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Presentation on The Elementary
and Secondary Education Act
“No Child Left Behind”
Nicholas C. Donohue, Commissioner of Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
November, 2002
Purpose of No Child Left Behind
“…to ensure that all children have a
fair, equal, and significant
opportunity to obtain a high-quality
education and reach, at a minimum,
proficiency on challenging State
academic achievement standards
and state academic assessments”
Persistent Themes
 Local Schools and Districts…
…”where the action is.”
 Federal-State-Local pieces all essential
 Support “disadvantaged” children
 “What Works!”
 Increased Resources… related costs?
 Urgency
 Accountability…
…with teeth.
Major Provisions
• Provides Flexibility and Local Control
• Provides for Expanded Options and
Choice for Parents
• Focus on Teaching
• Focus on Reading
• Demands Accountability for Results
Demands Accountability for Results
 High standards –English Language Arts, Math and
Science… at a minimum.
 Assessment system
 ELA and math every year grades 3-8
 Science – 3 times, once within each of three grade-spans (35),(6-9),(10-12)
 ELA and math once with (10-12) grade-span.
 All public school children
 NAEP - 4th and 8th Grade, reading and math, every
two years
 Single State Accountability System
$$$$$$$$$$$
This Year $41.9 Million
Next Year $59.6 Million
New Resources $ 17.7 Million
(36% Increase)
H$ghl$ghts!
 $27 million in Title I “Basic” - $5 million more (+18%)
 $13.6 million to train and retain skilled educators (+45%)
 $3.1 million for Educational Technology Programs in the
schools (+30%)
 $1.5 million to fund after-school programs for at-risk
children (21st Century Schools Program – New!)
 $2.1 million in funding for Reading First (New!)
 $3.9 million to help NH assess student learning (New!)
 Note: Funding figures are US Department of
Education estimates
Single State
Accountability system
 Based on academic standards and
assessments
 Includes achievement of all students
 Include sanctions and rewards to hold all
public schools accountable for student
achievement (these may differ from the
sanctions required under Title I)
 Includes “Adequate Yearly Progress”
- Measure of performance and progress
At The Center…
“Adequate Yearly Progress”
Grounded in assessment results
Major debate.. Very hard to do as
one size fits all
Old version… Accepted…
Now changing
New stakes, new guidelines
Defining AYP:
Starting Point
Goal: All Proficient
Starting Point
School Year
Defining AYP:
Intermediate Goal: All Proficient
Goals Intermediate Goals – 3 years max
must increase in equal increments
First increase
within 2 years
Starting Point
Annual
Measurable
Objectives
Starting Point
Goal: All Proficient
AYP Requires
Same high standards for all
Statistically valid and reliable
Continuous and substantial improvement for all students
Separate measurable annual objectives for achievement
• All students
• Racial/ethnic groups
• Economically disadvantaged students
• Students with disabilities
• Students with limited English proficiency
• All related subject areas, all grades
 Graduation rates for high schools and 1 other indicator for
elementary schools
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How a school or
district makes AYP…
Each group of students meets or exceeds
statewide annual objective
exception:
- the number below Proficient reduced 10% from
prior year, and
- subgroup made progress on other indicators
AND
For each group, 95% of students participate in
the assessments on which AYP is based
Schools Not Making AYP
For 2 Consecutive Years
Year 1 - 2 Year Plan, Choice w/in District
Year 2 - Choice, “Supplemental Services” *
Year 3 - Choice, Supp. Services, “Corrective Actions”
Staff, New Curric, Outside Expert, Extend Year and/or
Day, Restructure Internal School Organization
Year 4 - Choice, Supp Services, “Plan Restructuring”**
Reopen as charter, Remove staff –all or most, principal too,
Contract with entity, State takeover, Any other major
governance restructuring.
Year 5 - Choice, Supp Services, Implement Restructuring
*Unless natural disaster, or “unforseen” decline in $$$
** Consistent with state law
For a State to make AYP
Annual peer review beginning in year 3
will determine…
Did the State make AYP as defined under
Title I for each group of students ?
Did the State meet its annual measurable
achievement objectives for LEP attainment of
English proficiency under Title III?
(Title VI, Subpart 4)
If a State fails to make AYP
for 2 consecutive years…
 The United States Secretary of Education shall
provide technical assistance that is:
• Valid, reliable and rigorous, and
• Constructive feedback to help the State
make AYP or meet the annual measurable
objectives
 SY 2005 Report to Congress on Status of
States
 State Administrative Funds at Stake
Annual State Report Card
Will include:
• Disaggregated student achievement results by performance level
• Comparison between annual objectives and actual performance for
each student group
• Percent of students not tested, disaggregated
• 2-year trend data by subject, by grade tested
• Data on other indicators used to determine AYP
• Graduation rates
• Performance of districts making AYP, including the number and
names of schools identified for school improvement
• Professional qualifications of teachers, percent with provisional
credentials, percent of classes not taught by highly qualified
teachers including comparison between high- and low-poverty
schools
• Optional information provided by State
COSTS
• Assessment: Expanded, Plus and
Minus, Local Work.
• AYP: The Cost of Help and Support.
• High Quality Educator: Certification,
Professional Development, Para’s.
• Accountability: AYP, State, What
Will it Look Like, What Will It Mean.
This Year!
 Answering questions
without clear answers
 Tracking fed regulations
 AYP for NH
 Identify “supplemental”
service providers
 Support Parent
Notification
 NH Accountability
System
 Developing “Plan” for
’05-’06
 Including key stakeholders
 Grade Level
Benchmarks
 High Quality Educators
Definitions
 Drop out, Safe School
and LEP Targets
 Analyzing implications
re: NH State Law and
related rules, and DOE
capacity
 Communicating well
 Details/Big Picture
Balance
NH Issues and Choices…
Minimum required
Take Advantage
 Single State Test
 State/local partnership
 Social Studies ?
 Continue to build a
powerful “system” of
 Dual (and dueling)
teaching and learning.
accountability systems
 One, sensible, unified
 Continue to provide
system of accountability
limited technical
and support
assistance
 Attract and keep even
 Limit Reading Effort
 Limited Quality Educators better educators
 Assume fed’s know best  Lead the nation in literacy
 Assume we can make the
“best of this.”
NH Issues and Choices…
Will we…
Meet federal requirements or…
meet New Hampshire’s challenges?
Meet expectations or…
exceed expectations?
Adequate or…
excellent?
Your NH Department of Education