Pennsylvania’s ESEA Flexibility Proposal

PAFPC Conference Summary of comments made by Amy Morton, Executive Deputy SecretaryPennsylvania Department of EducationApril 16, 2013

Pennsylvania’s Accountability and Support System for Effective Educators and Successful Students

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What does it propose?

School Performance ProfileAMO: Closing Achievement GapAMO: Graduation/Attendance RateAMO: Test Participation

95% For SY 13-14 Science and Writing, as

well as,Reading and Math

Goals…To close the gap by HALF in 6

yearsHeld accountable in two groups:

All students (Science, Math, Reading, Writing)

Historically Underperforming Group:IEP, ELL, Economically Disadvantaged

Unduplicated Count!n = 11

3 Types of Schools…

Focused Schools: School Performance Profile - score range

from 60 to 69.9 Graduation Rate - below 60%AND Not a priority school but falling in the

lowest 10% of Title I schools (excluding bottom 5%)

Any school that does not meet the test participation AMO (95%)

Priority Schools: School Performance Profile – score

below 60 Lowest 5% of Title I schools Title I schools receiving SIG funds

Reward Schools: 1.High achievement

School Performance Profile of 95 or above AND

Meets attendance/graduation AMO AND

Meets test participation AMOOR

School Performance Profile of 90 or above AND

Meets all AMOs

Reward Schools:2. High Progress: School Performance Profile

between 70 to 89.0AND

Meet all AMOs

Proposed challenge and innovation grants

Additional comments…21st Century grant funds to be used during

the school day (optional flexibility)Report on ALL current subgroups but only

accountable for two (all students and historically underperforming)

Must modify report if you only have one or two students in a group (violation of FERPA)

Don’t have to follow rank order of poverty – may serve high schools if meets needs (Title I)

Moving away from highly qualified to highly effective (Educator Effectiveness)