Sentences with phrase «district accountability waivers»

But even Congress's most vociferous NCLB detractors and most passionate local - control advocates should bristle at the idea of district accountability waivers.

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Additionally, waiver requests must be made available to the public to ensure accountability and provide American farmers and food providers an opportunity to seek out school districts that need affordable American - grown food.»

CORE and its member districts have partnered with TransformEd to assist member districts to fulfill public reporting obligations under its federally - approved waiver from No Child Left Behind school accountability provisions (NCLB waiver), approved by the US Department of Education (USDOE) on August 6th, 2013.

It would require state accountability systems to designate schools and districts based on their performance against these targets (so there would be a bit more flexibility than NCLB or waivers).

Granting district waivers to circumvent state - level accountability not only overturns NCLB, it upends the core of ESEA accountability.

But regardless of its contents, this application — and similar district - accountability waiver requests — should be denied for two reasons.

A group of California districts have jointly applied for an NCLB accountability waiver.

And now the Secretary is on the verge of giving a group of districts an ESEA waiver, which would overturn decades of state - led and controlled accountability policies.

Its defection leaves seven of eight districts seeking to extend a waiver from the federal accountability law through the California Office to Reform Education, a nonprofit that they formed.

[23] The designated ESEA requirements that can be set aside in states that obtain such waivers include some of the most significant outcome accountability requirements, such as the requirement that states set performance standards for schools and LEAs aiming toward a goal of 100 percent student proficiency in reading and mathematics by the end of the 2013 - 14 school year and take a variety of specific actions with respect to all schools and districts that fail to make adequate yearly progress toward this goal.

As California supports districts statewide to embark on this improvement journey, there are important lessons to be learned from the CORE districts, six of which developed an innovative accountability system under a waiver from No Child Left Behind (NCLB).

The No Child Left Behind Act prescribed sanctions for schools and districts failing to make «Adequate Yearly Progress,» and even under the waivers that most states have now obtained from NCLB's accountability provisions they must still show how they will take action on their lowest - performing schools.

Morath has said that many districts and schools affected by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 will receive accountability waivers, but he is not expected to announce a decision on any reprieves until June.

Morath has said many districts and schools affected by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 will receive accountability waivers, but he is not expected to announce a decision on any reprieves until June.

LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy has expressed great enthusiasm for the 10 - district effort to win a so - called «waiver» from some aspects of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, which sets accountability rules and governs the distribution of billions in education funding from Washington.

Duncan has granted 43 states and seven California districts temporary waivers from NCLB's sanctions and given them the ability to create alternative school accountability plans.

Such reliance remains even though the Obama administration has granted waivers to 43 states as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico from many NCLB's mandates, including the law's central accountability provision.

When it comes to the No Child waiver gambit, it is hard to take Duncan's statements seriously, especially after he disavowed statements by his own staff that the administration was considering granting a special waiver to a compact of eight California districts looking to evade No Child's accountability measures (and not be shackled by the intransigence of Golden State officials, who unsuccessfully pursued a waiver on their own terms).

As states and districts work to develop new accountability systems under the Every Student Succeeds Act, six California districts who received federal waivers under the Obama administration are getting the first hints of how more holistic accountability systems might work.

Members voted 5 - 2 to refer the contract, asking the school district and IMA to re-examine the attendance area and transportation options, clarify accountability measures and have any waivers to the Madison School District handbook follow the appropriate district and IMA to re-examine the attendance area and transportation options, clarify accountability measures and have any waivers to the Madison School District handbook follow the appropriate District handbook follow the appropriate process.

The U.S. Department of Education today approved a long - awaited federal waiver that allows LA Unified and seven other California districts to replace No Child Left Behind accountability rules with their own school improvement system.

The group's waiver application has sparked controversy among other state superintendents, who see a district waiver as giving too much power to locally - run districts, as well as teachers unions that argue they were not consulted in constructing CORE's academic accountability system, known as the School Quality Improvement Index.

With the promise of local accountability and coordinated efforts to improve, the district is one of nine in a consortium called the California Office to Reform Education — which includes Oakland, Sacramento and San Francisco — seeking a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education.

TCTA's letter pointed to a Congressional Research Service report listing disaster - related federal waivers granted during 2005 - 2009, including two accountability waivers received by Texas in 2006, the same year that the then - commissioner issued «Not Rated» ratings to hurricane - impacted schools / districts.

In a significant victory for educators and students in Hurricane Harvey - impacted school districts, Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced Dec. 14 that he would seek a federal accountability waiver from the U.S. Department of Education to ensure the state has maximum flexibility as accountability decisions are made.

Simultaneously, TCTA contacted Sen. John Cornyn's office to let them know of the precedent for Texas receiving federal accountability waivers and the urgency of seeking one given real concerns about whether student test results from hurricane - impacted districts / schools would be accurate.

Today, changes to federal accountability policy and the state plans that have been submitted for compliance purposes herald a national shift toward the work the CORE districts have been doing since their waiver was granted.

The first of its kind to be granted to districts as opposed to states, the waiver will allow the eight districts to implement a new accountability model called the School Quality Improvement System which is based on a holistic vision of student success, a collective moral imperative to prepare all students for college and career, and an emphasis on eliminating disparities between subgroups of students.

If the waiver is approved, any district in California would be eligible to join the alternative accountability system should it agree to the waiver's requirements.

A coalition of 10 California districts that together serve more than 1 million students also submitted an NCLB waiver proposal, which raises questions about both the wisdom of a department decision to grant flexibility at the district level and the state's ability to manage two different school accountability systems.

The CORE districts, which include Los Angeles and San Francisco, submitted a waiver plan that reflects their commitment to preparing educators to effectively implement the Common Core State Standards; evaluating educators based, in part, on student outcomes; and taking a broader approach to accountability that encompasses academic preparedness, social and emotional learning, and school climate and culture.

One lies with the Obama Administration's No Child waiver gambit, which has allowed 40 states and the District of Columbia to ignore No Child's accountability provision.

He suggested that the Obama administration's NCLB waivers balance accountability with well - rounded education by providing states and districts with flexibility to include subjects other than reading and math in their accountability systems and encouraging their development of metrics like portfolios, essays, and oral exams to reflect student mastery of critical - thinking skills.

Some states were granted a multi-year waiver, and Whalen indicated the department would consider giving the CORE districts a longer extension if they complete work on their index for school accountability, called the School Quality Improvement System.

It also potentially undermines state authority, creating confusion over who is ultimately responsible for school accountability and improvement, and unearths issues related to the department's capacity to oversee multiple district applications and reform plans on top of the dozens of state waiver plans that it has already approved.

The Obama administration's 2011 waivers from particular NCLB provisions, known as ESEA flexibility, marked the beginning of a departure from this limited focus.6 By 2015, the U.S. Department of Education had approved 42 states and the District of Columbia for ESEA flexibility, giving them the opportunity to expand accountability measures beyond test scores and graduation rates.

It is notable that the waiver Duncan bestowed on the CORE districts was based on Fullen's ideas with its multiple accountability measures, but did not include teacher evaluations by testing.

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States can use these metrics and trends to reward schools and districts for being more diverse and improving regional equity through a special designation or waiver from other aspects of the accountability system.

This includes the new teacher evaluation pilot program that is part of the revised version of Gov. Dan Malloy's school reform package contained in what is now Public Law 116, which will only involve eight - to - 10 districts; the fact that NEA and AFT affiliates are still opposed to this plan and are also battling reformers over another evaluation framework that uses student test score data that the unions had supported just several months earlier also raises questions as to whether Connecticut can actually earn the flexibility from federal accountability that has been gained through the waiver.

So, what are districts to do when they are to follow the letter of the law, and the accountability policies being financially incentivized by the feds, and then the states (e.g., via Race to the Top and the NCLB waivers)?

(Schools and districts were held accountable for CCSS based on a waiver of the No Child Left Behind accountability requirements granted by the U.S. Department of Education.)