No Child Left Behind: Another school year begins…

Illinois State Board of Education, Fall 2003

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No Child Left Behind:Another school year begins…


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Illinois Laws Align with NCLB

Illinois Public Act 92-604 in 2002 NAEP Report Card on web Bilingual service notices Public School Choice parameters

Illinois Public Act 93-426 on assessment in 2003 Testing all grades 3-8 and once at 11th in reading and

mathematics in 2006 Maximum of 35 hours of student testing in gr. 3-8 as of 2006 Writing at grades 3, 4, 6 and 8 Social sciences at 5 and 8

Illinois Public Act 93-470 on accountability in 2003 All schools accountable School and district AEW and AW status/improvement planning Appeals process


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Key Dates for Illinoisfor assessment and accountability

2002 Baseline data/all students countFeb 2003 NAEP taken by all selected schoolsJuly 2003 ISAT/IMAGE/IAA/PSAE Prelim ScoresSummer 2003 Preliminary notification of AYP 2003-2004 Single accountability system 2005-2006 Additional testing to be in placeSpring 2006 All teachers & parapros qualified2007-2008 Science assessments required


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The A’s—Assessment, AYP and Accountability


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What Assessments Are Currently Used?

The reading and mathematics portions of the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) in grades 3, 5, & 8.

The reading and mathematics portions of the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) in grade 11.

The reading and mathematics portions of the Illinois Measure of Annual Growth in English (IMAGE) in grades 3, 5, 8, & 11.

The reading and mathematics portions of the Illinois Alternate Assessment in grades 3, 5, 8, & 11.

The Grade 2 Assessment in reading and mathematics.


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What Must Change?

Every state must develop and implement a single statewide accountability system and account for the achievement of all public school students.

The accountability system must include rewards and sanctions.

Every state must define Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).


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What Assessments “Count”?

The reading and mathematics results from ISAT, PSAE, IMAGE, IAA, and Grade 2 Assessment in reading and mathematics.Other areas of the Illinois Learning Standards will be tested but are not part of the AYP calculations.For NCLB purposes, the scores are aggregated across grades (3, 5, 8 and 11 now; more grades in 2006) and across tests (PSAE, ISAT, IMAGE and IAA).


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Does Science Count Too?

All areas of the standards/ILS are important.

Science is a nationally-required test element as of 2007-08.

Illinois has this in place now, in three grade spans, as required.

Science scores WILL NOT COUNT in the AYP calculation. Reading and math, separately, are the two areas that count for AYP purposes.


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What About Writing?

Like science, social science, foreign language, physical development and health, assessments do not count for AYP purposes.

Based on task force recommendations and Board action, as of spring 2004 students will write one expository essay on the Grade 3 ISAT.

There will be additional changes in 2006 as well—Grade 4 with one essay in either expository or persuasive mode; Grade 6 and 8 with two essays in expository, persuasive or narrative; Grade 10 with voluntary writing assessment with 2 essays; and Grade 11 to continue with one essay of either persuasive or expository mode.


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Public Act 93-426 on Assessment(HB 2352 of 2003)

Implements NCLB re: missing grades for reading and mathematics.

Clean up in writing testing re: genres/grades.

Testing time will have to increase… Focus on norm-referenced

assessments when possible, then enhance to meet needs.

Defines pupils who must be assessed.


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Testing in Illinois per Public Act 93-426

ISAT PSAE

Subject Tested 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Reading

Math

Writing

Science

Social Science

PD/Health

Fine Arts


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What Is AYP?

AYP, adequate yearly progress, represents the annual academic performance targets in reading and math that the schools, districts and State must reach to be considered on track for 100% proficiency by school year 2013-14.

As required by NCLB, each state shall establish a timeline for AYP. The timeline shall ensure that not later than 12 years after the 2001-2002 school year, all students in each group will meet or exceed the State's standards.

The ultimate goal of AYP is to have all students proficient in reading and math by 2014.


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AYP for Schools

All schools will have the same annual target.

All schools must meet the 2003 annual target of 40% (in composite and disaggregated groups), with 100% meeting/exceeding standards by 2014.

Schools over the baseline have no required progression rate, but the target moves up annually for all subgroups.


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How Is AYP Calculated?

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) calculations in Illinois are now based on three factors, beginning in 2003:

The percent of reading and math scores that meet or exceed standards, compared to the annual state targets;

The participation rate of students taking the state tests, which must meet or exceed 95%; and

The additional indicators of attendance rates of students in elementary and middle schools, and the graduation rates of students in high schools, which must meet or exceed the state's annual targets.


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ReadingReadingReadingReading

MathMath

AYP is determined by making it over all 18 hurdles (9 hurdles for reading and 9 for math) by

disaggregation of data.

Composite

Composite

AmericanIndian

AmericanIndian

Asian

Asian

Black

Black

White

White

Hispanic

Hispanic

Students withDisabilities

Students withDisabilities

LowIncome

LowIncome

LEP

LEP


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Full School Year Factor Students have to be in that school for the

entire school year, as evidenced by entry on the Fall Housing Report at the end of September annually.

Those who are not enrolled in the school at that time are still tested and still counted for participation only, but if in the district prior to or on 9/30 are counted in AYP for participation and performance at the district level.

If they were not in the district prior, they are counted at the state level.


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Subgroup Size

Subgroups are comprised of students -- in the tested grades in that school, for reading and for math – for 8 categories of analysis + all.

Subgroups of 40 or more count for NCLB/AYP purposes, in reading and in math (really, 37% for subgroups [not the composite] to compensate for errors in measurement for smaller subgroup sizes).

To ensure confidentiality in reporting, subgroups of less then 10 are not reported.


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95% Tested aka Participation

For reading and for math, participation rates are calculated by dividing the number of students tested (numerator) by the student enrollment on the first day of testing in the tested grades (denominator) x 100.

For NCLB purposes, data are aggregated across grades (3, 5, 8 and 11 now; more later) and across tests (PSAE, ISAT, IMAGE and IAA).


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95% Tested Example – Math in K-8 site

Tests Gr 3 Gr 5 Gr 8 Total Gr 3 Gr 5 Gr 8 Total % Tested

ISAT 140 133 137 410 141 134 138 413 99.3

IMAGE 32 30 28 90 34 33 31 98 91.8

IAA 5 3 2 10 5 3 2 10 100

TOTAL 177 166 167 510 180 170 171 521 97.9


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AYP for Districts

All school information aggregated at district level: 95% participation in tested grades; for

reading and for math; Disaggregated data: subgroups exist at

district level as well as school level (N = 40); Meets the performance indicator (attendance

for elementary and middle schools; graduation for high schools).

District sanctions Improvement plan Corrective action


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Illini Equal Steps Plan Illinois acknowledges that the federal

requirement in NCLB is for equal increments so that by 2013-14 all students meet or exceed the Illinois Learning Standards.

The Congressional intention using that language was to ensure that no State waited until near the end of the timeline and then expected enormous, unrealistic growth in the last two or three years.


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Safe Harbor

Safe Harbor provides another option to schools in danger of “not meeting” the NCLB achievement requirements.

If a school does not make AYP in disaggregated subgroups, it can fulfill its progress requirement for the subgroup by:

Decreasing by 10% the percentage of students who do not meet/exceed standards

AND meet state threshold for graduation rate (for high schools)

OR meet state threshold for attendance rates (for elementary/middle)

“Safe Harbor”


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Safe Harbor(cont.)

Participation does not apply to the subgroup but does apply to the school overall.

Safe harbor only applies to subgroups, not to the composite.

If composite is less than baseline in a given year (e.g., 40% in 2003), using safe harbor will not alleviate that problem.

Safe harbor status will be reflected on the report card.


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Indicators

Elementary and Middle Schools--Attendance State average is 93% (stable figure) Threshold set for now – 88% (up to

92% by 2014 in 1 point increments) High School--Graduation

State average is 85.2% via a cohort method

Threshold set for now – 65% for 2003 (and up to 85% by 2014 in 2 point increments)


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Annual Targets for Attendance Rate

[start at 88%]


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Annual Targets for Graduation Rate[start at 65%]

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Grad. Rate 65 66 67 69 72 75 78 80 82 84 85 85

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014


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Holding Schools Accountable For K-2 Schools

Use of Terra Nova in 2002 and 2003 to 85 or so Title I schools in this status.

The state will use “backmapping” in future years, with all schools in this status: Most such schools feed directly 1:1into a

school that serves grade 3 or more than grade 3;

A few districts have multiple options and will need to work with them most closely.

This assessment is included in the AYP calculations.


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Made AYP

DNM 1 year

DNM 2 year

DNM 3 year

DNM 4 year

DNM 5 year

2 yr SIP X X

Public school choice/transfer to higher performing school in district

X X X X

Supplemental educational services to low income students

X X X

Corrective action/expert evaluation of SIP and/or adopt new curriculum and/or replace staff and/or modify schedule

X X

School must be restructured using one option: charter school; replace principal/most staff; management by outside entity

X


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What Are The Current Numbers?

Projections are that between 1500 and 1700 schools will not meet AYP criteria, either through not meeting academic targets, not meeting 95% participation requirements, or not meeting attendance/graduation targets. This is preliminary; calculations will be final in late October.

About 700 schools that missed AYP last year missed AYP again this year. Of these, about 600 are Title I-funded schools and subject to sanctions of public school choice and supplemental educational services.

In 2003-04, of the 600 schools noted above, about 25 schools will be in corrective action, about 270 will have to offer choice, and about 300 will have to offer public school choice and supplemental educational services.


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Public School Choice

In 2002-03. about 315 schools were to have offered public school choice, and about 25 were to have offered both choice and SES. About 1,793 students participated in public school choice and 773 youth participated in SES.

In 2003-04, there are 406,557 youth eligible in about 570 schools for choice. Not all will take advantage -- Rockford had 250 out of 6500; Springfield 2 out of 148; and Chicago 538 out of 270,757.


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Supplemental Educational Services

ISBE initially approved 13 SES providers in December 2002 and currently has 17 approved providers.

The provider list is on the agency web site at www.isbe.net/nclb/pdfs/sesprovider.pdf.

While about 300 schools will have to offer this option, don’t know what it will finally mean in terms of prioritization for lowest income, lowest performing students.


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History of Watch & Warning List Schools

Number of Schools on AEWL or Watch List By Year ( with 2003 and 2004 Projections)

109 66 66 66

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Public Act 93-470 on Accountability (SB 878 of 2003)

Single system of accountability. Cleans up AEW and AW status system. Title I schools have sanctions of public school

choice and SES, but not all schools in Illinois. Other sanctions apply to all schools (reassign

pupils or school personnel; new board, etc.). Defines all schools that will be impacted by a

single system. Provides for an appeal process on school or

district status.


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And The Others

Support Systems Appeals Dangerous Schools Personnel Funding


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Enhanced System of Support

Regionalize delivery of training and support.

Establish proven and standardized approaches and processes as a core.

Allow customization for regional and local differences among schools and districts.

Coordinate across programs & services. Maximize the efficient deployment of staff

and resources.


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Appeals Advisory Committee

State Superintendent appoints 9 members: 1 representative each of IEA and IFT 2 superintendents 1 parent 1 principal 1 business representative 1 Chicago representative 1 representing the general public

Role is to hear appeals and recommend action to the State Superintendent within 30 days of the hearing. The State Board makes final decision.


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Persistently Dangerous Schools Criteria in Illinois -- For 2 consecutive years:

have violence-related expulsions > 3% AND have one or more students expelled for a federal Gun

Free Schools Act violation AND have 3% or more of the student enrollment

exercising the individual option (3% of victims of violence criminal offenses elect to transfer to another school within the district).

Numbers in Illinois – none at this time. National #s – 61 schools for fall 2003 (28 in PA; 9 in

PR; 8 in NV; 7 in NJ; 6 in TX; 2 in NY; 1 in OR). SB 814 (now SB 1957) in process before the General

Assembly on unsafe school choice/persistently dangerous schools.


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Highly Qualified Personnel Who is affected? Every district. Teachers in core academic subjects:

Now if entering a Title I school and paid for by Title I;

If currently in that school by 2005-06; All by end of 2005-06.

See criteria of June 2003 by ISBE at www.isbe.net/nclb/htmls/edquality.htm.


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Highly Qualified Personnel (cont.)

Core academic subjects are English, reading/language arts, math, science, foreign language, economics, arts, civic, government, history & geography.

Requirements are linked to a teacher’s responsibilities (all of the teaching areas).

Provisional vocational and substitute certificates are not considered full certificates for this purpose.


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From Baseline Data Report of 9/03

% of Teachers with Provisional or Emergency Credentials – 2.4%.

% of Teachers Programmatically Determined to be NCLB Highly Qualified – 76% (range from 69% to 82%, with 2 outliers).

% of Classes Not Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers – 2.3%.

On CeRTS, over 22,275 teachers have registered over 12,000 plans.

Will be collecting data on paraprofessionals and on high quality professional development received.


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Qualified Paraprofessionals The law addresses responsibilities, location and

funding. If the paraprofessional is in a Title I funded

school, these requirements may be applicable: If in a Title I targeted school, and paid for by

Title I to provide instructional support, then must meet;

If in a Title I schoolwide school and providing instructional support, then must meet.


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Qualified Paraprofessionals (cont.)

Requirements do not apply to: Translators; Those providing parental involvement; Those not providing instructional

support. Requirements do apply to special

education if the funding and the duties meet the specifications.


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When the requirement must be met: 2 years of post-secondary study in an

institution of higher education OR An Associate’s degree OR Meet a rigorous standard of quality as

demonstrated through a formal state or local assessment measuring the ability to assist in the instruction of math, reading, and writing or math, reading and writing readiness.


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Existing paraprofessionals hired before 1/8/02 and working in a setting that requires these credentials have until 1/8/06 to become qualified.

Those paraprofessionals newly entering the system must be credentialed upon entry.


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What are the state or local tests? The “ParaPro” assessment developed by the

Education Testing Service works. Three ACT “WorkKeys” tests correspond to the

NCLB-required areas, plus an assessment of the person’s ability to assist in instruction. Take the tests and verify/validate scores for $28.90 per!

ISBE is working with ICCB to design and implement an AAS degree and certificate for paraprofessional educators.


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NCLB $$$$$ Title I, Part A Reading First Title II, TQ Title II, Tech Title II, M/S Title III 21st Century TOTAL[$516,252.9M base]

$430.7M $478.8M $32.8M $35.0M $111.9M $114.3M $25.5M $25.9M -0- $3.4M $19.9M $23.1M $12.5M $22.8M $705,797.7 $775,650.3


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Per Pupil Total Expenditures NCES, Digest of Education Statistics,

2000, Table 167

Total Expenditures Per PupilFall Enrollment

$3,000

$4,000

$5,000

$6,000

$7,000

$8,000

$9,000

1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000

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And Now The End…


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Resources

USDE web site at www.ed.gov.

Illinois’ NCLB site at www.isbe.net/nclb.

Illinois’ AYP web site at www.isbe.net/AYP.

Supplemental services at www.isbe.net/nclb/htmls/sesp.htm.

Public school choice at www.isbe.net/nclb/pdfs/FAQchoiceML.pdf.

Teacher quality information at www.isbe.net/nclb/htmls/edquality.htm.

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