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North Carolina Department of Public Instruction December 6-7, 2004
U.S. Department of Education Monitoring Team: Robert Stonehill Peggy Miles Julie Coplin Tamara Morse Azar (Westat) North Carolina Department of Public Instruction: Kathy Sullivan, Director, Division of Human Resource Management Donna Taylor, Consultant, Title II Gayenell Gull, Consultant, Beginning Teacher Induction and Support Dan Holloman, Manager, Center for Teacher Recruitment and Retention Wilson County Schools (phone interview) Tom Evans, Wilson County Schools Wilkes County Schools Dave Sidden, Wilkes County Schools Craven County Schools (phone interview) Ann Ward, Craven County Schools Onslow County Schools (phone interview) Freddie Canady, Onslow County Schools State Agency for Higher Education (SAHE) Karen Gerringer, Coordinator, Professional Development, UNC Center for School Leadership Development Sarah Smith, Contracts and Grant Manager, University of North Carolina, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Overview of North Carolina Number of Districts and Charter Schools: ..........................................................115 and 99 Number of Teachers: ..................................................................................................85,000 Total State Allocation (FY 2003):......................................................................$64,830,985 Allocation for Local Educational Agencies: (LEAs):.......................................$60,973,542 State Educational Agency (SEA) State Activities Allocation:.............................$2,114,787 State Agency for Higher Education (SAHE) Allocation:....................................$1,742,656
Page 2 – North Carolina Monitoring Report Scope of Review: Like all State educational agencies (SEAs), the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI), as a condition of receiving funds under Title I, Part A and Title II, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), provided an assurance to the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) that it would administer these programs in accordance with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, including those in Title I, Part A that concern “Highly Qualified Teachers” and those that govern the use of Title II, Part A funds. See §9304(a)(1) of the ESEA. One of the specific requirements the Department established for an SEA’s receipt of program funds under its consolidated state application (§9302(b)) was submission to the Department of annual data on how well the State has been meeting its performance target for Performance Indicator 3.1: “The percentage of classes being taught by ‘highly qualified’ teachers (as the term is defined in §9101(23) of the ESEA), in the aggregate and in ‘high-poverty’ schools (as the term is defined in §1111(h)(1)(C)(viii) of the ESEA).” The purpose of the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) monitoring team visit to North Carolina was twofold: first, to review the progress of the State in meeting the Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), including the identification of areas needing corrective action as well as promising practices; and second, to review the use of ESEA Title II, Part A funds by the State, selected districts, and the State agency for higher education (SAHE) to ensure that the funds are being used to prepare, retain, and recruit high-quality teachers and principals so that all children will achieve to a high standard. The monitoring review was conducted on December 6-7 at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) office and the University of North Carolina (UNC) Center for School Leadership Development. In addition to meeting with State representatives from the departments of the Division of Human Resource Management, Title II Federal Programs, Beginning Teacher Induction and Support, and the Center for Teacher Recruitment and Retention, the team met with LEA representatives from Wilkes County Schools and conducted phone interviews with Wilson County Schools, Craven County Schools, and Onslow County Schools. The ED monitoring team conducted the SAHE interview with Karen Gerringer, Coordinator for Professional Development at the UNC Center for School Leadership Development, and Sarah Smith, Contracts and Grant Manager for the UNC Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.
Page 3 – North Carolina Monitoring Report Summary of Monitoring Indicators Monitoring Area 1: Highly Qualified Teacher Systems & Procedures Description Status Has the State developed procedures to determine whether teachers are highly qualified? Does the State have data on the percentage of core academic classes that are taught by highly qualified teachers? For classes taught by teachers who are not highly qualified, can the State provide estimates of classes taught by teachers in various categories (out-of-field, teachers on emergency certificates or waivers, etc.)? Is there a rigorous State test that assesses elementary school teachers’ subject knowledge and teaching skills? Has the SEA developed procedures for determining the subject-matter competency of new middle and secondary teachers? Does the State have procedures to determine whether veteran teachers are highly qualified? Does the State have a plan that (a) establishes annual measurable objectives for each LEA and school and (b) includes an annual increase in the percentage of highly qualified teachers at each LEA and school? Does the State have procedures to ensure that districts are hiring only highly qualified teachers for their Title I programs? Met requirements NA
Element Number Critical Element I.A.1. Critical Element I.A.2. Critical Element I.A.3.
Element Number Critical Element II.A.1. Critical Element II.A.2.
Monitoring Area 2: Administration of ESEA Title II, Part A Description Status Does the SEA allocate funds according to the statute, using the most recent Census data as described in the Non-Regulatory Guidance? Does the SEA require an application from each LEA before providing Title II funding? Met requirements NA
Page 4 – North Carolina Monitoring Report Critical Element II.A.3. Critical Element II.A.4. Does the SEA require each LEA to describe how the activities to be carried out are based on the required local needs assessment? Does the SEA have a procedure to determine the amount of funds each LEA expended during the appropriation period and to regularly review the drawdowns of the LEAs? Does the SEA have written procedures governing the amount of funds that a district may carry over and procedures governing the reallocation of funds if districts cannot use all of their allocations? If an LEA cannot obligate funds within the 27 months of availability (which includes the extra year of availability permitted under the Tydings amendment), does the SEA have a procedure for reallocating these carryover funds to other LEAs? Does the SEA ensure that it and its component LEAs are audited annually, if required, and that all corrective actions required through this process are fully implemented? Do LEAs conduct an annual needs assessment with the involvement of the district’s teachers, including those in schools receiving assistance under the Title I, Part A program? Do LEAs submit an application to the SEA in order to receive their Title II funds? Was the application based on the district needs assessment, and did it describe the activities that would be carried out? Do LEAs use their Title II funds on authorized activities, and are such activities designed to enhance teacher quality and improve student achievement? Do LEAs provide timely consultation with private schools for the equitable provision of services? Met requirements NA
Page 5 – North Carolina Monitoring Report Number Critical Element III.A.1. Critical Element III.A.2.
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Critical Element I.A.2: Does the State have data on the percentage of core academic classes that are taught by highly qualified teachers? Finding: The NCDPI cannot provide highly qualified teacher data for all special education teachers who are not new to the profession and who are directly delivering content to students. The State is working to develop HOUSSE procedures for special education teachers. This is discussed further in Critical Element I.A.6. Citation: §1111(h)(4)(G) of the ESEA requires each SEA annually to report to the U.S. Secretary of Education on the “percentage of classes (in core academic subjects) being taught by highly qualified teachers in the State, local educational agency, and school”1. §1111(h)(5) requires the Secretary to report annually a summary of this State-level data to Congress. In addition, §1111(h)(1)(C)(viii) of the ESEA requires each SEA to prepare and disseminate an Annual State Report Card that includes data on the percentage of classes in the State not taught (in core academic subjects) by highly qualified teachers, in the aggregate and disaggregate by high-poverty (as the term is defined in §1111(h)(1)(C)(viii) of the ESEA) compared to low-poverty schools. Consistent with the §1111(h) reporting requirements, SEAs were required to submit to the Department baseline information on the percentage of teachers in the State who were highly qualified, in the aggregate and in high-poverty schools. This data was required as part of the consolidated State application due September 1, 2003. Similarly, in their Consolidated State Performance Reports for ESEA formula grant programs that were due to the Department on January 31, 2005, SEAs were required to provide data on the classes taught by highly qualified teachers, disaggregated by high-poverty and low-poverty and by elementary and secondary schools (§1111(h)(4)(G)). §9302(a) and §9303 of the ESEA governs the receipt of ESEA program funding under consolidated State applications and subsequent consolidated reporting, respectively. Further Action Required: The NCDPI must submit a timeline for reporting data on classes taught by highly qualified teachers, including special education teachers, as required in the Consolidated State Performance Report for the 2003-04 school year. Note: The HOUSSE procedures NCDPI is developing for veteran special education teachers to demonstrate subject-matter mastery for the core academic subjects should provide an accurate count of highly qualified special education teachers.
The Department currently is requiring States to report data on classes taught by highly qualified teachers at the State level only. However, we reserve the right to require this information in future annual State reports to the Secretary.
Page 7 – North Carolina Monitoring Report Critical Element I.A.6: Does the State have procedures to determine whether veteran teachers are highly qualified? Finding: The NCDPI is currently developing multi-subject HOUSSE procedures for special education teachers who are not new to the profession to demonstrate subject-matter competency. Teachers who are directly delivering content to special education students (State officials estimated this to be a relatively small number of teachers) had not gone through the special education HOUSSE procedure at the time of the visit. Additionally, some LEAs that were interviewed indicated that data presented in the monitoring reports do not include special educators. HOUSSE procedures are in place in the following areas: elementary education, language arts (6-9) and English (9-12), mathematics (6-9, 9-12), science (6-9, 9-12), social studies (6-9, 9-12), visual arts (K-12), music (K-12), theater (K-12), dance (K-12), and foreign languages (K-12). Currently, special educators who deliver content in these instructional areas can complete the HOUSSE, as appropriate, to demonstrate subject matter competency. Citation: §1119(a)(2) of the ESEA requires all teachers of core academic subjects to be highly qualified by the end of the 2005-06 school year. Recent amendments to the IDEA, which the President signed into law on December 3, 2004, affirm that these requirements apply to special education teachers (while providing some flexibility for special education teachers of multiple subjects and who teach to alternate achievement standards for students with significant cognitive disabilities). Further Action Required: The NCDPI must ensure that special education teachers who provide direct instruction in core academic subjects demonstrate subject-matter competency in a manner consistent with the definitions in ESEA §9101(23) in order to be identified as highly qualified teachers. Recommendation: The NCDPI may make an appropriate HOUSSE, including a multisubject HOUSSE, available to ensure that all special education teachers who are not new to the profession and provide direct instruction in core academic subjects are highly qualified in each of the core academic subjects they teach by the end of the 2005-06 school year. If NCDPI chooses to offer HOUSSE for its teachers who are not new to the profession it must submit a detailed rationale for how it is aligned to the seven elements established in ESEA §9101(23)(C). Critical Element I.A.8: Does the State have procedures to ensure that districts are hiring only highly qualified teachers for their Title I programs? In June 2003, the State exercised its authority under Ed-Flex to allow LEAs to apply for and receive a waiver that allows Title I schools in those LEAs to hire individuals who do not meet the HQT definition for the 2003-04 and the 2004-05 school years. These individuals would have to qualify for full State licensure (either an emergency permit or temporary permit), but they do not have to meet the federal HQT definition. The State is
Page 8 – North Carolina Monitoring Report aware that Ed-Flex does not release LEAs from their obligation to notify parents of students taught by teachers who do not meet HQT requirements. Recommendation: The Department acknowledges that, under Ed-Flex, the NCDPI may grant waivers that provide flexibility to districts regarding when a teacher hired for Title I may become highly qualified. However, because the requirement to only hire highly qualified Title I teachers is one that the Department is monitoring closely across all the States, we recommend that the NCDPI keep records on how many districts applied for a waiver, how many districts were given waivers, and what the effect was on the hiring of non-highly qualified teachers to teach in Title I programs for the 2003-04 and the 2004-05 school years. These issues will be reviewed as part of the Department’s Ed-Flex monitoring activities.
Critical Element III.A.1: Does the State use its State Activities funds to promote the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of highly qualified teachers and principals? Commendation. North Carolina leads the nation in the number of National Board Certified teachers. In 2004, North Carolina added 1,675 teachers and counselors to their National Board ranks, bringing the State total to more than 8,200. The State provides support by paying the assessment fee, paying for release days, awarding continuing education credits, and providing a 12 percent salary supplement to the teacher’s regular salary for the duration of the 10-year certification.
Critical Element IV.A.2: Does the SAHE have procedures to ensure that eligible partnerships include the required members, i.e., an institution of higher education and the division of the institution that prepares teachers and principals, a school of arts and sciences, and a high-need LEA? Commendation. The North Carolina SAHE runs its competitive grant program entirely online. All materials and requirements are available online; partnerships submit their proposals via a secure website. The State recruited a pool of out-of-state reviewers to review and complete the scoring rubric for each program partnership. The reviewers provide comments and feedback to each applicant. For programs that are not funded, applicants can view the reviewers’ feedback and comments to revise their application for the next year.
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