ESSA | Every Student Succeeds Act

Get a Copy of the ESSA. Public Law Number 114-95 is available online in hyperlinked, text, and PDF versions. Hyperlinked version (which allows you to jump ... ESSA|EveryStudentSucceedsAct January2016 Linksupdated,March2017 OnDecember10,2015,PresidentBarackObamasignedtheEveryStudentSucceedsAct(ESSA)intolaw as PublicLawNumber114-95.ESSAreauthorizestheElementaryandSecondaryEducationActof1965“toensurethateverychildachieves.”(1) ESSA isthenation’sgeneraleducationlawand,assuch,hasbeenrevised byCongressmanytimes overtheyears.Thelastreauthorizationtookplacein2001 andwas called theNoChildLeftBehindAct(NCLB).Thepageyou’reonrightnowreplacestheinformationCPIRusedtoofferonNCLB. Giventheimportanceofeducation inthelivesofchildrenwithandwithoutdisabilities,itcomesasnosurprisethattheeducationcommunityishighlymotivatedtolearnthein’sandout’sof theESSA—what’snew,what’sdifferent,whatmustnowchangeinhowweapproachanddelivereducationtothenation’s50.1millionstudentsinpublicelementaryandsecondaryschoolsacrossthecountry. CPIRispleasedtoofferthispageofresourcesontheESSAandtostreamlineyoursearchforaccurateinformationonthisnewestversionofoureducationlaw. Thisisalongpagewithawealthofconnections,sowe’veprovidedthe quick-linksmenubelowtohelpyoujumpquicklytoyourareaofinterest. GetacopyoftheESSA Quicklookatthemajortitles ofthelaw ReportsfromCongressonthenewlaw FromtheauthorityonESSA:TheU.S.DepartmentofEducation Summariesofchangesinthelaw HowESSAimpactsstudentswithdisabilities Othervoices fromthefield  Backtotop ________________________________ PDFAlert! Manyofthelinkswe’veincludedinthispagewilltakeyoutoaPDFfile.Theseareidentified assuch,andwe’vetriedtoindicatehowlargeeachfileis.Ifyoudon’thavetheAdobeReader,youcandownloadthefreeviewerat: http://adobe-reader.en.softonic.com/download _________________________________ GetaCopyoftheESSA PublicLaw Number 114-95isavailableonlineinhyperlinked,text,andPDFversions. Hyperlinkedversion(whichallowsyoutojumpfromtheTableofContentstospecificsectionsofthelaw) https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1177/text Textonly(nohyperlinks) https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1177/text?format=txt PDFversion https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114s1177enr/pdf/BILLS-114s1177enr.pdf What’sS.1177?|You’llnoticethat,whenanyoftheselinksopen,thelawyou’llseeiscalled S.1177.Thisindicatesthatthetextyou’relookingatisactuallytheenrolledbillpassedintheSenate.It’swhatwassentontothePresidentandwhatPresidentObamasigned.  Backtotop QuickLookattheMajorTitles oftheLaw TheESSA  isdividedinto8 different titles,each emphasizingadifferentaspectofstrengtheningandsupportingtheeducationalsystemsofstatesandlocaleducationalagencies(LEAs).Alookatthetitleswillgiveyouaquickgraspofthelaw’ssweeping nature. Thetitlesofthelaware: TitleI—ImprovingBasicProgramsOperatedbyStateandLocalEducationalAgencies Title II—Preparing,Training,andRecruitingHigh-QualityTeachers,Principals,orOtherSchoolLeaders TitleIII—LanguageInstructionforEnglishLearnersandImmigrantStudents TitleIV—21stCenturySchools TitleV—StateInnovationandLocalFlexibility TitleVI—Indian,NativeHawaiian,andAlaskaNativeEducation TitleVII—ImpactAid TitleVIII—GeneralProvisions Title1isthemostwell-knownandprominentsection oftheoriginallegislationpassedin1965(theESEA)andremainssointhislatestreauthorization.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationprovidesTitle1funding(through4formulagrantprograms)to LEAs withhighnumbersorhighpercentagesofchildrenfromlow-incomefamiliestohelpensurethatallchildrenmeetchallengingstateacademicstandards.(2) Forthe2014fiscalyear,TitleI,PartAwasthesinglelargestinvestmentforK-12education,withanestimated$14.4billionallocated.(3) SummaryofEachofESSA’s Titles|TheNationalConferenceofStateLegislaturesprovidesusallwitha13-page summaryofthemajorthrustsofeachofESSA’stitles.Readingitisagoodwaytograspwhat’srequiredandauthorizedunderthelaw.Youcanfindthesummary(PDF,537 KB)at: http://www.ncsl.org/documents/capitolforum/2015/onlineresources/summary_12_10.pdf  Backtotop ReportsfromCongressontheNewLaw Congressisresponsiblefordraftingfederallegislation.Typically,theU.S.SenateandtheHouseofRepresentativeseachdraftsa versionofabillsuchasESSA.Theprocesscanbelengthyandincludestakingpublicinput,receivingtestimonyfromexpertsandstakeholdersinthefield,andworkingincommittee.Differencesbetween twoversionsofabill(theHouseversionandtheSenateversion)mustthenbereconciledintoonebillthatgoestothePresidentforeithersigningorveto. Legislation’sHistory|Theentirehistoryofabill’spassagethroughtheSenateandtheHouseisdiligentlyrecordedandmadepubliclyavailable.ThehistoryofESSA’stravelsthroughCongressandontothePresidentcanbefoundat: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1177 ConferenceReport|Aconferencereportisusually issued toaccompanythelegislation.Theconferencereportincludestheactuallegislation,asagreeduponbyHouseandSenate,andidentifieswheretherearemajorareasofdisagreement.Sometimescalledthejointexplanatorystatement,thesesectionsoftheconferencereportdocumenttheHouseposition,theSenateposition,andthe recommendedsolution reachedbymembersoftheconferencecommittee.(4) Thefullreport (PDF,1.8MB)|TheEveryStudentSucceedsActConferenceReporttoAccompanyS.1177isavailableonlineat: https://www.congress.gov/114/crpt/hrpt354/CRPT-114hrpt354.pdf Summaryoftheconference report (PDF,220KB)|Amuchbetterreadthanthereportitself,thesummaryis3pageslongandfocusesexclusivelyonwhatESSAdoes. http://edworkforce.house.gov/uploadedfiles/esea_conference_report_summary.pdf  Backtotop FromtheAuthorityonESSA:TheU.S.DepartmentofEducation TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationisthefederalagencychargedwithoversightoftheESSA.ThisincludeswritingfederalregulationsthatwillguideimplementationofthelawpassedbyCongress.Therefore,theDepartmentisthefirstandmostauthoritativeresourcetoconsultabouttherulesandrequirementsofESSA.It’salsoanexcellentplacetoconnectwiththeabundanceofresourcesthattheDepartmenthasmadeavailabletostates,LEAs,andstakeholderswhonowmustunderstandandimplementthereauthorizedlaw. ThemainESSApagebeginsat: http://www.ed.gov/essa Wheretostart?|GiventhescadofresourcesavailableattheDepartment,decidingwheretostartcanbeapuzzler.Perhapsthese4resourcesshould beamongthefirsttoconsult. TheDepartment’sDearColleagueletter| WrittentotheChiefStateSchoolOfficers,theletterisshort,announcestheexcitingreauthorization,andreiteratesthemainpurposesoftheESSA.Itdoesn’t,however,getintoanyparticulars. http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/secletter/151210.html SignupforemailalertsabouttheESSA|Greatwaytokeepontopofemergingnews,grantopportunities,andrequestsforpublicinput! https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USED/subscriber/new?topic_id=USED_5 Howwe’lltransitionintothenewlaw,includingeffectivedates| Inthecomingmonths,theDepartment will provideongoingguidancetosupportschools,districts,andstatesinthetransitiontotheESSA.ThisDearColleague letterbeginsthisprocessandprovidesguidanceregardingcertainactivitiesthatareaffectedbythisreauthorization,includingdeadlines.(PDF,61KB) http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/essa/transition-dcl.pdf WebinarsonESSAreauthorization|OnDecember21and22,theDepartmentheldwebinarsonESSA.TheseprovidedhighlightsoftheActanddiscussedthetransitionprocessfromNCLBtoESSA.TheslideshowisonlineinPDF(508KB),butit’snotforthefaintofheartnor“newbies”tothelaw.Tounderstandmanyofthekeytransitionpoints,you’llneedtoknowaLOTaboutNCLB,Title1’sassessmentpeerreview,states’reportingrequirements,ESEAflexibilitywaivers,andmore. TransitioningtoESSA:FrequentlyAskedQuestions|JustreleasedonFebruary26,2016!TheDepartmenthaspreparedtheseFAQstosupportStatesandLEAsinunderstandingexpectationsduringthetransitiontofullimplementationoftheESSA.Morequestionsandanswerswillbeaddedinthecomingmonths,too.(PDF, 319KB) http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/essa/faq/essa-faqs.pdf  Backtotop SummariesofChangesintheLaw Theresourceswe’velistedbelowfocusbroadlyonthechangesinthelaw,notnecessarilyhowthosechangesaffectstudentswithdisabilities.It’simportanttorememberthatESSA’spredecessor,theNoChildLeftBehindAct,“reinforcedthatstudentswithdisabilitiesaregeneraleducationstudentsfirst”(5),thusmakingchangesinthelawextremelyrelevanttoallparents,includingthosewhosechildrenhavedisabilities. SummaryAnalysisoftheEveryStudentSucceedsAct. (PDF,592KB) FromtheEducationCounsel,this11-pagesummarygivesextensivecoveragetokeychangesinthelawandhowtheseimpactstates,LEAs,schools,parents,andstudents. EveryStudentSucceedsAct,SummaryofTitleIProvisions. (PDF,1.5MB) This35-pagesummarywasdevelopedbytheNationalAssociationofElementarySchoolPrincipals(NAESP)andthe NationalAssociationofSecondarySchoolPrincipals(NASSP)fortheSchoolAdministratorsAssociationofNewYorkState.ItgoesfarbeyondmerelysummarizingTitleIprovisions,butthemajorityofthereportispresentedineasy-to-graspbulletform. Q&A:WhatYouNeedtoKnowAbouttheFixtoNoChildLeftBehindAct. ThisQ&AfromtheWhiteHouseanswerscommonquestionsaboutESSAandincludesaside-by-sidecomparisonofNCLBandthebipartisanbillthatpassedCongressasESSA. ESSA: A ProgressReportonElementary andSecondaryEducation.(PDF, 963KB) ReleasedbytheObamaWhiteHouse(andsinceremovedfromtheWhiteHousewebsiteundertheTrumpAdministration),this10-pager isnowarchivedhereatCPIRandsummarizes theprogressthecountry’sschoolshavemadesince2008(e.g.,higheracademicstandards,increasedgraduationrates,investmentsinearlychildhoodeducation)anddescribeshowESSAwill helpourschoolsbuildonthatprogress. WhatESSAMeansforSchoolBoards. (PDF,190KB) TheNationalSchoolBoardsAssociation haspreparedthis6-page primeronwhat ESSAmeansforlocalschoolboards,includingatransitiontimetableandfrequentlyaskedquestions. EverythingYouNeedtoKnowAboutthe ESSA.   TheAllianceforExcellentEducationhascreatedaseriesofbite-sizedmaterials—bothprintandvideo—thatprovidesconcisebutcomprehensiveanalysesofseveralkeyareaswithinESSA—specifically,Accountability,Assessments,HighSchools,TeachersandSchoolLeaders,LinkedLearning,andDeeperLearning.  Backtotop HowESSAImpactsStudentswithDisabilities Withallthat’sbeensaidonthispageandalltheresourcesmentioned,theburningquestionforParentCentersanddisabilityadvocatesis…howdoesthereauthorizationaffectstudentswithdisabilities?WhatshouldparentsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesknowaboutstudentrightsandresponsibilitiesunderESSA? Hereareseveralresources thatwillhelpyouanswer thesequestions. ESSAandStudentswithDisabilities: Analysis&Comments. The AdvocacyInstituteandtheCenterforLawandEducationexamineseveralkeyprovisionsofESSAalongwithcommentsofhowtheprovisionsmayimpactstudentswithdisabilities. CEC’sSummaryofSelectedProvisionsinESSA.(PDF,159KB) CEC(TheCouncilforExceptionalChildren)haspreparedthis3-pagesummaryofselectedprovisionsinESSAthatrelateto issuesrelevanttochildrenandyouthwithdisabilitiesandgiftsand talents.Thesummaryincludesnewprovisionsaswellasthoseprovisionseliminated. AUCDPreliminarySummaryofProvisionswithinESSAImpactingStudentswithDisabilities.  (PDF,163KB) AUCDistheAssociationofUniversityCentersonDisabilities.JustbeforePresidentObamasignedS.1177intolawasPublicLaw 114-95,AUCDreleasedthissummary,whichidentifiestheESSAprovisionsthatmostdirectlyimpactstudentswithdisabilities.Highlightedandsuccinctlyexplainedarethefollowing:annualstatewidetestingandaccountabilitysystems,alternateassessmentsand1%cap,educationalgoals,bullyingandrestraintsandseclusion,andtheextentofFederalauthority. Webinar| ESSA of2015:WhatitMeansforStudentswithDisabilities.  ThiswebinarwashostedbytheAssociationofUniversityCentersonDisabilities(AUCD), theNationalDisabilityRightsNetwork(NDRN),andtheNationalAssociationofCouncilsonDevelopmentalDisabilities (NACDD).Thelinkabovetakesyoutoadescriptionofthewebinar,thePowerPointslides,andtheoptiontolistentoandviewthewebinaritself.Ifyouviewthewebinar,don’tbealarmedbythefuzzingoutofthefirst“introductory”slides.Whenthearchivereachesthefirstcontentslide,thewebinarproceedsatitsnormalpace. TheNewEducationLaw:6ThingstoKnow. From NCLD’sPublicPolicy&AdvocacyTeam,thissuccinctarticlefocusesonthe6importantthingsforparentstoknowaboutthenewlaw,withemphasisonhowitaffectsstudentswithdisabilitiesandtheneedforparentalinvolvementandadvocacy. WhatabouttheTestingCapforStudentsWithDisabilities? FromDisabilityScoop,here’sashortlookatoneofthemajorchangesthatthereauthorizedlawbringstothelivesofchildrenwithdisabilities.  Backtotop OtherVoices fromtheField Naturally,everyonehasanopinion—-andrecommendations,concerns,andsuggestions.Innoparticularorder,here’sasamplingofreactionsandinputfromthefield. FromtheNationalCenterforSpecialEducationinCharterSchools. (PDF,445KB) A2-pageletterofsupportforESSA’sprovisionsregardingcharterschoolsandhowthesecansupporttheeducationofstudentswithdisabilities. FromTheCoalitionforTeachingQuality. (PDF,409KB) A3-pageletterofappreciationforthepassageofESSA,withexpressedconcernthatthereauthorizedlaw eliminatesameaningfulminimumentry standardforteachersandtheneedforstatesanddistrictstocorrectongoinginequities inaccesstohighqualityteachers. EducationTechnologyintheESSA. Discusses importanteducationtechnologyprovisionsincludedinESSA,includinga significantnewstatutoryauthorityforstatesanddistrictstopursueinnovativeeducationaltechnology(edtech)strategies(apparentlyburiedinTitleIVandreferredtoasthe StudentSupportandAcademicEnrichmentGrantprogram).FromtheAmericanActionForum. FromtheConsortiumfor CitizenswithDisabilities. (PDF,190KB) AletterofappreciationtotheCongressonitsbipartisanbillandasparelistingofprovisionsthatrelatetostudentswithdisabilities.  Backtotop References 1| TheEveryStudentSucceedsAct,PublicLaw 114-95,page1. 2| U.S.DepartmentofEducation.(2015,October).Lawsandguidance/Elementaryandsecondaryeducation:Improvingbasicprogramsoperatedbylocaleducationalagencies(TitleI,PartA). Washington,DC:Author. 3| Miller,C.(2015,April2). Fundingthechild:AnalysisofTitleIportability.Washington,DC:AmericanActionForum. 4| Davis,C.M.(2015,June). Conferencereportsandjointexplanatorystatements.Washington,DC:CongressionalResearchService. 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