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Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015: Highlights and Implementation Updates
Virginia Board of Education Committee on School and Division Accountability
November 16, 2016
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
• Signed into law on December 15, 2015
• Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (ESEA)
• Replaces the most recent ESEA amendment, the No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)
“ . . . to ensure that every child achieves”
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ESSA – General Information
Continued requirement to:
• Assess reading/language arts and mathematics annually in grades 3-8 and once in high school
• Assess science once in grades 3-5, once in grades 6-9, and once in grades 10-12
• Disaggregate results of accountability indicators for all students and reporting groups
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ESSA Accountability Indicators
State accountability systems must address:
Academic achievement;
Academic progress;
Graduation rates;
Progress in English Learners gaining proficiency in English; and
School quality*.
Virginia’s state plan will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Education by March 2017.
*Academic indicators must carry much greater weight than the school quality indicator.
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Comprehensive Support and Improvement
• ESSA requires identification of the lowest 5% of
Title I schools based on performance for all
students, and all high schools with a federal four-
year cohort graduation rate below 67%, for
comprehensive support and improvement.
• Schools identified for targeted support and
improvement due to low-performing reporting
groups may also be identified for comprehensive
support if they fail to improve over time.
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ESSA requires the identification of schools for targeted support and improvement that have low performing reporting groups.
• Consistently underperforming – any school with one or more low performing reporting groups over two years
• Low-performing – any school in which one or more reporting groups is performing at a very low level when compared with comprehensive schools
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Targeted Support and Improvement
Report Card Requirements
• Reporting on academic achievement levels on state assessments will include:
o Children of military parents
o Children in foster care
o Children experiencing homelessness
o Migrant students
o Gender categories
• Reporting must also include school quality, climate, and safety data; teacher equity data; and per pupil expenditure information.
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VDOE ESSA Website
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ESSA Stakeholder Survey
• 15,708 responses
• Collection occurred for three weeks
• October 18, 2016 – November 9, 2016
• Key questions:
• Who responded to the survey?
• What factors do stakeholders feel are important to know about schools?
Who responded?
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57.8%
47.5%
11.5%
4.6% 3.2% 2.6%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Educator,
School
Administrator,
School Board
Member
Parent Community
Member
Other Advocate Business
Professional
Types of Stakeholders
*Note: Respondents were allowed to select multiple identifiers,
therefore percentages do not sum to 100.
Perc
en
tage
of
Res
pon
den
ts
Respondent Location
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25.5%
23.9%
18.3%
11.2%
9.4%
6.4%
3.8%
0.7% 0.9%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Region of Virginia
Per
cen
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f R
esp
on
den
ts
Central Virginia
Northern Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Hampton Roads/Tidewater
Shenandoah Valley/Blue Ridge
Southside Virginia
Northern Neck/Middle Peninsula
Western Virginia
I am not a Virginia resident
Most Important Indicators to Stakeholders*
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76.9% 76.3% 75.2% 74.6% 73.8%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
High school
graduation rate
Teacher
qualifications
College and
career readiness
Student, parent
and teacher
satisfaction with
the quality and
character of
school life (e.g.,
school learning
environment and
safety)
High school
dropout rate
Perc
en
tage
of
Res
pon
den
ts
Potential ESSA Indicators
*As indicated by stakeholder selection of “Important” or “Extremely
Important” for each indicator.
Additional Opportunities for Stakeholder Involvement
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• The ESSA Stakeholder Engagement Webpage provides the following announcements and resources:
– Public Hearings
– English Learner Roundtable
– Teacher Effectiveness Roundtable
– Accountability Roundtable
www.doe.virginia.gov/federal_programs/esea/essa/stakeholder-engagement/