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OSEP Project Directors’ ConferenceWashington, DC – July 2013
SPECIAL EDUCATION PERSPECTIVES: POLICY, FUNDING, AND THE FUTURE
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Election 2012 Education Legislation Teacher Evaluation ESRA Reauthorization Budget UNCRPD
Today’s Agenda
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5 Who did we elect?
ELECTION 2012
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This seat is taken…
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ELECTION 2012: WHAT DID WE LEARN?The times they are a changing…8
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Obama’s share of the white vote shrank, but the overall number of
white voters also shrank.
Women: Obama 55%LGBT: Obama 76% African American: Obama 93%Hispanic: Obama 71%Asian: Obama 73%White: Romney 59%
Race and Gender
Overview of 2012 Election Demography
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Pew Research Center, Nov. 26, 2012
Voters under age 30 were 19% of the electorate.
1% > 2008
18-29 Obama 60% 30-44 Obama 52% 45-64 Romney 51% 65+ Romney 56%
Young people voted
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12Source: buzzfeed.com
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EDUCATION LEGISLATION
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ESEA IDEA Workforce Investment Act (WIA) CCDBG (17 years overdue!!) Education Sciences Reform Act Higher Education Act
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Has the process stalled???
Legislation/Reauthorization
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TEACHER EVALUATION
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Outputs
Highly Effective
Inputs
Highly Qualified
Policymakers: A Shift in Focus
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States are working it out. Now
Private Investment of $45 Million in Several Pilot Districts
Gates Foundation
: MET Study
41 State Applications Proposed Changes to Teacher Evaluation
systemsRace to the
Top
Policy Movers …
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Incorporate Research
Recognize Professionalism
Measure Evidence-Based Practice
Complex Role
System Components
Components of Special Education Teacher Evaluations
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All educators must be included in one evaluation system.
Evaluation systems must identify appropriate professional development opportunities for teachers based on the results of their evaluations.
Evaluations must support continuous improvement.
Evaluation processes and all measures of teacher effectiveness must be open and transparent to the teacher being evaluated.
Include Fundamental System-Wide Components
Teacher Evaluation Systems Shall:
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Evaluations must clearly identify and be based on a special education teacher’s specific role and responsibilities during a given school year.
Evaluations must take into account the population of children and youth and their range of exceptionalities that special education teachers instruct.
Evaluations must be conducted by evaluators with expertise related to evidence-based service delivery models and individualized teaching practices and interventions in special education.
Identify the Complex Role of the Special Education Teacher
Teacher Evaluation Systems Shall:
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Evaluations must be based on multiple reliable measures and indicators that support valid measurement of special education teacher effectiveness.
Evaluations should never be based solely on student growth.
Statistical models that estimate a teacher’s contribution to student growth, such as value-added models, should not be applied to any teacher until there is a general consensus among researchers that the model provides a valid estimate of a teacher’s contribution to student growth.
Measure the Use of Evidence-Based Practices
Teacher Evaluation Systems Shall:
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Value Added Measurement
(VAM)
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•Multiple indicators of special education teacher effectiveness may include … IEP development and implementation.
•Evaluations should not use a student’s progress on their goals, objectives, and benchmarks in the IEP as a measure of a special education teacher’s contribution to student growth.
Use of IEP
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EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM ACT
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Strengthen National
Center for Special
Education Research
Bridge Research-to-Practice
Gap
Recognize Special/Gift
ed Ed in Institute for Education Sciences
Support, Strong
Consistent Leadership
CEC’s ESRA Recommendations
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Over 260 NCSER Projects
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31 What can we expect??
FEDERAL BUDGET
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Education2%
Defense19%
Nondefense discretionary(other than education)
16%Social Security22%
Medicare15%
Medicaid7%
Other Mandatory
13%
Interest6%
Federal Budget FY 2012
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FY 2012 US DOE Budget
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FAILURE
SuperCommittee
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A Republican aide, said a few days later:
“We showed some leg. The Democrats want us to get completely naked.”
A Democrat involved in the negotiations said:
“We made a reasonable offer and got nothing in return. We got naked in the room. Republicans are standing there in overcoats, hats and gloves and are toasty warm.”
New York Times Article 12/5/11
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Health, Education
, Labor
Half Cuts to - Non
Discretionary
Half Cuts to Defense
What is Sequestration??
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FY 13 = fixed percentage across-the-board (ATB) cuts. $2.5 billion CUT from ED Dept of Ed Over $600 million cut to IDEA, Special
Ed Research Head Start cut $401 million
FY 14-21 – will not be the Across the Board cut; just a further lowering of discretionary caps
Sequestration =
Largest Education Cuts Ever!
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-$2,500
-$2,000
-$1,500
-$1,000
-$500
$0
TotalDep't. of
ED
Title I ImpactAid
TeacherQuality
IDEAGrants
Career,Tech,Adult
StudentAid
HigherEd
HeadStart
-$2,478
-$727
-$65 -$124
-$620
-$87 -$86 -$129
-$401
In millions
FY 13 Impact of Sequestration
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Sequestration = Full Funding Plunges to
14.5%
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41 Public sees budget negotiations as “Ridiculous”, “Disgusting” and “Stupid.” August 1, 2011, Pew Research Center.
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IDEA Part B $10.97 Billion Decrease of $602 Million
IDEA Part BSection 619 $353.24 Million Decrease of
$19 MillionIDEA Part C $419.65 Million Decrease of
$23 MillionIDEA Part D $225.14 Million Decrease of
$13 MillionJavits $0SpEd
Research $47.30 million Decrease of $2.5 Million
ChangeTotal Amount
FY 2013: Where did we end up?
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President’s Budget – FY 2014
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Overall discretionary ED spending would increase by $3.1 billion compared to FY 12 (+4.5%).
Rejects Sequestration ESEA = +$783 million (+3.3%)
Excludes RTTT since all funding proposed for higher ed Preschool =+$750 million (new) Special Ed = +$18.6 million (+0.1%) Career/Technical/Adult Ed = +$13 million (+0.7%) Student Financial Aid = +$150 million (+0.6%) Higher Education = +$1.31 billion (+58.2%) IES = +$77.4 million (+13.0%)
President’s Budget – FY 2014
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IDEA State Grants frozen Federal share of average per pupil expenditure (APPE)
fell to 14.9% in FY 13 due to the sequester cuts. Lowest level since FY 2001! President's Budget restores sequester cut but
freezes at FY 12 level. Federal share = 15.4%
Preschool State Grants are frozen. IDEA grants for infants and families = +$20
million (+4.5%) National activities cut by $1.4 million (-0.6%).
Special Education - IDEA
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$1.085 Trillion
Senate
-18.6%
$965 Billion
House
A Budget Resolution PASSED both Chambers, but not the same one …
2014: Where are we now?
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Pre-sequestration Levels and some
increases!
IDEA Part B $11.722 BillionIDEA Part BSection 619 $371.901 Million
IDEA Part C $462.710 Million
IDEA Part D $237.085 Million
Javits $15 Million
SpEd Research $69.905 million
Senate Appropriations Committee Action: July 2013
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CNN Poll conducted by ORC International during November 16-18, 2012
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2014 Appropriations – Does anyone support us?
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Outcome: U.S. Ratification of the UN Convention on Rights of People with Disabilities guaranteed
globally
UN Convention on the Rights of PeopleWith Disabilities
UN Convention
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A convention, or treaty, is a legally binding document between 2 or more countries. A human rights convention is a treaty that deals specifically with human rights. The International convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities is a “thematic treaty”, meaning that it defines the human rights of a particular demographic (in this case, the human rights of people with disabilities).
What is a Human Rights Convention?
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As of September: 155 signatures to CRPD 91 signatures to Optional Protocol 130 ratifications of CRPD 76 ratifications of Optional Protocol
How many Countries have Signed or Ratified
the CRPD?
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CRPD 155 Signatories and 130 Ratifications
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President Obama signed on July 30, 2009
The U.S. has not ratified to date
Has the U.S. Signed and Ratified?
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Hearing: July 12, 2012
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1. CRPD as tool to address abuses2. International Disability Rights Movement3. International Cooperation Agencies & UN
Bodies4. International Law
What will be the Potential Impact of the
CRPD?
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Inclusion for ALL: The UN Convention on the Rights
of Persons With Disabilities
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Senate Hearing – Summer 2013 What can you do?
Hill visits – ask your Senator to vote for the U.S. Ratification of the CRPD
Go to CEC’s Legislative Action Center and send a letter to your member of Congress.
CRPD: Next Steps
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Kuwait
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Ghana
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Ukraine
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65 CEC PI Blog and Twitter
COMBAT UNCERTAINTY!!!STAY INFORMED
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Follow us on Twitter for up to the minute policy updates!
@CECAdvocacy
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One Voice
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http://www.cec.sped.orgChoose: Policy & Advocacy
Choose: Legislative Action Center
Take Action: CEC’s Legislative Action Center
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Questions?????
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CEC Policy & Advocacy Services
Deb Ziegler, Associate Executive Director
2900 Crystal Drive, Suite 1000Arlington, VA 22202
Email: [email protected]: 888.232.7733
Thank you!