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NCLB: The Trojan Horse of the 21 st Century

NCLB: The Trojan Horse of the 21 st Century. Opinions and Thoughts of Robert C. McCracken. NCLB and Teaching. First here are some mandatory lessons about teaching!. NCLB . Some Facts Some Opinion Some Reflective Activities. Pre-Assessment.

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NCLB: The Trojan Horse of the 21 st Century

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  1. NCLB: The Trojan Horse of the 21st Century Opinions and Thoughts of Robert C. McCracken

  2. NCLB and Teaching First here are some mandatory lessons about teaching!

  3. NCLB • Some Facts • Some Opinion • Some Reflective Activities

  4. Pre-Assessment • What do the letters NCLB stand for in respect to a federal program? • Is NCLB a new program? • Who is in control of education, states or the federal government? • NCLB has the ability to declare a school as a failed school? True or False

  5. Pre- Assessment • What is the term and measurement of a school success under NCLB? • What are penalties if a school does not meet the expectations of NCLB? • Can a teacher lose their job as a result of NCLB expectations? • Can the state take over a school that does not meet the expectations of NCLB?

  6. Some Facts • History: Title I, Chapter I and ESEA • Trojan Horse Example • First Benchmark: Highly Qualified Paraprofessionals • Next Benchmark: First set of data regarding schools failing to make Adequate Yearly Progress

  7. Some Facts • State Accountablility: AKA as “Workbooks” • Virginia’s “Workbook”; timeline issues • First Set of Data release: Virginia’s Issues • Data Sets: Disaggregated Data • What does that mean?

  8. Required Pass Rates (percent) • Language Arts/Reading Passrates 60.7 61.0 61.0 65.0 69.0 73.0 77.0 81.0 85.0 89.0 93.0 97.0 100% • Mathematics 58.4 59.0 59.0 63.0 67.0 71.0 75.0 79.0 83.0 87.0 91.0 95.0 100%

  9. Some Facts • In Virginia: SOL test results • Beginning in Grades 3, 5, 8 and End of Course (English and Math - Guess what else use to be included?) • At the end of 2005-06; 4 and 7 • Addition of mathematics to middle school grades • Science in middle school and high school • Attendance • Graduation Rates

  10. Some Facts • the Nation: All the same subgroups • In Implementation Goals of NCLB • 100% All Subgroups by 2014 • Virginia first goals: 58 Math and 61 English • Failure of ANY subgroup at any time MEANS “Failure to Make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)”

  11. Some Facts • Highly Qualified Professional Personnel • Who are they? • Provisional Licensure • Career Switchers • Experienced Teachers • Staff Development: High Quality Staff Development

  12. Some Facts • School Improvement • AYP Issues • Accreditation Issues • VaDOE Requirements and Funding

  13. Some Facts • Penalities: Failure to make AYP • “Title I” and Non-Title I • Regardless; Public label is applied • Supplemental Services • School Choice • Removal of Staff “responsible for the failure” • Reconstitution of the school

  14. Some Facts • Reopen as a Charter School • Virginia’s Requirement for Charter Schools • Virginia’s Changing Issues and Requirements • Charter Schools in other states

  15. Some Facts More Facts from REAL People

  16. Some Opinion • Provisional Licenses no longer exist • Local Licenses no longer exist • Relationship to Special Education i.e. “Highly Qualified”

  17. Some Opinion • Special education and NCLB will conflict in court • IF adjustments are not made, public schools as currently defined and as we know them, will begin to disappear in 2014 • What is the intent of the political agenda to implement Charter Schools and or Vouchers? • What is the outcome of implementation of Charter Schools and Vouchers?

  18. NCLB and Testing TESTING????

  19. Some Reflection • List five facts about NCLB that you were not aware of prior to the presentation (if you knew it all, just list five facts) • List five facts that will affect your career by the year 2014 • List five questions you would ask as a School Board Member when a Charter School application is presented to you.

  20. Some Reflection • List five arguments you would present to defeat a Charter School application that will be competing for students in your school. • List five arguments you would present to support a Charter School application that will be competing for students in your current school.

  21. Additional Discussion • If you would like to have discussion about NCLB, a blog has been established for you to share your thoughts. • http://runclb.blogspot.com/

  22. Questions / Comments • Questions • Comments • Thoughts • Action Plans?

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