Race to the Top (RTTT) Overview of Grant Competition Goals and Requirements 1

Participating Districts Anderson Valley Fort Bragg Laytonville Leggett Potter Valley Ukiah Willits MCOE 2

Statewide Participation 46.5% LEAs submitted letters of intent 58.3% of students in the state are represented by these districts 3

*Includes regular FY 09 appropriations From: ARRA Webinar Presentation, July 27, 2009 ( 4

Grant Amount: $4.35 billion Grantees:Individual States Type of Grant: Competitive Purpose: Reward and incent States to create: Race to the Top: Overview Conditions for education innovation and reform Achieving significant improvement in student outcomes Implementing ambitious plans in four core ARRA education reform areas From: ARRA Webinar Presentation, July 27, 2009 ( 5

Core ARRA Education Reform Areas From: ARRA Webinar Presentation, July 27, 2009 ( Common internationally benchmarked standards with aligned assessments 6

Core ARRA Education Reform Areas Effective Teachers and Leaders From: ARRA Webinar Presentation, July 27, 2009 ( Effective teachers supported by effective leaders make the difference 7

Core ARRA Education Reform Areas From: ARRA Webinar Presentation, July 27, 2009 ( Quality information that enables continuous improvement for students, teachers, parents, and policymakers 8

Core ARRA Education Reform Areas Struggling Schools From: ARRA Webinar Presentation, July 27, 2009 ( Aggressive intervention required in chronically low- performing schools 9

Timeline August 2010: Adopt the national common core standards January 2011: Revised ELA framework June 2011: Revised math framework Spring 2012: Adoption of new ELA materials Spring 2013: Adoption of new math materials Spring 2015: Revise and align state accountability system 10

Turnaround Schools ( Not only for RTTT) Lowest 5% of low performing schools Approximately 200 schools One of four options: Turnaround – replace principal, screen staff and rehire no more than 50 % Restart School closure Transformation 11

Eligibility Requirements – State must be approved for funding under the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (Phase I and Phase II) by December 31, 2009 – State cannot have statutory or regulatory barriers to linking data about student growth and achievement to teachers for the purposes of evaluation Proposed Eligibility Requirements 12

Structure of Selection Criteria State Reform Conditions Criteria –Demonstrate will and capacity to improve education systems –Document the existing legal and policy conditions that are conductive to innovation and reform Reform Plan Criteria –Describe comprehensive strategies (for the state and participating LEAs) that allow for continuous improvement of student outcomes 13

Proposed Selection Criteria Overall Criteria 1.Demonstrating significant progress the state has already made in each of the four reform areas and other significant areas 2.Making education funding a priority 3.Enlisting statewide support and commitment 4.Raising student achievement and closing gaps 5.Building strong statewide capacity to implement, scale, and sustain proposed plans 14

Award Funding and Distribution Requirements States must allocate at least 50 percent of awarded funds to participating LEAs with an emphasis on “high need” LEAs (i.e. an LEA with at least one high-poverty school) Participating LEAs must provide statements of support from the superintendent, school board president, and teachers union president 15

MOU signed by Superintendent, Board President, Union, Principals, and School Site Councils Participating LEA Must Provide 16

Partnerships with other LEAs or organization to share best practices and programs Focus on EL strategies Expand learning/after school Participating LEA May Use additional strategies such as… 17

State Must Adopt internationally-benchmarked standards and assessments Support recruiting, developing, retaining, and rewarding effective teachers and principals 18

Build data systems that measure student success and inform teachers and principals how they can improve their practices Provide a system to support aggressive intervention in chronically low-performing schools State Must 19

Flexibility Education code Funding Creation of P-3 credential Develop a Turnaround Principal Institute Enhance BTSA State May Use additional strategies such as… 20

California: –California Race to the Top Website: –California Race to the Top Overview: –Governor’s Press Releases on Race to the Top: release/13028/ and release/13028/ –State Superintendent’s Speech on Race to the Top: –CDE ARRA Website: Additional Resources 21