ESEA Flexiblilty Waiver is a huge benefit to our schools!

Check 0ut EdWeek article: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2012/07/guest_blog_by_sarah_d.html

Key quote:

That means waivers states, who have created brand new accountability systems, don’t have to do less reporting. They actually have to do more. All states, both waived and unwaived, must report the number and percentage of students in each subgroup, how many pass the reading/language arts and mathematics tests, the number who graduate high school with a standard diploma, and so on. In particular, unless a state specifically notes in its approved waiver that it will not use supplemental tutoring and school choice at schools identified for improvement, districts still must report how much money was spent on those services.

Moreover, districts in states that receive waivers will have new reporting to match some of the new accountability quirks. For example, some states asked to track a “lowest 20 percent of students” group, and others asked to combine some racial or language student groups to create groups large enough to meet the minimal size for accountability. Districts in these states will have to report the numbers and test performance of any combined student groups separately and in addition to reporting all of the standard student groups.

Oops, less punitive means more onerous reporting. Thank you DOE and Governor Markell, this is just what we needed, not.

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