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Weather Report for SES: Storm Warnings are Posted!!! Steven Pines, Executive Director Education Industry Association June 8, 2010 About the Education Industry Association (EIA) The leading trade association for private providers of preK-12 education services, products, curricula and technology. Advocacy and public relations B2B ventures, networking, professional development Special interest groups –SES tutoring, Innovations in Education, Online Learning; Special & Alt. Education Overview • • • • • Current Threats to SES and Why USED Actions to Date Congressional Actions/Timeline Forecast What You Can Do to Preserve SES No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Created/Expanded Markets for Private Sector • Supplemental Educational Services (SES) • Professional development • Assessment and curricula • Comprehensive school reform/restructuring • Special/Alternative Education • Drop-out prevention/recovery • Technology • Data and student information systems WILL ESEA BE AS OPEN TO PRIVATE SECTOR? Cautionary Flags for Private Sector • Miller’s 2007 “Discussion” draft of NCLB with restrictions on vendors-as potential template for ESEA re-authorization • Less bi-partisanship in House; Rep. Kline ranking minority new to committee • Sen. Harkin as HELP Chair brings uncertain leadership; strong on IDEA and chairs Approp’s Ed. subcomm. • Duncan’s bias for non-profits; exclusion of for-profits as eligible i-3 grantees • Dept of ED waivers on SES/Choice for ARRA $ under banner of “freedom” and “flexibility” for districts • Congressional Democrats/staff cynical about private sector in public education Threats to SES-Districts • • • • • • Do not support 20% set-side Lack of control over $ and providers Budgetary pressure Little felt impact on classroom/AYP testing No admin $ to manage program Views SES as Punitive- Defensive Threats to SES- Providers • Aggressive Marketing and Loose Ethics--Both Self-Inflicted Wounds • Little Communication with Schools/Parents • Too Little Hours of Service • Impacts Not Reflected in State AYP Tests • Inconsistent Program and Staff Quality USED Actions • • • • • Waivers to Title 1-SES for ARRA $ Waived SES for SIG $ Waived Regs for LEA as Provider RTTT Grantees Obtain NCLB Waivers Future Title 1-SES Waivers?? e.g.State of MA and USED Rejection of Request as Precedent? Administration’s BluePrint for ESEA • Guidance to Congress on Reauthorization • New Accountability Standard-College and Career Readiness; new assessments of growth/proficiency • Creates 3 Categories of Schools and Interventions: – Rewards for top 10% of schools – Flexibility for middle 85% of schools – Prescriptive turn-around measures for bottom 5% • SES as an option for bottom 5% • No set-aside of Title 1 Congressional Action on ESEA • Turn-over in House and Senate Staff from NCLB “days”-little institutional memory Key Players • House: Chairman George Miller (D-CA) and Ranking Minority John Kline (R-MN) --2007 Discussion Draft of NCLB • Senate: Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Ranking Minority Mike Enzi (R-WY) --Heads Subcomm on Approp’s for Ed. Congress-Cont’d • Staff using Blueprint as format but will devise its own policies. House D’s don’t like emphasis on turn-around models and too much consolidation of formula-funded programs; R’s drafting own bill with SES. Bi-partisanship is still the goal. • Miller—Synchronize with Senate’s timetable, that is working slower • Kline and others—No artificial timeline for bill • “Miracle” to complete in 2010; Why?: Election Year Politics, Short Session, Other Bills: Finance Overhaul, Climate Change/Energy • Big ESEA issues are Teacher-School Leader Quality, Merit Pay, Standards/Accountability System and consequences-Interventions. • SES is Not Favored by Dem’s (no data on performance) but Rep’s Like It for Parent Choice • Extended Learning Time (XLT) is Favored by D’s- Possibly Funded by Set-aside – threat to SES and 20%. Improvements to SES ? Note: Not Official EIA Policies, But Are Considerations • Tougher State Approval-Evaluation Standards • Better Alignment of Tutoring to Classroom • Raise Tutor Quality/Credentials • Reduce Set-aside • Keep Parent Choice But Enhance LEA Control • Increase “MinimumDosage”- More Hours • Real Consequences for Bad Ethics • More Admin $ for LEAs/SEAs Forecast • Reauthorization Unlikely Completed in 2010. Bill Must be Completed by July In Comm. for Sept Floor Vote. • SES Likely to Continue for 2010-2011 School Year with Increased LEA as-Provider Competition. • Impact of Mid-term Elections on Reauthorization: More R Clout in Negotiations with D’s or New Leadership in House • Delay is Good For SES-Advocates • When ESEA is Reauthorized in 2011,SES May End or Be Restricted to NonProfits or LEAs Unless You Act Today. The Solution is More Political Than Policy. What You Can Do? • Perform at highest standards: ethics and program quality • Engage Members of Congress and USED with the message that you help deliver results for students and schools • Join EIA to amplify the industry’s message. • Attend EDVentures Conference July 22 in Chicago to get the latest ESEA info. • EIA has launched $1.5 million Campaign to preserve and improve SES thru Tutor Our Children, Inc (TOC) to position fight as civil rights issue for low-income students. Join the Campaign to Save SES TODAY. www.educationindustry.org