In this webinar, speaker Candis Bowles, Managing Attorney at Disability Rights California, Los Angeles Regional Office, discusses: - What is E.S.S.A.? - How it differs from No Child Left Behind - How E.S.S.A. addresses students with disabilities - I.E.P. considerations in light of E.S.S.A. - What E.S.S.A. says about postsecondary education and employment - How to find out status of E.S.S.A. in your state

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November 17, 2016

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Susan Kanegawa
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The U.S.C. University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles (U.S.C. UCEDD) is one of 68 UCEDDs funded to promote systemic
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developmental, behavioral and/or special health care needs, and their families.
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Every Student Succeeds Act
(ESSA)
How It Affects Students with Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities
Candis Watson Bowles
Managing Attorney
Disability Rights California, Los Angeles
November 17, 2016
The views and opinions expressed in this presentation are the speaker’s own and do not necessarily reflect
the views and opinions of the U.S.C. UCEDD or C.H.L.A.

6. About Candis Watson Bowles
Since Candis joined DRC in 2008, she has participated in a variety of advocacy efforts that have
improved the lives of children. Her notable cases include a case in which plaintiffs sought to
end segregation of students with disabilities and obtain access to equal education in a general
education setting; and a case against the State of California, local and state defendants for
failing to provide educationally-related mental health services to students.
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Candis oversees a statewide team of advocates
and staff attorneys at Disability Rights California
who represent children and youth. Their goal is to
ensure educational equity, supports and services
from local school districts and service providers.

7. What is
ESSA?
Disability
Provisions
California
State Plan
ESSA and
Your Child
LEA Plan
Overview of the Webinar
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8. History of the Act
• Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965
• No Child Left Behind Act
• Every Student Succeeds Act
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What is
ESSA?
Disability
Provisions
California
State Plan
ESSA and
Your Child
LEA Plan

9. What Was No Child Left Behind
and Why Did It Need to Be Fixed?
• Goals:
– Quality education and college readiness
– Hold ALL students to high academic standards
– Give schools flexibility to allocate resources to lowest
performing schools, high schools with high drop out rates and
achievement gaps
• Problems:
– Opportunity transfers and free tutoring not utilized
– Screening for quality tutors
– Failed turnaround strategies
– Unnecessary federal involvement in education
– Relied to heavily on standardized tests
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10. ESSA: Principles for Reform
• College and career-ready standards
• Rigorous accountability for all students
• Reform & resources for America’s struggling schools and
students
• New incentives to improve opportunities and outcomes for
students
• A smart and balanced approach to testing
• Equity in state and local funding
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11. ESSA: What’s In It?
• Title I – Improving Basic Programs Operated by State and
Local Educational Agencies
• Title II – Preparing, Training and Recruiting High-Quality
Teachers, Principals or Other School Leaders
• Title III- Language Instruction for English Language Learners
and Immigrant Students
• Title IV – 21st Century Schools
• Title V – State Innovation and Local Flexibility
• Title VI – Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaskan Native
Education
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12. ESSA Disability Provisions
• Academic Standards
• Accountability Systems
• Assessments
• State Report Cards
• Aversives & Discipline
• Other Provisions
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What is
ESSA?
Disability
Provisions
California
State Plan
ESSA and
Your Child
LEA Plan

13. ESSA Disability Provisions:
Academic Standards
• All children with disabilities must be taught to the state’s
general academic achievement standards
• Alternate Academic Standards for students with the most
significant cognitive disabilities:
– Align with general academic standards
– Promote access to the general curriculum
– Comply with IDEA
– On track for postsecondary education and employment
• States are prohibited from developing other alternate or
modified academic standards.
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14. ESSA Disability Provisions:
Accountability Systems
• Achievement of children with disabilities as a group and as
compared to non-disabled students
• If achievement is meaningfully different for students with
disabilities evidence based interventions must be
implemented
• “N-size” for measurement of achievement determined by
states
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15. ESSA Disability Provisions:
Assessments
• Alternate assessment can measure achievement of MSCD
being taught alternate academic achievement standards
• State may not assess more than 1% of all children using
alternate assessments
• Families must be informed about impact of alternate
assessments on earning a high school diploma
• Alternate assessments cannot be a basis to deny completion
of high school diploma requirements
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16. ESSA Disability Provisions:
State Report Cards
• Long-term and interim academic goals for students with
disabilities
• Academic and non-academic achievement by school and
district for all children
• Progress being made on academic achievement for all
children
• Meaningfully different achievement of students with
disabilities
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17. ESSA Disability Provisions:
Aversives and Discipline
States must develop a plan to reduce:
• Aversive behavioral interventions (e.g., restraint and
seclusion)
• Bullying and harassment
• Discipline practices that remove children from the
classroom
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18. ESSA Disability Provisions:
Other Provisions
• Funding for school-wide positive behavioral interventions and
supports
• Funding to support charter schools to serve children with
disabilities.
• States must monitor and support charter school recruitment,
retention and services for students with disabilities.
• Students with IEPs who graduate high school during extended
IDEA eligibility are counted as 4-year graduates.
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19. What is the State Plan for California?
• States must submit a plan to the U.S. Department of Education that
shows how school districts will implement ESSA.
• States may submit a Consolidated State Plan to apply for several
ESSA programs.
• Plan must include school improvement and support strategies
across ESSA programs.
• State Plan must have all of the components of ESSA:
Assessments, Accountability Systems and Interventions.
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What is
ESSA?
Disability
Provisions
California
State Plan
ESSA and
Your Child
LEA Plan

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• Transition Year: 2016-2017 School Year
• ESSA Regulations: December 2016
• January 2017: State Plan Complete
• March 6 or July 3, 2017: C.D.E. Submit Plan to D.O.E.
• 2017-2018 School Year: Start ESSA
Timeline for Implementation of ESSA

21. Evaluation Rubric Components
(1) State and local performance indicators that reflect Local
Control Funding Formula (L.C.F.F.) priorities
(2) Indicator performance standards for program improvement
(3) Criteria to determine Local Education Agency (L.E.A.)
eligibility for technical assistance and intervention
(4) Statement of model practice or evidenced-based supports
and interventions for L.E.A.s
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22. Evaluation Rubric
State Indicators
– Academic Test Scores (English
Language Arts & Math)
– College and Career Readiness
Based on Core Subject Scores
– English Language Proficiency
– High School Graduation Rate
– Chronic Absence
– Suspension Rate
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23. Evaluation Rubric
Local Indicators
– Appropriate Teachers, Tools & Facilities (Priority 1)
– Academic Standards (Priority 2)
– Parent Engagement (Priority 3)
– Local Climate Surveys (Priority 6)
– Services for Expelled Students (Priority 9)
– Services for Foster Youth (Priority 10)
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24. Program-Specific Grants
• Student Support & Academic Enrichment
• Community Learning Centers
• Charter Schools
• Magnet Programs
• Family Engagement
• Homeless Students
• Preschool Development
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What is
ESSA?
Disability
Provisions
California
State Plan
ESSA and
Your Child
LEA Plan

25. • Ensure that all children receive a high-quality education,
and to close the achievement gap;
• Meaningful choice of service providers;
• Develop a well-rounded program of instruction to meet
the academic needs of all students;
• Identifying students who may be at risk for academic
failure;
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What is
ESSA?
Disability
Provisions
California
State Plan
ESSA and
Your Child
LEA Plan
Local Education Agency (L.E.A.) Plan

26. Local Education Agency (L.E.A.) Plan
• Plan to ensure parent and family engagement;
• Plan to integrate services ESSA services with early childhood
education programs;
• Plan for effective transitions for students from middle grades
to high school and from high school to postsecondary
education.
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What is
ESSA?
Disability
Provisions
California
State Plan
ESSA and
Your Child
LEA Plan

27. Post-Secondary Opportunities
• High school redesign with dual or concurrent enrollment and
early college high schools.
• College and career counseling
• Three academic achievement levels aligned with state
requirements for credit-bearing postsecondary courses and
career and technical education.
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28. Resources
For the most current information on California’s transition to
ESSA, go to the California Department of Education (C.D.E.)
ESSA web page http://www.cde.ca.gov/essa
To receive notifications from the C.D.E. when new information
becomes available, send a blank e-mail message to join-
essa@mlist.cde.ca.gov
Email address for questions regarding ESSA in California:
ESSA@cde.ca.gov
U.S. Department of Education web page for ESSA:
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/essa/index.html
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