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12 Feb 2019
ESSA

Navigating ESSA with the AIR Co-Pilot: 13 Key Resources

With the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015, policymakers and stakeholders have new opportunities and flexibility around their educational practices. In particular, ESSA gives states considerably more control, allowing each state to determine its own benchmarks to measure schools’ progress. At this stage of the law, all states have submitted plans for how they will address ESSA and are in the process of implementation.

State and school district leaders, whether relative newcomers to ESSA or entrenched in implementation, will find detailed information on states’ plans, policy, and research on educational practices in AIR’s ESSA Co-Pilot. The following 13 resources were chosen by AIR experts as the best entry point into this broad and deep topic.

Policy and School Improvement

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State Accountability Profiles

To comply with ESSA, state education agencies must submit plans to the U.S. Department of Education to describe how their school accountability systems address the provisions of the federal law. Policy experts at AIR have closely reviewed the submitted state plans and summarized the key elements in concise profiles.

Using Data for Improvement

At each stage of a school improvement process, data provide insights that ultimately inform decision-making, including helping education leaders understand the current context, prioritize their improvement goals, and measure the longer-term impact of strategies. Discover research and tools to help maximize the use of data.

Charter Schools and School Choice

ESSA’s increased flexibility on the use of federal funding in school choice means that states, districts, and key stakeholders have an historic opportunity to develop, revise, and/or refine school choice efforts and activities. Find related research and resources on charter school and school choice opportunities.

Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants

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Principals Action Plan for ESSA

This interactive tool offers principals an overview of the concept of a well-rounded and complete education. Principals will find actionable talking points to use with their states and districts.

Teacher Effectiveness in ESSA

ESSA allows states to reaffirm, modify, or improve their vision of educator effectiveness. This discussion guide focuses on one challenge for states as part of this work: defining an ineffective teacher in the absence of highly qualified teacher requirements. The guide contains three key questions to help education leaders define ineffective teachers in a way that works for their unique state context.

Technology

ESSA’s Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants emphasize improvements in the use of technology to improve all students’ academic achievement and digital literacy. Find guidance on the role of technology in ESSA implementation.

Image of The Ten Series coverESSA And Digital Learning: Closing the Digital Accessibility Gap

ESSA provides educators with unprecedented opportunity to invest in digital tools and professional development. Find out how best to approach this opportunity so that all learners, including those with disabilities and limited English proficiency, can access digital learning.

College and Career Readiness

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Leveraging ESSA to Support State Visions for College and Career Readiness

This Ask the CCRS Center brief provides a policy framework to help states align their college and career readiness definitions with relevant policy provisions under ESSA into one cohesive strategy.

College and Career Readiness Begins with a Well-Rounded Education: Opportunities Under ESSA

Not all students graduate from high school ready for college or a career. With ESSA’s well-rounded education provision, states can operationalize their college and career readiness vision. This brief describes how states can develop and implement their own definitions of a well-rounded education focused on improving college and career readiness.

School Climate

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Digging Deeper into Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Social and emotional skills and competencies are essential for young people to succeed in school, work, and life. AIR, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, explores both the relationship between SEL and healthy learning environments, as well as social and emotional competency frameworks.

Social and Emotional Learning Coaching Toolkit

To encourage teachers to implement practices that support the whole child, coaches and administrators can observe teacher practice and provide feedback. The purpose of this toolkit is to support coaches and administrators as they observe practices that support the development of social and emotional skills in classrooms, and hold critical conversations that include SEL.

Trauma-Sensitive Schools Training Package

In a trauma-sensitive school, all aspects of the educational environment—from workforce training to engagement with students and families to procedures and policies—are grounded in an understanding of trauma and its impact and are designed to promote resilience for all. These resources offer a framework and roadmap for adopting a trauma-sensitive approach.

Community Involvement

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Family and Community Engagement

Family engagement seeks better outcomes for children and families by actively involving them in the different systems that serve them. AIR uses a practical approach to build state, district, and school capacity to facilitate collaboration and engagement with families.

In addition to the above, dozens of other ESSA-related resources can be found at the AIR ESSA Co-Pilot.

Related Work

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ESSA Co-Pilot: Implementing Your State's Plan

Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) presents policymakers and stakeholders with opportunities to improve outcomes for schools and students as well as teachers and leaders. AIR’s ESSA Co-Pilot will help you navigate the most current information, key topics, and research-based resources that you can use in planning and implementing ESSA at the state and local level.
Topic: 
Education, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

Further Reading

  • College and Career Readiness Begins With a Well-Rounded Education: Opportunities Under the Every Student Succeeds Act
  • Leveraging the Every Student Succeeds Act to Support State Visions for College and Career Readiness
  • Principals Action Plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act: Providing All Students With a Well-Rounded and Complete Education
  • CTE and ESSA: The Start of a Beautiful Friendship
  • SEL Online Learning Module: Creating a Well-Rounded Educational Experience
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