1. Equitable Access to Excellent Educators
CACE Meeting
April 13, 2018

2. Resource Allocation Strategy & Planning
Introductions
Resource Allocation Strategy & Planning
Federal Grant Programs
Center for Instructional Support
Educator Development

3. Background on Equity Requirements01
Background on Equity Requirements 02
FY19 ESSA Grant Application 03
Student Learning Experience Report
Agenda 04
Resources

4. Background/Requirements01

5. What ESSA says (Section 1112(b)(2) – Local Education Agency Plans)
ENSURE EQUITY IN PROVISION OF QUALITY EDUCATORS
Identify and address any disparities that result in [historically disadvantaged] students being taught at higher rates than other students by lower rated, inexperienced, or out-of-field teachers pursuant to Section 1111(g)(1)(B).

6. Defining equitable access
Ensuring every student has equitable access to an excellent educator
4 student groups
economically disadvantaged students
students of color
English learners
students with disabilities
3 teacher characteristics
lower rated
out-of-field
inexperienced teachers

7. District requirements
Identify equity gaps 1.5 or greater using SLE report (both district and school level – all district schools)
Identify strategies to address those gaps
Strategies should be incorporated into core strategic planning documents (e.g., district/school improvement plans) – DESE will not collect
Summarize gaps/strategies in FY19 ESSA grant application

8. How will DESE know districts are doing this work?
DESE role
How will DESE know districts are doing this work?
Grant assurances for FY19 ESSA grant application(s)
FY19 grant application
Through existing DESE monitoring protocols and/or visits

9. FY19 ESSA grant application02

10. FY19 ESSA grant application
Consolidated application includes section identifying district- wide priorities
In this section, districts will be asked:
Did you look at SLE report and find gaps 1.5 or greater?
What are those gaps?
What are the strategies the district will use to address those gaps? (brief summary information)

11. District coordination
This component will require coordination across the district, and might include:
Title I director, Title IIA director, data specialists, principals, curriculum directors, special education and ESL directors, staff charged with hiring, etc.

12. Timeline and structure
Districts should have identified and begun to address equity gaps by the end of this school year
ESSA grant application will be available July 2018
We strongly encourage districts to include their strategies to address equity gaps as part of the larger District Improvement Plan/Strategic Plan
This is not a one-time requirement. Each year, districts should look at their equity data just like they look at their assessment data, etc.

13. The Student Learning Experience Report03

14. State equitable access context
Economically disadvantaged students, students of color, and English learners are about 30 to 40 percent more likely than their peers to be assigned to a teacher with <3 years of experience
These student groups are all more than 1.7 times as likely as their peers to be assigned to a teacher rated E/P
Students with disabilities are 11 percent more likely than students without disabilities to be assigned to a teacher rated E/P

15. What does the SLE Report’s data tell us? What does it not tell us?
SLE Summary Report
What does the SLE Report’s data tell us?
What does it not tell us?

16. Next steps
Having seen SLE Summary Report data, what information would be useful to your district when planning next steps?

17. Queries you may want to run in the detailed report
School level: compare experiences for students overall, and for subgroups, across schools
Grade level: compare experiences across grades in a school
Student level: see which students in a grade have had the highest % of experiences with a certain type of teacher
Race/ethnicity: compare across specific groups
Student performance: overall or in a subgroup, compare student experiences across testing performance levels
Course subject: compare experiences across subjects

18. Resources 04

19. MA Equity Playbook I and II Equity website FAQs MA State Equity Plan
Resources
MA Equity Playbook I and II
Equity website
FAQs
MA State Equity Plan
ESE Policy Brief – Teacher Equity Gaps in Massachusetts
SLE report (includes video tutorials)
Guidebook for Inclusive Practice
Equity Roadmap – coming soon

20. Thank You! For questions related to SLE reports:
Contact info
For questions related to SLE reports:
For questions related to grant application:
Thank You!