Dear Parent(s)/ Guardian(s):
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) submitted an application to the U. S. Department of Education (US ED) requesting flexibility through waivers of ten Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) requirements and their associated, regulatory, administrative and reporting requirements. On February 9, 2012, Georgia’s Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) Flexibility Waiver was approved by the US ED. Two of the ten requested waivers directly affected Supplemental Educational Services (SES) and Public School Choice (Choice). The waiver allows local educational agencies (LEAs) greater flexibility in designing a flexible learning program tailored to the needs of their schools and will have the capacity to serve more students in need for additional academic support.
Flexible Learning Program (FLP) Info Appling Co. School System
Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, the GaDOE will be in transition from needs improvement (NI) distinctions based on adequate yearly progress (AYP) reports to Reward, Priority, Focus and Alert School distinctions based on ESEA Flexibility Waiver formulas. Title I schools will now implement specific programs and interventions based on Reward, Priority, Focus, and Alert School status.
In addition, the GaDOE ESEA flexibility waiver outlines Georgia’s new Single Statewide Accountability System, the College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI). The CCRPI will serve as a comprehensive report card for all schools in Georgia.
Title I schools not making adequate yearly progress (AYP) will transition from AYP to ESEA flexibility waiver formulas and may be identified as a Priority School or Focus School. Priority Schools and Focus Schools will be required to implement and develop flexible learning programs (FLP) beginning June 2012; if they meet one of the criteria set forth in the ESEA waiver as described below.
Please note: Priority Schools and Focus Schools will be identified and served with support interventions for three years.
Reward Schools-Title I Schools- ten percent of Title I Schools - Highest Performing Title I Schools and Highest Progress Title I Schools
Reward Schools’ designations will replace Distinguished Schools and Distinguished Districts designations. Reward Schools will be identified annually. There are two ways a Title I school may be identified as a Rewards School. A Title I school may be classified as either a Highest-Performing school or a High-Progress School. GCPS Federal and Special Programs/FLP GA Waiver Letter/7-12-12
Priority Schools-Title I Students Eligibility—five percent of Title I Schools –Lowest Achieving Title I Schools
Priority Schools will be identified every three years and the identified school will be served for three years through a Flexible Learning Program (FLP) support interventions. These Title I schools are among the lowest five percent of Title I schools in the state based on the achievement of the All Students group in terms of proficiency on the statewide assessments and has demonstrated a lack of progress on those assessments over a number of years in the All Students group; are a Title I-participating or Title I-eligible high school with a graduation rate less than 60 percent over a number of years; or a Tier I or Tier II school under the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program that is using SIG funds to implement a school intervention model years.
Focus Schools-Title I Student Eligibility-- ten percent of Title I Schools
Focus Schools will be identified every three years and the identified school will be served for three years through Flexible Learning Program (FLP) support interventions. These schools are Title I participating high school with a graduation rate less than 60 percent over two years; or Title I school that has the largest within-school gaps between the highest-achieving subgroup or subgroups and the lowest-achieving subgroup or subgroups, or at the high school level, has the largest within-school gaps in graduation rates (within-school-gaps Focus School).
Title I Alert Schools Based on 9 ESEA Subgroups-- (does not include Priority Schools or Focus Schools).
Title I, Alert Schools will be identified annually. These schools are both Title I and non-Title I schools that fall into one of the three following categories using ESEA disaggregated subgroups or subject performance on both statewide assessments and graduation rate: Graduation Alert, Subgroup Alert or Subject Alert.
Appling County School System takes pride in the educational opportunities provided to all of students and is pleased to announce that NO schools in the system have been identified as a Priority, Focus, or an Alert School for the 2012 – 2013 school year. The Reward Schools will be announced at a later time in the year.
The Appling County School System is continuing the tradition where students, teachers, and administrators strive for high academic standards in the pursuit of excellence.
If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact Scarlett Copeland, Superintendent, at 367-8600.
Best regards,
Scarlett Miles Copeland
Superintendent
In addition, the GaDOE ESEA flexibility waiver outlines Georgia’s new Single Statewide Accountability System, the College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI). The CCRPI will serve as a comprehensive report card for all schools in Georgia.
Title I schools not making adequate yearly progress (AYP) will transition from AYP to ESEA flexibility waiver formulas and may be identified as a Priority School or Focus School. Priority Schools and Focus Schools will be required to implement and develop flexible learning programs (FLP) beginning June 2012; if they meet one of the criteria set forth in the ESEA waiver as described below.
Please note: Priority Schools and Focus Schools will be identified and served with support interventions for three years.
Reward Schools-Title I Schools- ten percent of Title I Schools - Highest Performing Title I Schools and Highest Progress Title I Schools
Reward Schools’ designations will replace Distinguished Schools and Distinguished Districts designations. Reward Schools will be identified annually. There are two ways a Title I school may be identified as a Rewards School. A Title I school may be classified as either a Highest-Performing school or a High-Progress School. GCPS Federal and Special Programs/FLP GA Waiver Letter/7-12-12
Priority Schools-Title I Students Eligibility—five percent of Title I Schools –Lowest Achieving Title I Schools
Priority Schools will be identified every three years and the identified school will be served for three years through a Flexible Learning Program (FLP) support interventions. These Title I schools are among the lowest five percent of Title I schools in the state based on the achievement of the All Students group in terms of proficiency on the statewide assessments and has demonstrated a lack of progress on those assessments over a number of years in the All Students group; are a Title I-participating or Title I-eligible high school with a graduation rate less than 60 percent over a number of years; or a Tier I or Tier II school under the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program that is using SIG funds to implement a school intervention model years.
Focus Schools-Title I Student Eligibility-- ten percent of Title I Schools
Focus Schools will be identified every three years and the identified school will be served for three years through Flexible Learning Program (FLP) support interventions. These schools are Title I participating high school with a graduation rate less than 60 percent over two years; or Title I school that has the largest within-school gaps between the highest-achieving subgroup or subgroups and the lowest-achieving subgroup or subgroups, or at the high school level, has the largest within-school gaps in graduation rates (within-school-gaps Focus School).
Title I Alert Schools Based on 9 ESEA Subgroups-- (does not include Priority Schools or Focus Schools).
Title I, Alert Schools will be identified annually. These schools are both Title I and non-Title I schools that fall into one of the three following categories using ESEA disaggregated subgroups or subject performance on both statewide assessments and graduation rate: Graduation Alert, Subgroup Alert or Subject Alert.
Appling County School System takes pride in the educational opportunities provided to all of students and is pleased to announce that NO schools in the system have been identified as a Priority, Focus, or an Alert School for the 2012 – 2013 school year. The Reward Schools will be announced at a later time in the year.
The Appling County School System is continuing the tradition where students, teachers, and administrators strive for high academic standards in the pursuit of excellence.
If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact Scarlett Copeland, Superintendent, at 367-8600.
Best regards,
Scarlett Miles Copeland
Superintendent
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