An ESEA presentation given that the Principals' Partnership SLI '10 in Desert Springs, CA

1. Massie Ritsch U.S. Department of Education ESEA REAUTHORIZATION

2. Overarching Goal “By 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.” President Barack Obama, February 24, 2009 Elementary(Grades K-5) Secondary (Grades 6-12) Post-Secondary Early Learning (Birth-grade 3) Goal: All graduates have opportunities for success in the 21st century economy. Goal: All students graduate high school on time prepared for at least one year of post-secondary. Goal: All students enter middle school with foundational skills to tackle advanced subjects. Goal: All kindergarten students arrive ready to learn and remain on track to 4th grade.

3. Overarching Principles Raise the bar for all students. Close the gap. Tight on goals. Loose on means. Fosterinnovation and reward success. Build on the four assurances.

5. Lays out a vision for the major themes for ESEA reauthorization: redefining the federal role in PK-12 education to focus less on compliance and more on rewarding success and supporting innovation.

7. Core Areas for ESEA Reauthorization College- and Career-Ready Students Great Teachers and Great Leaders A Complete Education Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners Successful, Safe and Healthy Students Fostering Innovation and Excellence

8. College & Career-Ready Students– Principles NCLB Our Proposal Lowered the bar Because of wrong incentives Raise the barFocus on college and career readiness Too prescriptive For too many schools Greater flexibilityFor all but lowest-performing & gap schools Too punitive Even where progress is being made Recognize successReward and learn from progress & growth Narrowed curriculum Focusing on tests in math and ELA Well-rounded educationAllow all subjects, fund better tests = Focus on gaps & equity Focus on achievement of all student groups Focus on gaps & equityMaintain focus + appropriate interventions

10. Focus on closing achievement gaps.Respond to greatest challenges Provideflexibility for results Recognize& reward success Schools in bottom 5% Most schools School makinggreatest gains Schools in next 5% Schools meeting all performance targets Achievement gaps Similar differentiation at district and state level

12. A Complete Education Well-Rounded ($265m) Literacy ($450m) STEM ($300m) Improve low-income students’ access to well-rounded education in subjects such as history, art, foreign languages, & financial literacy. Improve literacy instruction in high-need districts and schools, aligned with standards that build to college- and career-readiness. Improve STEM instruction in high-need districts and schools, aligned with standards that build to college- and career- readiness. College Pathways & Accelerated Learning ($100m) Improve access to accelerated coursework for students in high-need schools, including early college/dual enrollment, other acceleration & transition activities.

14. expanded learning time;

17. strong family supports;

19. Core Areas for ESEA Reauthorization College- and Career-Ready Students Great Teachers and Great Leaders A Complete Education Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners Successful, Safe and Healthy Students Fostering Innovation and Excellence