2. Annual Title I & III Director’s Meeting September 15, 2008

3. Introductions Marybeth Flachbart, Deputy Superintendent Student Achievement/School Accountability Marcia Beckman, NCLB Program Director Claudia Striegel, Administrative Assistant Karen Seay, Program Monitoring (Title I-A & C; Title II-A; Title III; Title IV; Title V-A; Title X-C) Coordinator Camille Wells, Administrative Assistant Susan Hansen, Grants Coordinator

4. Title I& III Mary Lou Lopez, Title I-C Migrant Education Coordinator Kelly Wheeler, Administrative Assistant Sandra Armenta, Data Entry Dr. Fernanda Brendefur, Title III/State LEP Coordinator Tyrel Trainor, Administrative Assistant Nancy Thomas-Price, Response to Intervention Coordinator Rachel Rychener, Administrative Assistant Lisa Kinnaman, School Improvement Coordinator Kathryn Weatherspoon, Administrative Assistant @Center for School Improvement/Boise State University

5. Office of the State Board of Education Margo Healy, ISAT Director Wendy St. Michelle, IELA Program Manager

6. Idaho Digital Learning Academy Pat Charlton Chief Operating Officer Mike Caldwell Director of Professional Development

7. Title I “State of the State” Basic Program Targeted Assistance Schoolwide *School-Parent Compact required for both types of programs. Federal Monitoring Visit “Findings” School Choice/SES Parental Involvement/Notification Annual School Accountability Report Card Assurances Pages/New Design for 2009-2010 Equitable Services to Private School Students/Teacher/Families

8. Title I State of the State School Improvement “Idaho Building Capacity” Expanded Consolidated Plan Title I-A & Title I-C Migrant Title II-A Teacher Training Title II-D/Technology *NEW Title III Limited English Proficient *NEW Title IV Safe & Drug Free Schools *NEW Title V Innovative Program (last year)

9. Title I State of the State Expanded Monitoring Title I-A Basic Program & Title I-C Migrant Title II-A Teacher Training Title III Limited English Proficient *NEW Title IV-A Safe & Drug Free Schools *NEW Title V-A Innovative Program (last year) Title X-C McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance

10. Title I Biennial Conference Education & Service: Gifts Without Boundaries April 15-17, 2009@ The Boise Centre on the Grove Nationally Recognized Keynote Speakers Information and Registration Site coming soon Breakout Sessions include: School Improvement; School Readiness, Response to Intervention; Reading/Coaching; SIOP; Cultural Diversity; Parental Involvement; Paraprofessional Training

11. Restructuring-Current Situation 21 schools Middle and high schools Range in the number of indicators missed from 1-18 Majority of schools do not receive Title I funds

12. Restructuring-Technical Assistance Nine Characteristics of High Performing Schools School Improvement Workshops http://csi.boisestate.edu/improvement.htm Webinars to support Nine Characteristics http://csi.boisestate.edu/improvement.htm Idaho Building Capacity Project

13. Action Planning: Is done at the school level Is written by the school leadership team Allocates resources including the budget, schedule, assignment of personnel, school-wide assessments, role of external service providers Create one Action Plan for each AYP identified area Restructuring- Action Plan

14. Restructuring-Submission of Action Plans Can be submitted at anytime during the 2008-2009 School Year Deadline for Submission is June 1, 2009 Online training for school leadership teams in Action Planning available from the SDE upon request

15. Restructuring-Whose Responsible Responsibility for TA will be shared by two bureaus – Innovation & Choice (content areas) Student Achievement & School Accountability Contact the SDE for referral to consultants/technical assistance provider Camille Wells- cwells@sde.idaho.gov, 208-332-6928- TA Facilitatorcwells@sde.idaho.gov

16. The Idaho Accountability Workbook The accountability workbook is a required agreement with US Department of Education that defines all aspects of the accountability system for all Idaho Schools and districts. Use the federal plan for all schools and districts, or; Create a parallel plan for non-Title I schools and districts. Plans are submitted for approval each year in February. Link to the federal site where all state plans are posted: http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/stat eplans03/idcsa.pdf

17. Tab some pages! Cut Scores (Achievement Standards), page 4-5 Timeline, page 7 School and District Sanctions, page 13 41 Ways to make (or miss) AYP, page 19 Annual Measurable Objectives (% proficient) page 20 Safe Harbor, page 22 Third Indicator, page 44 next slide

18. Academic IndicatorsParticipation Rate Graduation / Additional Academic Indicator * Reading % Meeting Standard Mathematics % Meeting Standard ReadingMathematics All Students 1234 17 Economically Disadvantaged 5678 American Indian/Alaskan Native Asian Black/African American Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander White 9101112 Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity Students with Disabilities 13141516 LEP Students Most schools and districts report in 17 categories. However, there are 41 possible and some of our schools and districts report in all 41! (If you have 34 students in your school/ district in this group, add 4 targets)

19. Statistics for AYP in Idaho 2008 Districts2007 126 districts 2008 131 districts ▲ Made AYP3556 + 21 Alert (no sanctions) 278 -19 School Improvement Status (1-5) 63 (1*) 63 + (13*) 0

20. Statistics for AYP in Idaho 2008 Schools2007 626 schools 2008 648 schools ▲ Made AYP168362 + 194 Alert (no sanctions) 25446 -208 School Improvement Status (1-5) 201 + (3*) 231 (72*) +30 (69 made AYP)

21. The Idaho Accountability Workbook Averaging for small schools and districts Freezing the Proficient Target through spring 2009 2% flexibility allowance (renewed each year) Allowing 10 th graders to take the Graduation Test in Fall 08 and “bank” proficient and advanced scores for Graduation and Spring AYP calculations! JUNE

22. The Idaho Accountability Workbook Comprehensive Review of: The Consolidated State Accountability Workbook Partners in this work: Idaho Association of School Administrators Idaho School Boards Association Idaho Education Association State Department of Education US Department of Education Idaho State Board of Education

23. State Board Rewards State Board Rewards required by NCLB Distinguished Schools. The top five percent (5%) of schools exceeding the Idaho Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) intermediate targets listed in Subsection 112.02 and significantly reducing the gaps between subgroups listed in Subsection 112.03.d. Additional Yearly Growth (AYG) Award. Schools demonstrating improved proficiency levels of subpopulations or in the aggregate by greater than ten percent (10%) will be considered to have achieved AYG. The school must have achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) to be eligible for this award.

24. Accountability - Recognition Idaho State Board Award Exceptional ProgressAward New this year! Exceptional Progress Award A special award for schools and districts that have high numbers of sub-populations that require extra time, resources and special programs to provide adequate instruction. The Board realizes many schools are making great progress, but are ineligible for the NCLB awards because have not yet made AYP.

25. These schools made 20% or greater improvemen t with subgroups Exceptional Growth

26. These schools made 20% or greater improve- ment with subgroup s And made AYP* Exceptional Growth

27. Assessment - ISAT Requested enhancements for ISAT: Print and ship all Individual Student Rosters (ISRs) Print percentile scores on ISRs Provide standard deviations for district files Practice tests with released items Graduation Test Study Guide Provide a segmented online accommodated version for all student needing extra time. Professional development for test coordinators, principals, teachers and administrators.

28. Top 10 Findings 2007-2008

30. #10 Parents right-to-know regarding the professional qualifications of their children’s classroom teachers.

32. #9 The district has a peer review process to review and approve school plans.

34. #8 The district has a plan for technical assistance to schools in improvement status.

36. #7 The district reserves no less than %1 of Title I funds for parental involvement activities.

38. #6 The district annually reviews each school’s AYP progress and publicizes the results.

40. #5 The district ensures that each school in improvement status has developed a two- year plan which includes all the requirements and parental input.

42. #4 The district prepares and disseminates an annual district and school accountability report card.

44. #3 Specific eligibility criteria are used to identify students for targeted assistance services.

46. #2 An annual meeting is convened to explain the Title I requirements to parents of participating children.

48. #1 A parental involvement policy is developed by each district and each school with input from parents.

49. Idaho Migrant Education Program http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/migrant_edu http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/migrant_edu Mary Lou Lopez, Coordinator Kelly Wheeler, Administrative Assistant Sandra Armenta, Migrant Records Clerk

50. Program Highlights Comprehensive Needs Assessment --NWREL --estimated completion January 2010 --Service Delivery Plan --Program Evaluation and Guidance Identification and Recruitment Program Monitoring and Technical Assistance

51. State Support State Binational Coordinator --Christina Alvarez Martinez State Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Coordinator --Sylvia Olvera Regional Coordinators --Data entry, ID&R, support and training

52. Migrant Identification on State Assessments Student Information File vs. Migrant Student Information System Approximate 500 student difference --# tested vs. # eligible Proper, consistent identification on state assessment Indication of migrant student academic success Accountability Form

53. Idaho Title III-LEP & IELA Programs Wendy St. Michell, IELA Program Manager Wendy.st.michell@osbe.idaho.gov Dr. Fernanda M. Brendefur, Title III-LEP Coordinator fmbrendefur@sde.idaho.gov

54. What’s Happening in 2008-2009? 2008-2011 LEP Enhancement Grants— due Friday, September 26, 2008 at 5:00pm. English Language Development Math and Science standards— completion date December 2009. 2009 LEP Educator of the Year— guidelines and nomination forms will be sent out in early January 2009. 2009 LEP Program of Excellence— guidelines and nomination forms will be sent out in early January 2009.

55. What’s Happening in 2008-2009? Surveys of Enacted Curriculum— professional development opportunity provided by CCSSO. District LEP Improvement Plans— due Wednesday, December 31, 2008. IELA Window— Monday, February 23—Friday, April 3, 2009.

56. RtI Update www.sde.idaho.gov/site/rti The Idaho Implementation Model New strategies for training State Leadership Group ~ RtI PLC RtI integration with other programs Clarify & refine RtI as part of Identification and Eligibility for Specific Learning Disabilities