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Transforming ESEA: Helping Public Schools Improve
Transforming ESEA is a series of public discussions sponsored by the Forum on Educational Accountability. Forthcoming forums include Transforming ESEA to Meet the Needs of all Learners, addressing needs of English language learners and students with disabilities; and on how the federal government can help schools, districts and states build their capacity to serve all students well.

Overhauling ESEA to Improve Public Schools: FEA’s Reauthorization Proposals

Enhancing School and Family Capacity to Support Student Success

Featured Speakers:

Elaine Allensworth, Ph.D., Interim Co-Executive Director, Consortium on Chicago School Research, University of Chicago

Dennis L. Shirley, Ed.D., Professor, Dept. of Teacher Education, Special Education, and Curriculum and Instruction, Lynch School of Education, Boston College

Joyce L. Epstein, Ph.D., Director, Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships and the National Network of Partnership Schools, and Research Professor, Johns Hopkins University

Gary M. Ratner, Esq., Executive Director, Citizens for Effective Schools and Chair, Forum on Educational Accountability Committee on Capacity-building

Reginald M. Felton, Director for Federal Relations, National School Boards Assn.

What: This discussion will focus on specific policies for inclusion in the ESEA reauthorization that increase the capacity of school staff and students’ families to improve student learning, and on how to implement those policies in practice. Speakers will describe common strategies that have been used successfully in Chicago and elsewhere to help low-performing schools turn around, as well as other innovative and effective systemic changes from the United States and other nations.

Dennis Shirley, co-author with Andy Hargreaves of The Fourth Way, also presented.

Featured Speaker:
U.S. Representative Judy Chu, Ph.D., Member, House of Representatives, Committee on Education and Labor

Featured Panelists:
Douglas Fuchs, Professor, Nicholas Hobbs Chair in Special Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
Jim Lyons, Esq., Legislative Counsel, Alliance for Multilingual, Multicultural Education

Moderated By:
Myrna Mandlawitz, President, MRM Associates
Lindsay E. Jones, Senior Director for Policy and Advocacy, Council for Exceptional Children

When: April 15, 2010, from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM
Where: 2226 Rayburn House Office Building

Accountability That Advances Learning

A Public Discussion With:

Richard Rothstein, Research Associate, Economic Policy Institute; Author of Grading Education: Getting Accountability Right

Doug Christensen, Emeritus Commissioner of Education, Nebraska; Professor of Leadership in Education, Doane College

Beth Foley, Senior Policy Analyst, Education Policy and Practice Department, National Education Association

When: March 17, 2010, from 1:00 PM until 3 PM

Where: Economic Policy Institute, 1333 H Street, NW, Suite 300, East Tower, Washington, DC

What: Our panelists will present ideas on how to overhaul accountability in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Administration, the Congress, and educators, citizens and policymakers across the nation recognize that accountability structures need major changes. Richard Rothstein has proposed the use of 'Inspection' systems as employed in England, New Zealand, Holland and some localities in the U.S., and he supports revamping the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Doug Christensen worked to ensure that both assessment and accountability supported school improvement and high-quality learning in Nebraska through the development of a state system of local assessments led by teachers. Beth Foley will present FEA's ideas for accountability as developed in the Joint Statement on NCLB, Empowering Schools and Improving Learning, and several FEA reports, all available at http://www.edaccountability.org.

Press Release: “NO CHILD” OVERHAUL MUST INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY THAT ADVANCES LEARNING



About FEA Our Mission Joint Statement on NCLB FEA PUBLIC EVENTS Empowering Schools and Improving Learning Reports Short Articles/Materials Legislative Proposals Contact Information Press Materials / Clips About NCLB		FEA PUBLIC EVENTS Transforming ESEA: Helping Public Schools Improve Transforming ESEA is a series of public discussions sponsored by the Forum on Educational Accountability. Forthcoming forums include Transforming ESEA to Meet the Needs of all Learners, addressing needs of English language learners and students with disabilities; and on how the federal government can help schools, districts and states build their capacity to serve all students well. _________________________________________________ PAST EVENTS: May 2011: Overhauling ESEA to Improve Public Schools: FEA’s Reauthorization Proposals Recording of May 9 Webinar of FEA recommendations for ESEA reauthorization, with Monty Neill on assessment, Gary Ratner on accountability, Reggie Felton on school improvement, and Molly Hunter on opportunity to learn. June2010: Enhancing School and Family Capacity to Support Student Success Featured Speakers: *Elaine Allensworth, Ph.D.,* Interim Co-Executive Director, Consortium on Chicago School Research, University of Chicago *Dennis L. Shirley, Ed.D.,* Professor, Dept. of Teacher Education, Special Education, and Curriculum and Instruction, Lynch School of Education, Boston College *Joyce L. Epstein, Ph.D.,* Director, Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships and the National Network of Partnership Schools, and Research Professor, Johns Hopkins University *Gary M. Ratner, Esq.,* Executive Director, Citizens for Effective Schools and Chair, Forum on Educational Accountability Committee on Capacity-building Moderated By: *Reginald M. Felton,* Director for Federal Relations, National School Boards Assn. When: June 29, 2010, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM What: This discussion will focus on specific policies for inclusion in the ESEA reauthorization that increase the capacity of school staff and students’ families to improve student learning, and on how to implement those policies in practice. Speakers will describe common strategies that have been used successfully in Chicago and elsewhere to help low-performing schools turn around, as well as other innovative and effective systemic changes from the United States and other nations. Here are the presentations from the FEA forum on improving schools, by Elaine Allensworth, Joyce Epstein, Dennis Shirley and Gary Ratner. Dennis Shirley, co-author with Andy Hargreaves of The Fourth Way, also presented. April 2010: *Transforming ESEA to Meet the Needs of All Learners* Featured Speaker: U.S. Representative Judy Chu, Ph.D., Member, House of Representatives, Committee on Education and Labor Featured Panelists: Douglas Fuchs, Professor, Nicholas Hobbs Chair in Special Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University Jim Lyons, Esq., Legislative Counsel, Alliance for Multilingual, Multicultural Education Moderated By: Myrna Mandlawitz, President, MRM Associates Lindsay E. Jones, Senior Director for Policy and Advocacy, Council for Exceptional Children When: April 15, 2010, from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM Where: 2226 Rayburn House Office Building March 2010: Accountability That Advances Learning A Public Discussion With: Richard Rothstein, Research Associate, Economic Policy Institute; Author of Grading Education: Getting Accountability Right Doug Christensen, Emeritus Commissioner of Education, Nebraska; Professor of Leadership in Education, Doane College Beth Foley, Senior Policy Analyst, Education Policy and Practice Department, National Education Association When: March 17, 2010, from 1:00 PM until 3 PM Where: Economic Policy Institute, 1333 H Street, NW, Suite 300, East Tower, Washington, DC What: Our panelists will present ideas on how to overhaul accountability in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Administration, the Congress, and educators, citizens and policymakers across the nation recognize that accountability structures need major changes. Richard Rothstein has proposed the use of 'Inspection' systems as employed in England, New Zealand, Holland and some localities in the U.S., and he supports revamping the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Doug Christensen worked to ensure that both assessment and accountability supported school improvement and high-quality learning in Nebraska through the development of a state system of local assessments led by teachers. Beth Foley will present FEA's ideas for accountability as developed in the Joint Statement on NCLB, Empowering Schools and Improving Learning, and several FEA reports, all available at http://www.edaccountability.org. Press Release: “NO CHILD” OVERHAUL MUST INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY THAT ADVANCES LEARNING FEBRUARY 2010: All Kids Deserve the Opportunity to Learn: A Public Discussion With Dr. John Jackson, President, Schott Foundation for Public Education; Dr. Patrica Gándara, Professor, UCLA Graduate Sch. of Ed., & Co-Director, The Civil Rights Proj. at UCLA; Molly Hunter, Esq., Director of Education Justice, Education Law Center; Arnold F. Fege, Director of Public Engagement and Advocacy, Public Education Network, Moderator; Bethany Little, Chief Education Counsel, Senate HELP Committee, Respondent; Thank you to Honored Co-Host Sen. Sherrod Brown Materials from the 2/22 Event: "OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN" HILL BRIEFING DRAWS CROWD OF STAFFERS AND ADVOCATES From the Newsletter of Education Justice at the Education Law Center, February 26, 2010 FEA Press Release on the event. FEA Handout: Opportunity to Learn Must Be Central to ESEA Reauthorization Opportunity Gaps in Public Education Must Be Closed - A Resource of the National Council of Churches Committee on Public Education and Literacy PDF of Molly Hunter's remarks at the event. PDF of Arne Fege's remarks at the event. JANUARY 2010: FEA sponsored a public forum, "Getting Assessment Right in ESEA Reauthorization," on January 7, 2010. Here are powerpoints from presentations by Linda Darling-Hammond, Gene Wilhoit, and Monty Neill. Come back soon for a link to a video of the forum. Power point presentation 1 - Linda Darling-Hammond Power point presentation 2 - Gene Wilhoit Power point presentation 3 - Monty Neill Primary Assessment Ideas from the FEA