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Welcome to the SIG Cohort III

Webinar

Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionOffice of Student and School SuccessAndrew Kelly, Assistant SuperintendentFebruary 27, 2014

TISHA HANSEN, RESOURCE PROGRAM SPECIALIST - OSPI

School Improvement Grants Priority Schools District Application Information

Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionOffice of Student and School SuccessFebruary 27, 2014

SIG Application Webinar

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Purpose: Provide specific information regarding the district application process and timelines for the FY 2013 School Improvement Grant competition.

Allocation for FY 2013 Approximately $9.2 million available for the 13-14 school year

(including pre-implementation) for districts selected for Cohort III.

Which Schools Are Eligible to Receive SIG Funds?

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Currently Identified Title I Priority Schools: This current priority school list was identified during the 2012-13 school year.

Priority SchoolPriority schools are among the lowest 5% of Title I schools in the state, based on achievement on statewide assessments in Reading and Math (combined) over three years. The list of Priority schools also includes Title I-eligible and Title I-participating high schools with consistent graduation rates of less than 60 percent over three years. The goal of identifying Priority schools is to turn around performance, close persistent opportunity gaps, and substantially improve student learning and outcomes.

Who Is NOT eligible:1. SIG Cohort II2. SIG Cohort I being recommended for RAD3. SIG Cohort I schools who have made tremendous progress are discouraged from reapplication

Four SIG School Intervention Models

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What Are Requirements of SIG Models?

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• Build/Maintain a Student and School Success Action Plan attending to the 7 turnaround principles as identified in the ESEA Flexibility Waiver.

• Maintain a Student and School Success Action Plan on the Indistar® planning tool.

• Meet all general requirements articulated by the Office of Student and School Success for all identified schools statewide.

Turnaround Model OverviewSIG funded LEAs that implement Turnaround start the school improvement

timeline over effective 2011-12.

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May also implement any of the required or permissible strategies under the Transformation Model

Restart Model Overview

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Restart model is one in which an LEA converts a school or closes and reopens a school under a charter school operator, a charter management organization (CMO), or an education management organization (EMO). A restart model must enroll, within the grades it serves, any former

student who wishes to attend the school. A rigorous review process could take such things into consideration as

an applicant’s team, track record, instructional program, model’s theory of action, sustainability.

As part of this model, a State must review the process the LEA will use/has used to select the partner.

School Closure Model Overview

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School closure occurs when an LEA closes a school and enrolls the students who attended that school in other schools in the LEA that are higher-achieving.

These schools should be within reasonable proximity to the closed school and may include, but are not limited to, charter schools or new schools for which achievement data are not yet available.

Transformation Model Overview

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Definitions

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Update based on USED feedback if necessary

Priority schools are among the lowest 5 percent of Title I schools in the state, based on achievement on statewide assessments in Reading and Math (combined) over three years. The list of Priority schools also includes Title I-eligible and Title I-participating high schools with consistent graduation rates of less than 60 percent over three years. The goal of identifying Priority schools is to turn around performance, close persistent opportunity gaps, and substantially improve student learning and outcomes. The 2013–14 list of Priority schools also includes the 46 Priority schools continuing forward from the 2012–13 school year.

Lack of Progress: The school’s percent increase or decrease (slope of linear regression) over the most recent three-year period compared to the state slope.

Title I eligible: Based on SY 2013-14 student data, a school is considered Title I eligible if: Poverty percentage is 35% or more; or The school’s poverty percentage is greater than or equal to the district’s poverty average.

Which LEAs Are Eligible to Apply for SIG Funds?

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An LEA is eligible to apply for SIG funds if it: Receives Title I, Part A funds and Has one or more schools that are eligible to receive SIG

funds and identified by the SEA as a Priority School.

An SEA’s SIG Grant award to an LEA must: Include not less than $50,000 or more than $2,000,000 per

year for each participating school.

State Prioritization for LEA Selection

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Overall quality of LEA application:

LEA addresses all required elements and demonstrates Greatest Need and Strongest Commitment, and Capacity to Serve

Describes strategies to implement required elements f selected intervention(s), including extended learning time for all students and staff, using data to inform instruction and improvement efforts, and engaging families/community

Addresses competing initiatives

OSPI will prioritize district applications based on criteria listed below: LEAs that apply to serve Priority schools

Additional consideration for final selection may include: Geographic distribution of Priority schools throughout the State Number of schools served Size of schools

Competitive SIG Applicant Pool

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Cohort III Priority Schools eligible for a SIG: 49 schools located in 23 LEAs are identified on the Priority schools

list 4 of these schools will be recommended to the State Board of

Education for Required Action designation and will not be eligible.

It is estimated that 7-10 schools will be selected through the competitive application process for SIG Cohort III funding

Based on the eligible LEAs invited to apply, we project a 10 to 20% chance of any school being selected.

We encourage local school boards and superintendents to give serious consideration to the limitations in funding and the competitive applicant pool when making application decisions.

Are There Consequences for Districts Choosing Not to Apply for a SIG?

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There are no imposed consequences for LEAs choosing not to apply for a SIG.

LEAs must still adhere to the ESEA Flexibility Waiver provisions for Title I schools identified for improvement (Priority, Focus and Emerging schools).

In addition, non-Title I schools will be identified for Priority or Focus status, based on state funding and E2SSB 5329.

Based on available funding, identified SIG schools will engage in a 3 year process.

RAD, Priority & Focus, Title & Non-Title Schools

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When schools fail to make adequate progress, they may be recommended to RAD Level I status.

Pre-Implementation

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LEAs may use FY 2013 SIG funds prior to the 2014-15 school year (pre-implementation period). Examples of how funds may be used include, but are not limited to:

Holding parent and community meetings to review school performance, and discuss the new model to be implemented;

Recruiting and hiring the incoming principal, leadership team, and instructional staff;

Conducting a rigorous review process to select and contract with an EMO if selecting an education management organization (EMO).

Parent and Community Engagement

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There is an increased emphasis in the March 1, 2012 guidance on consulting with families and community members during the selection, planning, and implementation of a school intervention model (e.g., community meetings, family and community surveys, parent and student focused interviews, sharing of information regarding social services, parent outreach coordinators, hotlines, etc.)

Decision Considerations and Chances of Selection and Funding

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Even though SIG awards are not guaranteed, what might be learned from the application process? Many LEAs began implementation of some of required elements on their own, through Instructional Services Support offered from Student and School Success, ESD, or a Needs Assessment.

LEA Application

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Available via iGrants Form Package 677 in 2013-14 school year

There are two parts to the application process: Signed Assurances/Certification Application (5 pages)

Schools to be Served Descriptive Information – 12 questions Budget (must complete separate budgets for each participating

school) Download/Upload Page – list of required documents Waiver

LEA Application

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Profile Page Due Date for Grant – March 31, 2014 Federal Guidelines and Addendums Four Intervention Model Descriptions Scoring Guide

Instructions Link Instructions and information for the SIG Grant

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State LEA

Eligible SchoolsIdentify list of eligible schools in the State (i.e., Priority schools).

Applies to serve all or subset of eligible schools in its LEA.

Review Criteria

Develops, disseminates and implements criteria it will use to review and evaluate LEA applications.

4 modelsReview and approves LEA’s capacity to implement proposed model in eligible school.

Applies to implement one of the four required models in eligible schools. LEA selects model after an analysis of local data, resources and capacity.

PrioritizationMust give priority to LEAs that apply to serve Priority schools.

Must serve Priority schools it has the capacity to serve.

BudgetReviews, adjusts and approves LEA budget by individual school.

Submits 3 year budget (or period of availability) for each school it applies to serve ($50K-$2m per year)

GoalsApproves and monitors achievement goals.

Proposes achievement goals for each Priority school and ensures incremental processes towards those goals

Timeline

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November 22, 2013 - SEA’s SIG application due to ED

ED awards SIG grants to States

LEA application development and submission due March 31, 2014

SEA awards grants to LEAs

LEAs begin pre-implementation including recruiting, selection and placement of school administrators and instructional staff

SIG LEAs and schools create and implement first 90 day plan: 1st official plan submission due to the Office of Student and School Success March 30, 2014

Coming Up…

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LEA Application available through iGrants:

February 27, 2014 OSPI Webinar on LEA Application Requirements:

January 27, 2014 LEA Applications are DUE March 31, 2014 OSPI conducts face-to-face interviews:

April 21-22, 30, and May 1-2, 2014 OSPI announces awardees of competitive SIGs:

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Additional Information

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Final Guidance published in the Federal Register, dated November 1, 2010 http://www2.ed.gov/programs/sif/index.html

OSPI SIG Website: http://www.k12.wa.us/Improvement/SIG/default.aspx Your frequently asked questions (FAQs)

FAQ document will be published to our website: March 3, 2014

Send questions to SIG@k12.wa.us.

Thank you!