Nevada Department of Education ESSA Plan Update

1. Nevada Department of Education ESSA Plan Update ESSA Advisory Group Meeting February 26, 2019

2. Objective for Today’s ESSA Advisory Group Meeting • To engage the ESSA Advisory Group in technical updates to the ESSA Plan. • To share progress toward achievement indicators and other goals included in the ESSA Plan. • To share the various programmatic supports that are available to School Districts and Schools.

3. Vision & Mission Vision “All Nevadans ready for success in the 21st Century.” Mission Our mission is to improve student achievement and educator effectiveness by ensuring opportunities, facilitating learning, and promoting excellence.

4. State Board & Department Goal Become the Fastest Improving State in the Nation (FISN) by 2020.

5. Fastest Improving Goals & Progress Graduation Rate ACT Composite Score CwD in Inclusion Early Childhood Education NAEP English Language Proficiency Smarter Balanced Quality Rated Early Childhood Programs CTE Completers

6. State Board of Education & Department Goals

7. State Improvement Plan (STIP) Alignment to ESSA

8. Long Term GoalsMeasure of Interim Progress • Long-term goals coincide with the goal of becoming the fastest improving state in the nation • Goal established by subgroup such that lower performing subgroups require greater year to year gains • Graduation goals based on 2022 all students goal of 89.4% • This associated improvement trend was applied to all subgroups • Academic achievement goals set a 5% reduction in non-proficiency from 2016 to 2022 • Common goals for all subgroups to be established in 2022 for 2030 • Additional historic trend data follows

9. Nevada Goals Compared to Other States - ELA

10. Nevada Goals Compared to Other States - Math

11. Elementary School - ELA

12. Elementary School – Math

13. Middle School - ELA

14. Middle School - Math

15. High School - ELA

16. High School - Math

17. 4-Year Graduation Rate Progress

18. 5-Year Graduation Rate Progress *Note – Extended year graduation rates are determined two years after the original year of graduation. The validation for this rate is in process.

19. Enrollment by Ethnicity

20. Historical Trends in Special Population Membership in Nevada Special Population Enrollment

21. 2018 Smarter Consortium States’ Proficiency Rates ELA

22. 2018 Smarter Balanced Consortium States’ Proficiency Rates Mathematics

23. Historical Trends in National Assessment for Education Progress for Nevada NAEP Tables

24. Statewide Cohort Graduation Rates by Ethnicity Historical Trends in Nevada 4-year Graduation Rates

25. OFFICE OF EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT (OELD) Goal: All students proficient in reading by the end of 3rd grade. Strategies: • Improve the quality of all early childhood (birth-3rd grade) programs • Increase access to high quality early childhood programs • Establish an aligned system of screening and assessment across early childhood programs • Improve effective literacy instruction for both emergent skills and the domains of literacy Created by Executive Order in 2013 The focus of the OELD is to coordinate birth-3rd grade state level work in collaboration with the Nevada Early Childhood Advisory Council and to improve access and quality of early childhood programs across a variety of settings.  Administers multiple early childhood funding sources Child Care and Development Fund Quality Dollars Head Start State Collaboration State Pre-K Preschool Development Grant

26. OELD: Measuring Success • Brigance Early Childhood Screen III administered in child care and pre-k programs • Brigance Early Childhood Screen III scores administered at kindergarten entry • Measures of Academic Progress (MAPS) reading assessment – kindergarten through 3rd grade • QRIS star ratings of child care and pre-k programs • Pre-k inclusion rate

27. OELD: Building a B-3 System • 2019 Nevada received a one-year Federal Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) • Planning grant only (no funding for seats) • Needs Assessment • Strategic Plan • Maximizing Parental Choice and Knowledge • Sharing Best Practices • Improving Overall Quality

28. Nevada Ready! State Pre-K • First funded during the 2001 Legislative session • Flat-funded at $3.3 million • Initially served 694 three and four-year-olds in a half-day program • 2015 Nevada received a Federal Preschool Development Grant (PDG) • Currently serving 3,023 four-year-olds whose families are under 200% FPL in a full-day program

29. Nevada Ready! State Pre-K 2 • 2019 Legislative Session – requesting $26 million per year to maintain the 3,023 high-quality seats • Continue to follow the requirements of the PDG grant through a competitive grant process

30. Nevada Ready! State Pre-kQuality Matters Components of Quality: • Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) • T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Nevada Scholarships • Professional Development • Comprehensive Wraparound Services

31. Slide 31 Nevada Academic Content Standards Standards-Based Instruction for Every Student Every Day

32. Slide 32 standards /stan·​dard  ˈstan-dərd/ concise, written descriptions of what students are expected to know and be able to do at a specific stage of their education (The Glossary of Education Reform, 2018) Computer Science English Language Arts Fine Arts Health and Physical Education Mathematics Social Studies World Languages Science

33. Nevada Academic Content Standards • Create a seamless education system through intentional alignment of K-12 expectations • Infuses 21st century skills into rigorous content • Prepare every student for meaningful postsecondary education, workforce, and civic opportunities • Local school boards and charter schools are responsible for implementation

34. OSIS Priorities • Core Standards Cycle of Continual Refinement • Educational Technology – NR21 • Distance Education • STEM Initiatives and Support • Summer Learning • Instructional Materials Adoption • Nevada Ready Network • Smarter Balanced Digital Library • Competency-Based Learning Pilots

35. Slide 35 Regardless of the content, course, grade level, school, district, or charter, every Nevada student is afforded the opportunity to learn at high levels

36. The Office of Special Education • The Purpose of Special Education: “to ensure that all students with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living” (Sec. 330.1a )

37. Early Childhood Special Education / 619Supporting young students with disabilities and their families so all Early Childhood students have equitable access to high quality inclusive preschool education Expanded Inclusive Opportunities • Early Childhood Reverse Inclusion (ERIC) programs • Braiding funds to blend programs • Removal of barriers • 4 - EC Inclusion Summits • Inclusion Guidance Manual • EC Outcomes Guidance Manual • Cross-office collaborative meetings & trainings • Technical Assistance & PD provided to all Districts • APR Tools created and disseminated Fast Facts • 8,984 3-5 year old students with IEPs served in grades PK & K • Inclusion rates increased by almost 4% in 3 years • Improved Early Childhood Outcomes *Based on Oct. 2017 Count Day Data

38. Assess – Plan – Teach(APT) • Nevada’s Part B State-Identified Measurable Result (SIMR) as well as the State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) focuses on improving the literacy achievement of third-grade students with disabilities. • APT is a five-year joint effort between NDE and CCSD and is designed to build the school districts’ capacity to strengthen special education teachers’ skills in assessment, instruction. • The APT Project targets 31 schools in Clark County School District (CCSD) and is guided by and APT leadership team comprised of state and district leaders. • The APT model incorporates a structured, data-based consultation model and training on research-based, explicit, systematic instruction and lesson plan development.

39. Increasing Opportunity for Nevada’s Students with Disabilities Postsecondary Transition Initiatives: Multi-Agency Collaboration Facilitated by the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) • Participating agencies include: NTACT, NDE’s Office of Special Education, NDE’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Office, VR, Aging and Disability Services, Clark County School District, and Lyon County School District • Working to advance student participation in CTE courses and access to Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) • Work and successes at the school district level is being scaled out across Nevada, including Pre-ETS documentation within IEP systems

40. Slide 40 Alternative Diploma now available to Nevada’s students with significant cognitive disabilities • Implementation technical assistance guidance issued to districts • Credit and content standard technical assistance guidance issued to districts • Collaboration with UNR and UNLV toward teacher and curriculum development • Professional development planning in progress Newly formed Nevada Transition Leadership Teams • Participants from NDE, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), Aging and Disability Services, Rural and Urban School Districts, and Nevada PEP • Working with Jonathan Martinis, Senior Director for Law and Policy, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse, NY Nevada Student Leadership Transition Summit (NSLTS) • Development and planning for the 13th annual NSLTS • Focus on student led IEPs and school-wide leadership roles • 28 teams from throughout Nevada attended the 12th annual NSLTS envisionIT Curriculum Statewide Scale-Out • NDE Collaboration with the Ohio State University to implement the envisionIT 21st Century transition curriculum in Nevada high schools

41. CTE VISION All Nevadans ready for success in the 21st Century. MISSION The Office of Career Readiness, Adult Learning and Education Options is dedicated to developing innovative educational opportunities for students to acquire skills for productive employment and lifelong learning. STATE EDUCATIONAL GOALS: 2020 Goal 3: All students graduate college and career ready Objective 6: College and career readiness STRATEGIC PRIORITIES Implement standards, programs, and assessments that prepare all students for college and careers.

42. CTE – The Career Pathway Foundation 76 Programs of Study - NAC 389.803 97 public high schools - 16 school districts “By 2025, 60% of Nevadans aged 25-34 will have attained some form of postsecondary degree, certificate or credential.” Brian Sandoval, Governor

43. CTE Funding NSFY Career Pathways Funding

44. CTE Outcomes

45. CTE Equity Outcomes and Work CTE Pathways Mapping • CTE program enrollment and location data to workforce and economic data • Aligned and non-aligned CTE programs and career pathways • Identify CTE deserts; equity, access and opportunities • Perkins V: high-skill, high-wage, in-demand occupations and industries • Development, revision/improvement/enhancement, and phase-out

46. NEW SKILLS FOR YOUTH - LIFEWORKS • To increase the number of students completing relevant and effective career pathways in high-demand, high-skill areas. • To establish durable policies, processes, and programs that align agencies, organizations, and actors across the state to achieve greater results for far more students. • Employer engagement • Quality and rigor in career pathways for ALL students • Career-focused accountability system • Scaled pathways that culminate in credentials of value • Integrated funding streams and joint resource planning • Cross-institutional alignment

47. NEW NEVADA HIGH-PRIORITY CAREER PATHWAYS • Advanced Manufacturing • Health Care • Education • Technology METHODS OWINN, GOED, DETR, NDE, NSHE, labor market information, Nevada’s economic data GOAL CTE program alignment to high-skill, high-wage, in-demand career pathways.

48. HIGH SCHOOLCREDENTIALS OF VALUE • COLLEGE AND CAREER READY HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA NEW • A.B. 7 (2017); R076-17 • Advanced Diploma + • College-ReadyEndorsement • Career-ReadyEndorsement • STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA REVISED • A.B. 7 (2017); R120-17 • Graduating class of 2022 • Overall increase from 22 ½ to 23 units of credit • 15 to 17 units of credit for required courses • 7 ½ to 6 units of credit for elective courses • Two required units of College and Career Ready Flex credits • Fourth year of mathematics; or • Third year of science; or • Second year of CTE (concentrator); or • Third year of CTE (completer); or • Third year of social studies • CTE SKILLS ATTAINMENT CERTIFICATE NAC 389.800 • 3.0 GPA CTE POS courses • Passed the CTE Employability Skills Assessment • Passed the CTE End-of-Program Assessment

49. Summary of Accountability Updates (1) • Updated high school long-term goals and measures of interim progress • Reflects change from EOC to ACT • Reset 4- and 5-year graduation rate baseline • Updated information regarding 8th grade mathematics assessment

50. Summary of Accountability Updates (2) • Nevada School Performance Framework updates • Remove EOC from MS • Exchange EOC with ACT in HS • Updated graduate rate indicator language per AB 64 • Change 4-year and 5-year graduation rate weights • From 20% to 25% and 10% to 5% respectively • Update and change school quality indicators and weights • Mostly high school due to change in assessment • Remove climate survey bonus points • Update subgroup language