Contemporary Issues

1. ContemporaryIssues October 20, 2010

2. Technology Report Presentations Introducing…… 1. Sarah!!!! 2. Allison!!!! Clap! Clap! Clap! Applause!!!!

3. What would you do??? Teacher Suspended

4. Google Maps • You Tube Clip • My google map

5. No Child Left Behind January 2, 2002

6. Parental Involvement: The participation of parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities.

7. Students with involved parents : • Earn higher grades and test scores • Enroll in higher-level programs • Are promoted and earn credits • Adapt well to school and attend regularly • Have better social skills and behavior • Graduate and go on to higher education.

8. What Is No Child Left Behind? · Funding: Gives school districts more money (supplement, not supplant) · Flexibility: More control to use resources where they are needed most · Accountability: Holds schools and districts accountable for results. Requires states to test reading and math every year in grades 3 – 8 / once in high school · Teacher Quality: Funding to help teachers become better teachers · Scientific Research: To guide classroom practice

9. EXPLANATION OF TITLES Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Education Agencies Title II, Part A: Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Title II, Part D: Enhancing Education Through Technology Title III, Part A: English Language Acquisition and Language Enhancement Title III Immigrant: Increased enrollment in the ESL Population Title IV, Part A: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Title V, Part A: Innovative Education Program Strategies

10. TITLE I(At-Risk) · Allocations are based on the number of low-income students. The proportion of economically disadvantage students in a school determines the amount of funds that may go to a school. · Services are directed to those students who are the lowest achieving or at the highest risk for school failure. · Participation of Non-Public Schools

11. Targeted Assistance School • Direct services to specific students in eligible schools who are identified as failing, or most at-risk of failing, to meet the state’s content and student performance standards.

12. ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS(The dedication of $$) • Definition: A method of determining the progress of student achievement in each school district and school to measure the yearly incremental progress of schools in reaching 100% proficiency by the 2013 – 2014 school year. • Accountability applies for all student sub-groups including: economically disadvantaged, students with disabilities, limited English proficiency, race and ethnic groups • Comprehensive Needs Assessment: Enable schools to identify their strengths and weaknesses so they can specify priority problems and plan activities to help improve student achievement and meet state academic standards.

13. TITLE IIA • Purpose: To increase student academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality, and increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the classroom. • · Highly Qualified Teachers (100%) • · Mentoring (Peer Coaching) • · Integration of technology into curriculum • · Allocate funds for professional development (focus on AYP) • All professional development: must be grounded in • scientifically based research • · Scientifically Based Research Programs: • The term scientifically based involves the application • of rigorous, systematic, and objective procedures to obtain reliable and valid knowledge relevant to education activities and programs.

14. TITLE II D ·Funds for educational technology are required to be used to provide ongoing, sustained, intensive high-quality professional development · District must provide professional development in the integration of advanced technologies, including emerging technologies into curricula and instruction and in using those technologies to create new learning environments * Lap Top Initiative PD

15. TITLE III ·Funds must be used to provide high-quality language instruction programs · Provide high-quality professional development to classroom teachers and other educational personnel that is designed to improve instruction and assessment of limited English proficient students *County Consortium – Training, Summer School, After-School Tutoring

16. TITLE IIIImmigrant $$$ ·Funds must be used to provide high-quality language instruction programs · To schools with significant immigrant population growth (2%)… minimum of 20

17. TITLE IV · To support programs that prevent violence in and around schools · Foster a safe and drug-free learning environment that supports student academic achievement · Prevent the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs

18. NJASK / HSPA

19. Data Recording Procedures Changed • Students enrolled less than one year count in the aggregate data collection (after July 1st) • “VOIDS” now count in the data collection

20. AYPAdequate Yearly Progress • The AYP benchmarks for grades 3, 4, and 5 have been re-adjusted again. (Two years in a row). The raw cut score changed back to 200. • Can not compare tests from year to year in grades 3 – 5 since 2007 • Grades 3 – 5 scores re-issued (August) • AYP is identified by the following: • Participation, Total Population, Economically Disadvantaged, Ethnic Sub-Groups, LEP, Students with Disabilities • Sub-groups with 40 or more students count. • 40 Possible Indicators to achieve AYP

21. The State of New JerseyAYP

22. SES Services • Last year for the first time ever we spent all but $2,000 of our required federal dollars on SES instruction ($45,000). • 42 students benefitted from SES instruction by a state recommended SES provider. • If we didn’t spend the funds, the funds would have had to be returned to NJDOE. • Parents are given a list of state recommended SES providers and they choose. Each student at the Middle School receiving free lunch is offered SES instruction. • 1:5 students in West Deptford receives free or reduced lunch (DISTRICT AVERAGE = 20.9% / Middle School 23.5%) • First time ever – Economically disadvantaged was identified as a sub-group at the Middle School level to not make AYP.

23. NJASKGrades 3 - 8

24. New Jersey State Benchmarks for Adequate Yearly Progress Language Arts Literacy 2005 2007 2010 2011 2014 Elementary (Grades 3-5) 68 75 59 79 100 Middle School (Grades 6-8) 58 66 72 86 100 High School (Grade 11) 73 79 85 92 100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mathematics 2005 2007 2010 2011 2014 Elementary (Grades 3-5) 53 62 66 83 100 Middle School (Grades 6-8) 39 49 61 80 100 High School (Grade 11) 55 64 74 86 100

25. Change in raw score/benchmark Elementary

26. AYP Status ChartWhat does it mean?

27. Important State Up-dates • Biology EOC Exam will count toward graduation • HSPA contract soon to expire • Algebra I next EOC to count toward graduation • Last year and 2011 will be pilot test • Algebra I – Below Basic & NJASK 8 / HSPA (PP) • Education Proficiency Plan • Alg. I – Below Basic (repeat content course)

28. Homework for next week: Read: Chapter Four and Chapter Five (in Ryan) Article: Find an article in favor of NCLB/ESEA (accountability) and one against NCLB/ESEA (accountability). Compare and contrast the two articles. Give your own opinion, too. October 27th