Federal Education Policy & FundingJuly 2014

Amanda Karhuse & Jacki Ball

Goals

Provide an overview of current federal education policy issues

Share NASSP’s legislative agenda

Provide summary & status update on the budget & appropriations process

Provide additional advocacy resources

Agenda Update on Federal Education Policy

ESEA Reauthorization & ESEA Flexibility Waivers

NASSP Legislative Agenda

Federal Budget & Education Funding Budget Process & Current Fiscal Constraints Investments in NASSP Supported Programs

Additional Advocacy Resources

Key Terms Authorization

Creates a specific program through federal law. An authorization bill acts as a prerequisite for an appropriation or other kinds of budget authority.

Appropriations Provides the actual amount of federal

dollars to a specific program. Congress needs to pass appropriations bills each year for the operations and programs run by the federal government

ESEA Reauthorization ESEA (a.k.a. NCLB) was due for

reauthorization in 2007

Bipartisanship has already failed: four competing proposals in 2013!

Senate committee markup (June ‘13) and House floor vote (July ‘13)

Administration support for waivers

ESEA ReauthorizationBig Picture Issues Federal role in education Flexibility for states & districts College and career ready standards and

aligned assessments Low-income and minority students,

students with disabilities & English Language Learners

ESEA ReauthorizationHouse Bill (H.R. 5) Eliminates AYP, 100% proficiency

requirements & turnaround models Locks in sequester cuts for Title I Minimizes the role of the principal No funding for literacy, ed tech, or

secondary schools

ESEA ReauthorizationSenate Bill (S. 1094) Continues reforms in waiver states,

including overreliance on testing Expands support for school leaders Incorporates key bills on literacy, ed

tech, and ML and HS reform Maintains school turnaround models

NASSP Legislative Agenda

NASSP Legislative AgendaNASSP Supports: School Principal Recruitment & Training

Act (H.R.1738/S. 840)

Great Teaching & Leading for Great Schools Act (H.R. 4269)

LEARN Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758)

NASSP Legislative Agenda Transforming/Enhancing Education

Through Tech. Act (H.R. 521/S. 1087)

Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/ S. 708)

Graduation Promise Act (S. 940)

CAP and GOWN Act (no bill #)

NASSP Legislative AgendaNASSP Opposes: × Great Teachers and Principals Act

(H.R. 2196/S. 1052)

× CHOICE Act (H.R. 4773/S. 1909)

× Scholarship for Kids Act (H.R. 4000/S. 1968)

School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 1758/S. 840)

Focus on instructional leadership One-year pre-service residency for

aspiring principals Ongoing mentoring & support for

two additional years Leaders commit to work in high-

need schools for at least four years

Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758)

$2.5 B for state literacy plans developed under Striving Readers

Early childhood, grades K-5, and ML and HS

Literacy across content area Targeted interventions for students

Transforming Education through Technology Act (H.R. 521/S. 1087)

$500 M for State Grants for Technology Readiness & Access

Use of ed tech to ensure college and career-readiness

“Digital Age” PD opportunities for school leaders and teachers

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Primarily PK-ElementaryTitle I: Achievement of Disadvan-taged Students

School Improvement Grants

Head Start

Child Care Development Block Grant

Striving Readers

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling

21st Century Community Learning Centers

Primarily Middle GradesGaining Early Awareness and Readi-ness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)

High School Grad. Initiative

Advanced Placement

Perkins

WIA Youth

Primarily Higher EducationPell Grants

TRIO

Federal Work Study

Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program

HBCUs and HSIs

College Access Challenge Grant Program

Supplemental Educational Opportu-nity Grant (SEOG)

Early Identification of Dropouts

-Robert Balfanz and Liza Herzog, Center for Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University

The Primary Off-Track Indicators for Potential Dropouts:

• Attendance - <80-90% school attendance

• Behavior - “unsatisfactory” behavior mark in at least one

class

• Course Performance – A final grade of “F” in Math or English

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Sixth-grade students with one or more of the indicators have only a 10% to 20% chance of graduating from high school on

time or within one year of expected graduation

Success in the Middle Act(H.R. 2316/S. 708)

$1 billion for Middle Grades Improvement Fund

State plans for improving achievement in grades 5-8

Early warning indicator and intervention systems

Strategies aligned w/Breaking Ranks

Graduation Promise Act(S. 940)

$2.4 B for HS Improvement and Dropout Reduction Fund

Resources for schools w/low graduation rates (below 60%)

Differentiated school improvement & evidence-based interventions

Strategies aligned w/Breaking Ranks

CAP and GOWN Act(H.R. _)

Reserves 40% of SIG funds for secondary schools

Establishes early warning & identification system in high schools, and reforms in feeder middle schools

Authorizes $300 million for HS redesign initiative

ESEA WaiversStatus of Implementation 43 states granted waivers 2 requests still under review

(IA & WY) 4 states have chosen not to apply

(MT, NE, ND, & VT) WA is first state to lose its waiver

ESEA Waivers“Waiver Waivers”1) Flexibility in timeline for using results of CCSS assessments in teacher & principal evaluations and personnel decisions

4 states granted waivers (MS, NC, NV & SC)

8 states under review (AR, KS, KY, MD, SD, UT & WA)

ESEA Waivers“Waiver Waivers”2) Flexibility in field testing new CCSS assessments to avoid double testing students

14 states granted waivers (CA, CT, ID, IL, IA, MD, MA, MS, MT, NE, OR, SD, VT & WA)

1 state still under review (KS)

The Federal Budget, Appropriations & Investments in Education

Sequestration & FY14 Appropriations Sequestration began in March 2013

Education funding for 2013-2014 school year was cut by 5.23% ($3.1 billion)

FY14 appropriations bill was passed in January 2014; partially restored sequester cuts to some ed programs

Sequestration will resume after FY16 without action by Congress!

FY15 Budget & Appropriations Ryan/Murray Bipartisan Budget Act

Established caps for defense and non-defense discretionary (NDD) spending for FY14 – FY 16.

President Obama submitted his FY15

Budget Request in early March Requested $68.6 B for the Department of

Education, a $1.3B increase over FY14 levels (+ 1.9%)

FY15 Budget & Appropriations House & Senate Appropriations

Congress should draft & approve 12 appropriations bills by September 30th

Congress will most likely pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) Expectation is that the CR will last through

at least January.

Key Federal Investments for NASSP Title I & II

IDEA State Grants

Career & Technical Education State Grants

School Leadership program

Key Federal Investments for NASSP Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy

(SRCL) program

Education Technology & Professional Development for Digital Learning Enhancing Education Through Technology program Proposed “ConnectEDucators” program

High School Graduation Initiative

Federal Investments in NASSP Supported Programs

Program FY 2012 FY 2013 w/ sequester

FY 2014 President’s FY15 Request

Title I $14.5 B $13.8 B $14.4 B $14.4 B

Title II, Part A(Teacher Quality State Grants)

$2.5 B $2.3 B $2.3 B $2 B

IDEA $11.6 B $11.0 B $11.5 B $11.6 B

CTE State Grants $1.12 B $1.06 B $1.11 B $1.11 B

School Leadership $29.1 M $27.6 M $25.8 M $35 M

Striving Readers $159.7 M $151.3 M $158 M $0

EETT(Title II, Part D)

$0 $0 $0 $200 M for ConnectEDucators

HS Grad Initiative $48.8 M $46.3 M $46.3 $0

Additional Preparation & Resources for your Hill Day

Review documents on POY Materials page: ESEA Issue Sheet Federal Investments in Education Fact Sheet Legislative Agenda (Bills NASSP supports &

opposes)

Advocacy Briefing & meeting prep on Monday, September 8.

Advocacy Resources• POY Materials page

www.nassp.org/poymaterials

• Check out all of NASSP’s advocacy resources at www.nassp.org/legislative-advocacy

• Principal’s Policy Blogwww.nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy

Advocacy Resources

• Principal’s Legislative Action Centerwww.nassp.org/PLAC

• Twitter@NASSP, @akarhuse, @balljacki

Advocacy Resources• Join the Federal Grassroots Network, if

not already a member!o Receive Weekly Advocacy Updateo Commit to regularly communicating with

your Members of Congress and staff (including state & district offices)

oTo join, visit the “Get Involved” page in Legislative Advocacy

Contact UsAmanda KarhuseDirector of Advocacy

Phone: 703-860-7241Email: karhusea@nassp.org Twitter: @akarhuse

Jacki Ball Associate Director of Advocacy

Phone: 703-860-7338 Email: ballj@nassp.orgTwitter: @balljacki