Annual Title I & III Director’s Meeting

September 15, 2008

Introductions

Marybeth Flachbart, Deputy Superintendent Student Achievement/School Accountability

Marcia Beckman, NCLB Program Director Claudia Striegel, Administrative Assistant

Karen Seay, Program Monitoring (Title I-A & C; Title II-A; Title III; Title IV; Title V-A; Title X-C) Coordinator Camille Wells, Administrative Assistant

Susan Hansen, Grants Coordinator

Title I& III

Mary Lou Lopez, Title I-C Migrant Education Coordinator Kelly Wheeler, Administrative Assistant Sandra Armenta, Data Entry

Dr. Fernanda Brendefur, Title III/State LEP Coordinator Tyrel Trainor, Administrative Assistant

Nancy Thomas-Price, Response to Intervention Coordinator Rachel Rychener, Administrative Assistant

Lisa Kinnaman, School Improvement Coordinator Kathryn Weatherspoon, Administrative Assistant@Center for School Improvement/Boise State University

Office of the State Board of Education

Margo Healy, ISAT DirectorWendy St. Michelle, IELA Program

Manager

Idaho Digital Learning Academy

Pat Charlton Chief Operating Officer

Mike Caldwell Director of Professional Development

Title I“State of the State”

Basic Program Targeted Assistance Schoolwide

*School-Parent Compact required for both types of programs.

Federal Monitoring Visit “Findings” School Choice/SES Parental Involvement/Notification Annual School Accountability Report Card

Assurances Pages/New Design for 2009-2010 Equitable Services to Private School

Students/Teacher/Families

Title IState of the State

School Improvement “Idaho Building Capacity”

Expanded Consolidated PlanTitle I-A & Title I-C MigrantTitle II-A Teacher TrainingTitle II-D/Technology *NEWTitle III Limited English Proficient *NEWTitle IV Safe & Drug Free Schools *NEWTitle V Innovative Program (last year)

Title IState of the State

Expanded MonitoringTitle I-A Basic Program & Title I-C MigrantTitle II-A Teacher TrainingTitle III Limited English Proficient *NEWTitle IV-A Safe & Drug Free Schools *NEWTitle V-A Innovative Program (last year)Title X-C McKinney-Vento Homeless

Assistance

Title I Biennial Conference

Education & Service:

Gifts Without Boundaries April 15-17, 2009@ The Boise Centre on the

Grove Nationally Recognized Keynote Speakers Information and Registration Site coming soon Breakout Sessions include: School Improvement;

School Readiness, Response to Intervention; Reading/Coaching; SIOP; Cultural Diversity; Parental Involvement; Paraprofessional Training

Restructuring-Current Situation

21 schools Middle and high schoolsRange in the number of indicators

missed from 1-18Majority of schools do not receive Title I

funds

Restructuring-Technical Assistance

Nine Characteristics of High Performing Schools

School Improvement Workshopshttp://csi.boisestate.edu/improvement.htm

Webinars to support Nine Characteristicshttp://csi.boisestate.edu/improvement.htm

Idaho Building Capacity Project

Action Planning:Is done at the school levelIs written by the school leadership team Allocates resources including the

budget, schedule, assignment of personnel, school-wide assessments, role of external service providers

Create one Action Plan for each AYP identified area

Restructuring- Action Plan

Restructuring-Submission of Action Plans

Can be submitted at anytime during the 2008-2009 School Year

Deadline for Submission is June 1, 2009Online training for school leadership

teams in Action Planning available from the SDE upon request

Restructuring-Whose Responsible

Responsibility for TA will be shared by two bureaus – Innovation & Choice (content areas) Student Achievement & School Accountability

Contact the SDE for referral to consultants/technical assistance provider

Camille Wells- cwells@sde.idaho.gov, 208-332-6928- TA Facilitator

The Idaho Accountability Workbook

The accountability workbook is a required agreement with US Department of Education that defines all aspects of the accountability system for all Idaho Schools and districts.

Use the federal plan for all schools and districts, or;

Create a parallel plan for non-Title I schools and districts.

Plans are submitted for approval each year in February.

Link to the federal site where all state plans are posted:

http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/stateplans03/idcsa.pdf

Tab some pages!

Cut Scores (Achievement Standards), page 4-5

Timeline, page 7

School and District Sanctions, page 13

41 Ways to make (or miss) AYP, page 19

Annual Measurable Objectives (% proficient) page 20

Safe Harbor, page 22

Third Indicator, page 44

next slide

Academic Indicators Participation RateGraduation /

Additional AcademicIndicator *Reading

% Meeting StandardMathematics

% Meeting StandardReading Mathematics

All Students 1 2 3 4 17EconomicallyDisadvantaged 5 6 7 8American Indian/Alaskan Native

Asian

Black/African American

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

White 9 10 11 12Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity

Students with Disabilities 13 14 15 16LEP Students

Most schools and districts report in 17 categories. However, there are

41 possible and some of our schools and districts report in all 41!

(If you have 34 students in your school/ district in this group, add 4 targets)

(If you have 34 students in your school/ district in this group, add 4 targets)

(If you have 34 students in your school/ district in this group, add 4 targets)

(If you have 34 students in your school/ district in this group, add 4 targets)

(If you have 34 students in your school/ district in this group, add 4 targets)

(If you have 34 students in your school/ district in this group, add 4 targets)

Statistics for AYP in Idaho 2008

DistrictsDistricts 2007126 districts

2008131 districts

▲

Made AYP 35 56 + 21

Alert (no sanctions)

27 8 -19

School ImprovementStatus (1-5)

63

(1*)

63

+ (13*)

0

Statistics for AYP in Idaho 2008

SchoolsSchools 2007626 schools

2008648 schools ▲

Made AYP 168 362 + 194

Alert(no sanctions)

254 46 -208

School ImprovementStatus (1-5)

201+ (3*)

231(72*)

+30(69 made AYP)

The Idaho Accountability Workbook

Averaging for small schools and districts

Freezing the Proficient Target through spring 2009

2% flexibility allowance (renewed each year)

Allowing 10th graders to take the Graduation Test in Fall 08 and “bank” proficient and advanced scores for Graduation and Spring AYP calculations!

JUNE

The Idaho Accountability Workbook

Comprehensive Review of: The Consolidated State Accountability WorkbookThe Consolidated State Accountability Workbook

Partners in this work: Idaho Association of School Administrators Idaho School Boards Association Idaho Education Association State Department of Education US Department of Education Idaho State Board of Education

State Board Rewards

State Board Rewards required by NCLB

Distinguished Schools. The top five percent (5%) of schools exceeding the Idaho Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) intermediate targets listed in Subsection 112.02 and significantly reducing the gaps between subgroups listed in Subsection 112.03.d.

Additional Yearly Growth (AYG) Award. Schools demonstrating improved proficiency levels of subpopulations or in the aggregate by greater than ten percent (10%) will be considered to have achieved AYG. The school must have achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) to be eligible for this award.

Accountability - Recognition

Idaho State Board Award

New this year! Exceptional ProgressExceptional Progress AwardAward

A special award for schools and districts that have high numbers of sub-populations that require extra time, resources and special programs to provide adequate instruction. The Board realizes many schools are making great progress, but are ineligible for the NCLB awards because have not yet made AYP.

001 WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL M Sped 70 20001 RIVERGLEN JR HIGH SCHOOL M Sped 55 23373 FRUITLAND HIGH SCHOOL M FRL 73 23091 THERESA BUNKER ELEMENTARY M FRL 72 21091 EAGLE ROCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL M Hispanic 78 26091 EAGLE ROCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL M LEP 70 30002 LAKE HAZEL MIDDLE SCHOOL M LEP 67 20131 LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL M White 83 21393 SILVER HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL M White 75 21393 SILVER HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL M FRL 67 26431 WEISER HIGH SCHOOL M FRL 80 43431 WEISER HIGH SCHOOL M Hispanic 80 44055 BLACKFOOT HIGH SCHOOL R LEP 56 20055 DONALD D. STALKER ELEMENTARY R AmerInd 63 21001 BORAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL R LEP 75 33331 MINICO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL R Hispanic 71 28131 SKYVIEW HIGH SCHOOL R FRL 79 22131 SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY R FRL 73 24131 SKYVIEW HIGH SCHOOL R Hispanic 75 27131 SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY R White 86 31371 MC CAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL R Sped 32 20287 TROY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL R FRL 85 22139 VALLIVUE HIGH SCHOOL R FRL 77 23139 VALLIVUE MIDDLE SCHOOL R LEP 54 25431 WEISER HIGH SCHOOL R FRL 85 21431 WEISER HIGH SCHOOL R Hispanic 77 27

These schools

made 20% or greater

improvement with

subgroups

Exceptional GrowthExceptional Growth

060 DONALD J HOBBS MIDDLE SCHOOL M LEP 67 25001 SHADOW HILLS ELEMENTARY M FRL 85 25321 MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL M Hispanic 90 26340 SACAJAWEA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL M Sped 66 26231 GOODING HIGH SCHOOL M White 87 27025 CHUBBUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL M Sped 73 28055 RIDGE CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL M Hispanic 68 29055 RIDGE CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL M LEP 64 37132 VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL R Hispanic 58 20135 NOTUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL R FRL 83 20171 OROFINO HIGH SCHOOL R White 94 21083 PRIEST RIVER LAMANNA HIGH R FRL 86 21370 HOMEDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL R LEP 58 23131 CENTRAL ELEMENTARY R White 96 23131 CENTRAL ELEMENTARY R FRL 89 24055 RIDGE CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL R LEP 60 24055 GROVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL R Hispanic 73 24131 CENTRAL ELEMENTARY R Hispanic 85 25002 CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL R Sped 66 25391 KELLOGG HIGH SCHOOL R White 94 26052 SNAKE RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL R LEP 74 26002 CROSSROADS MIDDLE SCHOOL R FRL 85 26411 LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL R Sped 59 27025 TYHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL R Sped 77 37391 KELLOGG HIGH SCHOOL R FRL 91 39

These schools made

20% or greater

improve-ment with

subgroups

And made AYP*

Exceptional GrowthExceptional Growth

Assessment - ISAT

Requested enhancements for ISAT:

Print and ship all Individual Student Rosters (ISRs) Print percentile scores on ISRs Provide standard deviations for district files Practice tests with released items Graduation Test Study Guide Provide a segmented online accommodated version for

all student needing extra time. Professional development for test coordinators,

principals, teachers and administrators.

Top 10 Findings2007-2008

#10Parents right-to-know

regarding the professional qualifications of their children’s classroom

teachers.

#9The district has a peer

review process to review and approve

school plans.

#8The district has a plan for technical assistance

to schools in improvement status.

#7The district reserves no

less than %1 of Title I funds for parental

involvement activities.

#6The district annually reviews each school’s

AYP progress and publicizes the results.

#5The district ensures that each school in improvement status has developed a two-year plan which includes all

the requirements and parental input.

#4The district prepares

and disseminates an annual district and

school accountability report card.

#3Specific eligibility criteria are used to identify students for targeted assistance

services.

#2An annual meeting is convened to explain the Title I requirements to parents of participating

children.

#1A parental involvement

policy is developed by each district and each school with input from

parents.

Idaho Migrant Education Programhttp://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/migrant_edu

Mary Lou Lopez, Coordinator

Kelly Wheeler, Administrative AssistantSandra Armenta, Migrant Records Clerk

Program Highlights

Comprehensive Needs Assessment--NWREL--estimated completion January 2010--Service Delivery Plan--Program Evaluation and Guidance

Identification and RecruitmentProgram Monitoring and Technical

Assistance

State Support

State Binational Coordinator

--Christina Alvarez MartinezState Parent Advisory Council (PAC)

Coordinator

--Sylvia OlveraRegional Coordinators

--Data entry, ID&R, support and training

Migrant Identification on State Assessments

Student Information File vs. Migrant Student Information System

Approximate 500 student difference--# tested vs. # eligible

Proper, consistent identification on state assessment

Indication of migrant student academic success

Accountability Form

Idaho Title III-LEP & IELA Programs

Wendy St. Michell, IELA Program ManagerWendy.st.michell@osbe.idaho.gov

Dr. Fernanda M. Brendefur, Title III-LEP Coordinatorfmbrendefur@sde.idaho.gov

What’s Happening in 2008-2009?

2008-2011 LEP Enhancement Grants— due Friday, September 26, 2008 at 5:00pm.

English Language Development Math and Science standards— completion date December 2009.

2009 LEP Educator of the Year— guidelines and nomination forms will be sent out in early January 2009.

2009 LEP Program of Excellence— guidelines and nomination forms will be sent out in early January 2009.

What’s Happening in 2008-2009?

Surveys of Enacted Curriculum— professional development opportunity provided by CCSSO.

District LEP Improvement Plans— due Wednesday, December 31, 2008.

IELA Window— Monday, February 23—Friday, April 3, 2009.

RtI Update

www.sde.idaho.gov/site/rtiThe Idaho Implementation ModelNew strategies for trainingState Leadership Group ~ RtI PLC RtI integration with other programsClarify & refine RtI as part of

Identification and Eligibility for Specific Learning Disabilities