charter schools),

✓ Parents,

✓ Community Partners, AND

✓ Other Organizations or Partners

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✓ School Counselors

✓ School Social Workers

✓ School Psychologists

✓ School Nurses

✓ Speech Language Pathologists

✓ School Librarians

✓Other qualified professional personnel involved in providing assessment, diagnosis, counseling, educational, therapeutic, and other necessary services (including related services) as part of a comprehensive program to meet student needs

Specialized Instructional Support Personnel[Section 8101(47)(A)(i)]

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Requirements


✓ Seek Advice for Improvement of Activities

✓ Use of Data and Ongoing Consultation to Update and Improve Activities

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Guiding Questions


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Recommended Strategies


✓ The Meaningful Consultation Process

✓ Stakeholder Representation

✓ Seek Advice for Continuous Improvement

✓ Use Data to Guide Activities

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Source: U.S. Department of EducationNon-Regulatory Guidance for Title II, Part A - September 27, 2016

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Identify

Local

Needs

2.

Select

Approach

3.

Plan

4.

Implement

5.

Examine

and

ReflectCONSULTATIONCONSULTATION

Cyclical Framework to Maximize the use of Title II, Part A funds

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1.

Identify

Local

Needs

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2.

Select

Approach

Relevant, Evidence-Based Strategies

✓ Rigor and Relevance of Evidence

✓ Local Capacity to Implement

✓ Promising/strong/moderate evidence in similar setting

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3.

Plan

Implementation Plans may include…

✓ Logic Model

✓ Well-defined, measurable goals

✓ Clearly outline roles

✓ Timelines

✓ Identified Resources

✓ Strategies to Monitor Performance and Ensure Continuous Improvement

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4.Implement

✓ Unexpected hurdles

✓ Ongoing mechanism outlined to identify and address issues

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5.

Examine

and

Reflect

✓ Performance monitoring

✓ Evaluations of effectiveness

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1.

Identify

Local

Needs

2.

Select

Approach

3.

Plan

4.

Implement

5.

Examine

and

ReflectCONSULTATIONCONSULTATION

Cyclical Framework to Maximize the use of Title II, Part A funds

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Requirements

Coordination

✓ Professional Development Activities Provided Through Other Programs

▪ Federal

▪ State

▪ Local

✓ Community Activities

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Requirements

Other

➢ Prioritization of Funds

➢ Alignment of Activities to Challenging State Academic Standards

➢ Participation by Private School Children and Teachers

➢ Address the learning needs of all students, including students receiving services from special programs

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1. Supplement, Not Supplant

2. Activities and/or Resourcesa. Comprehensive Needs Assessment

b. District Improvement Plan

i. Alignment with challenging State academic standards

ii. Meaningful consultation and coordination

c. Reasonable

d. Necessary

e. Allocable

f. Allowable under Title II, Part A

3. EDGAR Requirements

4. LEA Policies and Procedures

Title II, Part A

Use of Funds

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✓ Random Validations1. Activities Alignment2. Meaningful Consultation3. Coordination

✓ Compliance Reporting

Program Compliance Monitoring

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Title II, Part A Validations Documentation Deep Dive

Wednesday, October 23

Grand Ballroom C

10:15 am – 11:15 am

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Random Validations

Sessions

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2019-2020

Random Validation

Monitoring

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Title II, Part AProgram Contact

Jaime HuertaTexas Education Agency

[email protected]

Program Support Email Address

[email protected]

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Contact Information

mailto:[email protected]


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