Targeted Support and Improvement 1 Responsibilities Under ESSA

Targeted Support and Improvement 1

Responsibilities Under ESSA SEA (CDE) Notify LEAs of schools identified for support and improvement (CS, TS, & ATS) Review and approve improvement plans from schools identified as CS LEA Notify the schools identified for support and improvement (CS, TS, & ATS) School Establish exit criteria and timeline for CS & ATS schools Collaboratively build, review, approve, and monitor implementation of improvement plans (CS, TS, & ATS) Collaboratively develop an improvement plan that addresses the reasons for identification as CS, TS, & ATS Take more rigorous action when CS schools don’t exit Establish exit criteria and timeline for TS schools Review and approve the improvement plan Take additional action when unsuccessful implementation of plan in LEA-determined timeline Implement & monitor to ensure addressing reasons for identification 2

Requirements Under ESSA • Comprehensive Support and Improvement • SEA shall establish statewide exit criteria, including the number of years for identification and timeline for exiting • Targeted Support and Improvement • LEAs are responsible for establishing exit criteria (progress towards improving student outcomes) and timeline for implementation (years identified) 3

Targeted Support and Improvement Narrative Question 1 Q: What is the LEA's process for reviewing, approving, and monitoring all targeted support and improvement plans? Approval Criteria: • Response indicates how the plans are reviewed to ensure they include the identified school’s performance on all ESSA indicators (for each student group for which the school was identified), include evidence-based interventions aligned to the reasons for identification, and describe stakeholder engagement • Response indicates how the LEA will monitor implementation to ensure improved student outcomes for the student group(s) that resulted in identification 4

Targeted Support and Improvement Narrative Question 1 Example: Upon receiving notification from CDE of schools identified for support and improvement under ESSA, the district communicates with school leadership to review the identification and improvement planning requirements. During the fall, school leaders, teachers, and parents review the school’s performance on all ESSA indicators and develop a plan to improve student outcomes, which includes the implementation of evidence-based interventions aligned to the reasons for identification. The district reviews all targeted support and improvement plans in January, working with school leaders to revise plans to ensure all requirements under ESSA are addressed prior to approval. Quarterly, the district monitors implementation of the interventions selected by each school and monitors changes in student performance based on local data and state assessment results (when available). The monitoring process informs adjustments to the selected interventions. 5

Targeted Support and Improvement Narrative Question 2 Q: What criteria does a school identified for targeted support and improvement need to meet in order to exit this status and in what timeline? Approval Criteria: • Response provides the criteria a school must meet in order to exit TS status, such as the ESSA indicators and/or other performance indicators used to determine when a school is eligible to exit • Response includes the minimum number of years for which a school must implement a targeted support and improvement plan, and the number of years for which a school must meet the exit criteria before becoming eligible to exit from targeted support and improvement Considerations: • Consider whether the same exit criteria and timeline will be used for all schools identified for targeted support and improvement, or whether the methodology will differ by school and/or student group for which the school was identified • Response clearly articulates how the exit criteria is aligned with the identification criteria 6

Targeted Support and Improvement Narrative Question 2 Example: All schools identified for targeted support and improvement will maintain their identification for at least two years to ensure sustained improvements. In order to be eligible for exit, a school must, for two consecutive years, earn a rating of “Approaching” or higher on all ESSA indicators that resulted in identification (for the student group for which the school was identified). 7

Targeted Support and Improvement Narrative Question 3 Q: Select how the LEA will exit schools: o The LEA will annually exit all schools no longer meeting the state's identification criteria for targeted support and improvement o The LEA has established other exit criteria and timelines for implemented targeted support and improvement plans 8

Targeted Support and Improvement Narrative Question 4 Q: In order to ensure schools identified for support and improvement under ESSA are appropriately reported to the U. S. Department of Education, and made eligible for school improvement funds, each LEA/BOCES must maintain a record and report to CDE when a school has exited from targeted support and improvement status. All schools currently identified for targeted support and improvement will pre-populate in the list below. For each school, indicate whether the school has exited from targeted support and improvement status. If a school's eligibility for exiting is dependent on the school no longer being identified for targeted support and improvement, as determined by CDE in the fall, please select the "Pending state's identification process" option. Approval Criteria: • The table must include a response for each school Considerations: • 9 As a result of COVID-19, Colorado requested and was approved for a waiver of the assessment and accountability and school identification requirements under ESSA. Therefore, CDE will not run school identification calculations this fall.

Targeted Support and Improvement Narrative Question 4, Cont. LEA will annually exit all schools no longer meeting the state’s identification criteria 10 LEA has established other exit criteria and timelines

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ESEA Office Position Phone E-mail Nazie Mohajeri-Nelson Director of ESEA Office 303 -866 -6205 Mohajerinelson_n@cde. state. co. us De. Lilah Collins Assistant Director of ESEA Office 303 -866 -6850 Collins_d@cde. state. co. us Michelle Prael Program Support 303 -866 -6998 prael_m@cde. state. co. us ESEA Team Region & Program Expertise Phone E-mail Brad Bylsma Director of Support Coordinators 303 -866 -6937 bylsma_b@cde. state. co. us Kristen Collins Northwest & West Central, Title V and Stakeholder Engagement 303 -866 -6705 collins_k@cde. state. co. us Tammy Giessinger Pikes Peak & Southeast, Title IV and School Improvement 303 -866 -6992 giessinger_t@cde. state. co. us Karen Ingalls North Central & Northeast, Title I Lead 303 -866 -3897 Ingalls_k@cde. state. co. us Jeremy Meredith Southwest, Title II 303 -866 -3905 meredith_j@cde. state. co. us Laura Meushaw Pikes Peak & Southeast, Titles I and School Improvement 303 -866 -6618 meushaw_l@cde. state. co. us Robert Thompson Northwest & West Central, Title III 303 -866 -6842 thompson_r@cde. state. co. us Barb Vassis North Central & Northeast, Titles I and II 303 -866 -6065 vassis_b@cde. state. co. us Joey Willett Southwest, Titles I and ID, Monitoring 303 -866 -6700 willett_j@cde. state. co. us 12

ESEA Office (Cont. ) ESEA Office Position Phone E-mail Nazie Mohajeri-Nelson Director of ESEA Office 303 -866 -6205 Mohajerinelson_n@cde. state. co. us De. Lilah Collins Asst. Director of ESEA Office 303 -866 -6850 Collins_d@cde. state. co. us CGA Team Program Expertise Phone E-mail Kim Burnham Competitive, Grants & Awards Supervisor 303 -866 -6916 Burnham_K@cde. state. co. us Patricia Gleason Senior Consultant, Grants & Awards 303 -866 -6143 Gleason_P@cde. state. co. us Mandy Christensen Senior Consultant, Grants & Awards 303 -866 -6250 Christensen_m@cde. state. co. us Brittany Jimenez Program Support 303 -866 -6813 Jimenez_B@cde. state. co. us DARE Team Expertise Phone Email Tina Negley ESSA Accountability, Program Evaluation, and Reporting 303 -8665243 negley_t@cde. state. co. us Alan Shimmin ESEA Reporting and Data Collections 303 -8666209 shimmin_a@cde. state. co. us Mary Shen ESEA Program Evaluation, Research, and Accountability 303 -8664571 shen_m@cde. state. co. us 13

Grants Fiscal Contacts Grants Fiscal Staff Program Expertise Phone E-mail Jennifer Austin Director of Grants Fiscal 303 -866 -6689 Austin_j@cde. state. co. us Robert Hawkins Grants Fiscal Analyst 303 -866 -6775 Hawkins_r@cde. state. co. us Steven Kaleda Grants Fiscal Analyst 303 -866 -6724 kaleda_s@cde. state. co. us 14