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Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT & DISTRICT

Introduction Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org • Class Size

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Documentation to be Maintained and Attached to Consolidated Application Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent

CLASS SIZE REDUCTION WORKBOOK Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org

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Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org Using Federal Funds to Reduce Class Size Georgia Department of Education Georgia Compensatory Educational Leaders Conference Savannah, Georgia February 22 -24, 2016

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org Presenters Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org Elizabeth A. Zipperer Kathy C. Pruett Title I Education Program Specialist Title II, Part A Education Specialist Georgia Department of Education kpruett@doe. k 12. ga. us ezipperer@doe. k 12. ga. us (706) 540 -8959 (404) 290 -8763

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT & DISTRICT EFFECTIVENESS

Introduction Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org • Class Size Reduction (CSR) flexibility allows a local educational agency (LEA) to use federal funds to reduce class size • Class size is only one factor educators must consider when allocating resources to improve student achievement

Introduction Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org • Any teachers hired with federal funds must be supplemental to those required by State rule 1605 -1 -. 08, or class size numbers reported by Title 20/No Waivers System, Charter system, or Strategic Waivers School System to the Department’s Charter Schools Division • Any teachers hired with federal funds must be highly qualified (through FY 16) (meet applicable state certification requirements for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teachers provide instruction – beginning FY 17) for each segment of their teaching assignment

Research on CSR Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org The Center for Public Education reviewed 19 studies on class size reduction to determine important findings about reduced class size primarily in the early grades: • Smaller classes in the early grades (K-3) can boost student academic achievement; • A class size of no more than 18 students per teacher is required to produce the greatest benefits; • A program spanning grades K-3 will produce more benefits than a program that reaches students in only one or two of the primary grades;

Research on CSR Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org • Minority and low-income students show even greater gains when placed in small classes in the primary grades; • The experience and preparation of teachers is a critical factor in the success or failure of class size reduction programs; • Reducing class size will have little effect without enough classrooms and well-qualified teachers; and • Supports, such as professional development for teachers and a rigorous curriculum, enhance the effect of reduced class size on academic achievement. http: //www. centerforpubliceducation. org/

Planning for CSR Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org • The purpose of using CSR is to implement a specific program that requires a reduced class size • Using CSR as a strategy must be a result of planning for the schoolwide program, which includes a comprehensive needs assessment that led to the incorporation of CSR teachers • Adding CSR teacher(s) without the above components is not a valid reason for using federal funds to reduce class size

Considerations Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org • A specific academic intervention must be stated in the SW plan that identifies why the school requires class size reduction teacher(s) • The need for CSR must also be supported by academic achievement data • An evaluation, based on achievement data, of the program using CSR must be implemented and included in the SW plan • Academic intervention must be stated in the School Improvement Plan for non-SW schools (Title II, Part A only)

Considerations Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org Several questions must be answered in determining when federal funds may be used to reduce class size: • What strategies will be more effectively implemented with small classes? • If federal funds have been used in prior years to reduce class size, does documentation support the effectiveness of the strategies being used? • How many state or locally paid teachers are required to meet maximum class size requirements?

Considerations Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org • Are the classes core academic content? • Are the classes self-contained? • Are the classes departmentalized? • Are the classes designed for at-risk children? • Will class sizes be reduced to an evidence-based level? (FY 17) ESSA, Title II, Part A Sec 2103 (b) (D), states an allowable activity is ‘reducing class size to a level that is evidence-based, to the extent the State (in conjunction with LEAs in the State) determines that such evidence is reasonably available, to improve student achievement through the recruiting and hiring of additional effective teachers. ‘

Evaluation of CSR Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org • How will the LEA determine if the strategies stated in the “Justification narrative for Class Size Reduction teachers” are consistently implemented? • Ongoing monitoring is imperative • What academic achievement need(s) was identified for students in classes where CSR is implemented? • How will the LEA determine if academic achievement increased in the area(s) (subgroup, content) of identified needs?

Evaluation - Example Needs Being Addressed Increase in achievement in reading for students of poverty Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org Person Responsible Timeline for Funded Data to be for Collecting Activity(ies) Collected Coordinating and Analyzing Data Instructional Classroom Principal Monthly strategy observation data Assistant Principal Final analysis – Guided – minimum of Academic Coach June 10 to Title I or reading one observation Title II, Part A per month Director (s) Reduced class size Student School testing Summary of achievement coordinator Analysis data Academic coach June 30 to Title I or (state, local Title II, Part A benchmark ) Director (s)

Documentation to be Maintained and Attached to Consolidated Application Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org • Description of strategies that will be more effectively implemented with Class Size Reduction (CSR) • FY 16 Class Size Reduction Worksheet • Schedule in chart format for each middle school and high school implementing CSR

CLASS SIZE REDUCTION WORKBOOK Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org Five Worksheets 1. Directions for completing the self-contained and the departmentalized worksheets 2. Sample - Self-Contained 3. Sample - Departmentalized 4. Self-Contained Worksheet 5. Departmentalized Worksheet Note: When completing the worksheets, enter data on the blank worksheets, not the samples

Directions Worksheet Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org

Self-Contained Classes Worksheet Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org

Self Contained Classes Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe. org • Click on Self-Contained Worksheet tab in Class Size Reduction Workbook (not sample-Self Contained) • Highlighted columns contain formulas. Do not enter data in these columns • Grade column - Enter the grade level • Course column - Enter “all subjects”