TITLE II, Part A, Improving Teacher Quality

1. TITLE II, Part A, Improving Teacher Quality PAFPC Conference April 15, 2013 Don McCrone Program Manager

2. Title II, Part A, Improving Teacher Quality • USDE NCLB Website • www.nclb.gov • USDE Guidance • www.ed.gov • http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget11/summary/edlite-section3a.html#eit

3. Title II A Purpose • increase student achievement • improve teacher and principal quality • insure teachers are highly qualified • professional development-college credit reimbursement-core content • class-size reduction-core content • supplement/supplant

4. Title II A Core Academic Subjects • English, Reading/Language Arts • Mathematics, Sciences, Foreign Languages • Music and Art • Social Studies – History, Economics, Geography, Civics, and Government

5. Highly Qualified Teachers - NCLB • all teachers-not just Title I buildings • core academic subjects-alt, special ed. • end of 2005-06 school Year • HQT Plan must be in place • Section 2141 requirements

6. Section 2141 • By the end of the 2005-06 school year, all LEAs were required to have 100% of their core academic teachers highly qualified. Section 2141 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by No Child Left Behind, sets forth the technical assistance and accountability provisions for LEAS who fail to have 100% highly qualified educators for core academic subjects.

7. Section 2141 • Section 2141 requires an LEA that does not have 100% highly qualified educators in core academic subjects for two consecutive years, to create an updated Improvement Plan. Furthermore, if for three consecutive yearsan LEA fails to maintain 100% of its core academic teachers as highly qualified and also fails to make adequate yearly progress (AYP), the PDE and LEA are required to enter into a written agreement regarding the use of that LEA’s Title I and/or Title II funds.

8. Title IIA – Title I Set-Aside • Districts that do not have all core academic teachers HQ must set aside 5% of Title I allocation to provide opportunities for teachers to become HQ • Title I schools in Improvement must spend 10% of Title I on PD focused on whatever got you into Improvement • PDE 425 Principal Attestation

9. Title II A Assurance – Needs Assessment • All expenditures charged to Title IIA must be consistent with needs assessment.

10. Title II A – Targeting of Funds • LEAs must target program funds to schools: • With the lowest proportion of HQ teachers, • With the largest class sizes, or • Identified for school improvement

11. Title II A Budget – eGrants • Title II, Part A Nonpublic Share • Nonpublic Must Receive Equitable Share of Funds Spent on Professional Development • eGrants Calculates Additional Amount Due NP Based on Title II, Part A Funds Budgeted for SD Professional Development • Any additional amount to be shared with NP listed on carryover section of budget and DFP Website

12. Title II A Use of Funds – CSR • only highly qualified teachers • reduce class size • any grade level, any building • team teach in a single classroom • “meaningful reduction for all of the students in the class on a regular basis.”

13. Title II A Use of Funds - Materials • Title II funds cannot be used to purchase materials for students unless materials are necessary for professional development activities which can then be used within classrooms

14. Title IIA Use of Funds - PD • distance learning • parent involvement PD • substitute costs for attending IIA PD • additional Praxis (PAPA) tests • “reasonable and necessary” admin and RICR • classroom management, curriculum • administrators – leadership and management

15. Equitable Teacher Distribution Requirements and Expectations

16. What is an equitable distribution plan… 2 provisions of ESEA help us understand the purpose of and responsibilities associated with an equitable distribution plan: • Section 1111(b)(8)(C) of the ESEA (pertains to State Education Agencies) • Section 1112(c)(1)(L) of the ESEA (pertains to LEAs)

17. Section 1112(c)(1)(L) of the ESEA states that… each LEA plan must include an assurance that the LEA will “ensure, through incentives for voluntary transfers, the provision of professional development, recruitment programs, or other effective strategies, that low-income students and minority students are not taught at higher rates than other students by unqualified, out-of-field, or inexperienced teachers.”

18. Who Must Develop an Equitable Teacher Distribution Plan? • All LEAs must develop an equitable teacher distribution plan Even if they have: • Achieved 100% HQT and • Met AYP

19. What Does an Equitable Distribution Plan Look Like? • There is no set format, but including the following type of information is essential: • Teacher and Student Data, as well as an Analysis of these Data • Staffing Problems and Barriers • Recruitment and Retention Strategies

20. What Does an Equitable Distribution Plan Look Like? • Action Steps, Responsible Personnel and Target Dates • Review Process to Determine if Strategies Are Working • Differentiated Supports for Novice Teachers

21. identify why teachers are not highly qualified; determine if novice (less experienced) teachers are concentrated in specific schools measure progress; determine if strategies in the plan are working or should be changed; revisit the plan regularly and update as needed. LEAs and SEAs must analyze data to:

22. PA’s 2008-2009 NHQT Data Tell Us… • Schools in urban areas are more likely to have higher numbers of NHQT classes • High-poverty schools have the greatest proportion of classes taught by NHQTs • As poverty-level and the proportion of core academic classes taught by NHQTs increase, the mean of students’ reading and math performance gradually decline

23. PA’s 2008-2009 NHQT Data Tell Us… • As the percentage of minority students increases, NHQT classes also increase • PA high-poverty elementary schools have 6 times more core academic classes taught by teachers who do not meet PA’s HQ teacher requirements than do low-poverty elementary schools (6:1)

24. PA’s 2008-2009 NHQT Data Tell Us… • PA high-poverty secondary schools have 2 times as many core academic classes taught by teachers who do not meet PA’s HQ teacher requirements than do low-poverty secondary schools (2:1)

25. PA’s 2004-2006 NHQT Data Tell Us… • Schools not making AYP had the greatest percentage of assignments taught by NHQTs: √ Social Studies (15%) √ Math (9%) √ Science (13%) √ English (6%) √ Foreign Languages (10%)

26. 2008-2009 PIMS Data

27. Distribution of Elementary NHQT Classes 2007-2008

28. Distribution of Secondary NHQT Classes 2007-2008

29. Resources to Assist LEAs… • National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality (www.ncctq.org) • America’s Challenge: Effective Teachers for At-Risk Schools and Students available at http://www.ncctq.org/publications/NCCTQBiennialReport.php

30. Monitoring • Written Equitable Teacher Distribution Plans will be reviewed by federal program monitors during the monitoring cycle beginning in 2009. • Reinforced in ARRA legislation and included in NCLB reauthorization by Obama administration.

31. The Future of Title IIA • The proposed Excellent Instructional Teams authority would have 3 components: • The Effective Teachers and Leaders State grants program • The Teacher and Leader Innovation Fund • The Teacher and Leader Pathways program.

32. Continued… • Effective Teachers and Leaders State grants would make formula grants to States and LEAs to promote and enhance the teaching profession; recruit, prepare, support, reward, and retain effective teachers, principals, and other school leaders, especially in high-need LEAs, schools, fields, and subjects; design and implement strong teacher evaluation systems; ensure the equitable distribution of effective teachers and principals; increase the effectiveness of teachers and principals

33. Continued… …improve the preparation of teachers and principals by developing, supporting, and expanding effective pathways to the education profession; improve instruction and help ensure that teachers have the knowledge, skills, data, and support needed to be effective in the classroom; promote collaboration and the development of instructional teams that use data to improve practice; and improve the management of human capital in States and LEAs.

34. Continued… • The Teacher and Leader Innovation Fund would make competitive awards to States and LEAs willing to implement bold approaches to improving the effectiveness of the education workforce in high-need schools by creating the conditions needed to identify, reward, retain, and advance effective teachers, principals, and school leadership teams in those schools, and enabling schools to build the strongest teams possible.

35. Continued… • The Teacher and Leader Pathways is a new program with a focus on student outcomes that would support the creation or expansion of high-quality pathways, including university- and LEA-based routes as well as alternative routes, into the teaching profession, and the recruitment, preparation, and retention of effective principals and school leadership teams who are able to turn around low-performing schools.

36. Questions?