Music Education Opportunities in Education Policy

 
ESSA Opportunities
ESSA Opportunities
for Music Education
for Music Education
 
Policy ASPA
January 25, 2016
 
1. 
A New and Clear Intent to Support Our Nation’s
Schools through a Well-Rounded Education
 
1965 ESEA -Title I – Financial Assistance to
Local Education Agencies for the Education of
Children
 of Low Income Families
1981 ESEA – Title I - Financial Assistance to
Meet Special Educational Needs of 
Children
1994 ESEA – Title I -
 
Helping 
Children
 in Need
Meet High Standards
2001 ESEA (NCLB) Title I – Improving the
Academic Achievement of the 
Disadvantaged
2015 ESSA 
– Title I - 
Improving Basic
Programs 
Operated by State and Local
Educational Agencies
 
2. Enumeration of Music as a Well-Rounded Subject
 
Title VIII, Section 8002 - Definitions
‘‘(52) WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION.—The term  ‘well-rounded
education’ means courses, activities, and programming in
subjects such as English, reading or language arts, writing,
science, 
technology
, 
engineering
, mathematics, foreign
languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history,
geography, 
computer science
, 
music
, 
career and technical
education
, 
health
, 
physical education
, and 
any other subject,
as determined by the State or local educational agency
, with
the purpose of 
providing all students access 
to an
enriched curriculum and educational experience.’’
 
3. Requirements for Well-Rounded Education
Title IV: 21
st
 Century Schools – Section 4107
4. Flexibility of Title I Funds to Support a
Well-Rounded Education
Section 1008 – Schoolwide
Title I Schools (Poverty > 40%)
Music
 as part of 
whole school
reform
, including not just
academic achievement but school
culture/climate
Each Schoolwide school is
encouraged to include activities in
support of a 
well-rounded
education 
in its schoolwide plan,
which includes 
music
Section 1009 – Targeted Assistance
Title I Schools
Targeted programming for identified
students at academic risk, which may
include:
“using resources under this part to
help eligible children meet the
challenging State academic standards,
which may include programs,
activities, and academic courses
necessary to 
provide a well-rounded
education
” which can include 
music
 
 
5. More Professional Development for
Music Educators
 
Funds from Titles I, II and IV of ESSA, 
may
support professional development for 
music
educators
 as part of a well-rounded education.
Part of opportunities in 3 chapters of ESSA
Will music educators be included
equitably?
 
6. Flexible Accountability Systems
 
 
States choose multiple progress measures
for schools
Music education-friendly 
measures such as
student engagement, parental engagement
and school culture/climate can be chosen
AYP
 
 
7. Protection from “Pull Outs”
 
The new ESSA discourages removing students from the
classroom, including 
music
 and arts, for remedial instruction.
Section 1009 (Targeted Assistance Programs) - (ii)
“minimize the removal of children from the regular
classroom during regular school hours for instruction
provided under this part”
 
Additional Change to note
 
No HQT – ESSA does NOT contain a highly-
qualified teacher definition or requirement. The
law does state, however, that teachers need to
meet the credentials set forth by their state AND
should have academic content knowledge for the
content they teach if they are funded by ESSA.
 
Questions received from
Policy ASPA
 
1. Which legislator(s) specifically added music as a separately
enumerated subject in the early senate drafts? Who later developed
the  "well-rounded language" provisions?
 
2013: Current HELP Chairman Alexander's staff originally added music as a
"Core Academic Subject"  in earlier iteration of ESEA revision
 
2015: The "Well-Rounded Education" language was developed, in a
bipartisan fashion, by staff working on behalf of the conference committee
members
 
2.  Are the other arts areas frustrated at our being separately
enumerated?
 
NAfME remains in close contact with the other arts discipline service
organizations.
 
NAfME has shared its implementation materials with our colleagues;
EdTA has made use of our Implementation Toolkit -
https://www.schooltheatre.org/advocacy/guidetoessa
 
A DAMT meeting is scheduled for March– looking ahead to the next
reauthorization as well as implementation implications under ESSA.
 
NAfME remains committed to working with our colleagues in all the arts
education areas in K-12 education; however, our mission is to support
music education.
 
3. Education secretaries like Rod Paige and Arne Duncan have both
written letters in the past clarifying that Title I funds can/should be
used for arts education, but it still doesn't really seem (at least
anecdotally) to happen in a significant way. Does this spending occur?
Does NAfME plan to urge this?
 
Yes, the spending occurs -- but not nearly enough
 NAfME has already created several new tools to help educators and
other advocates get familiar with the process of tapping into these
funds.
We are also pursuing additional guidance language, “dear Colleague
letters,” national conference opportunities and more with the U.S.
Department of Education to try and make the process even easier.
 
 
4. Not really a question,  but a hope. I'd love to see NAfME turn its
attention to petitioning and lobbying states to strengthen arts policies
such as elem/MS mandates, grad requirements, adoption of
standards, adoption of "core" subject language, etc. I know NAfME is
reticent to jump into state matters, but we all know this is where the
battle is (much more than at the federal level). Any thoughts?
 
1.
An area of great interest to NAfME – focus, staffing, etc.
2.
We have created the 
Advocacy Leadership Force 
or ALF for this kind of
work – building capacity and creating tools
Meets monthly (virtually)
40 states currently signed on
Sharing tools, resources and best practices across the states in
terms of advocacy
 
5.  Is the little bit of STEAM language really something NAfME should
be celebrating? All of the research I've done on STEAM shows that
music is almost never part of STEAM schools/curricula (it's almost
exclusively visual art/design). Would NAfME consider putting out a
position statement on STEAM (we had discussed this with Alexandra
Eaton at some point), referencing the SEADAE roles paper and/or the
definitions of arts integration that integrate sequential instruction into
any successful integration set-up?
 
1.
NAfME has concerns about STEAM
Current amended language in law is fine but nothing to celebrate
2.
Need to think about a position statement – perhaps Shared Endeavor
and the SEADAE roles paper do enough?
 
Stay in touch… 
www.bit.ly/NCLBends
 
Visit the NAfME website under “Everything ESSA” to stay up
to date on materials, toolkits and resources you can use to
better understand and engage with this new federal law.
 
Lynn Tuttle      and    Chris Woodside
lynnt@nafme.org
     
ChrisW@nafme.org
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  1. ESSA Opportunities for Music Education Policy ASPA January 25, 2016 Music Education Orchestrating Success

  2. 1. A New and Clear Intent to Support Our Nations Schools through a Well-Rounded Education 1965 ESEA -Title I Financial Assistance to Local Education Agencies for the Education of Children of Low Income Families 1981 ESEA Title I - Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children 1994 ESEA Title I -Helping Children in Need Meet High Standards 2001 ESEA (NCLB) Title I Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged 2015 ESSA Title I - Improving Basic Programs Operated by State and Local Educational Agencies Music Education Orchestrating Success

  3. 2. Enumeration of Music as a Well-Rounded Subject Title VIII, Section 8002 - Definitions (52) WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION. The term well-rounded education means courses, activities, and programming in subjects such as English, reading or language arts, writing, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, geography, computer science, music, career and technical education, health, physical education, and any other subject, as determined by the State or local educational agency, with the purpose of providing all students access to an enriched curriculum and educational experience. Music Education Orchestrating Success

  4. 3. Requirements for Well-Rounded Education Title IV: 21st Century Schools Section 4107 Assess LEA and School Needs for Well-Rounded Education including Music Education Evaluate if the needs were met and/or changes are needed Plan to address any areas needing support including Music Education Apply for Title IV funds to provide support including for Music Education Implement changes utilizing Title IV funds Music Education Orchestrating Success

  5. 4. Flexibility of Title I Funds to Support a Well-Rounded Education Section 1008 Schoolwide Title I Schools (Poverty > 40%) Section 1009 Targeted Assistance Title I Schools Targeted programming for identified students at academic risk, which may include: Music as part of whole school reform, including not just academic achievement but school culture/climate using resources under this part to help eligible children meet the challenging State academic standards, which may include programs, activities, and academic courses necessary to provide a well-rounded education which can include music Each Schoolwide school is encouraged to include activities in support of a well-rounded education in its schoolwide plan, which includes music Music Education Orchestrating Success

  6. 5. More Professional Development for Music Educators Funds from Titles I, II and IV of ESSA, may support professional development for music educators as part of a well-rounded education. Part of opportunities in 3 chapters of ESSA Will music educators be included equitably? Music Education Orchestrating Success

  7. 6. Flexible Accountability Systems States choose multiple progress measures for schools Music education-friendly measures such as student engagement, parental engagement and school culture/climate can be chosen AYP Music Education Orchestrating Success

  8. 7. Protection from Pull Outs The new ESSA discourages removing students from the classroom, including music and arts, for remedial instruction. Section 1009 (Targeted Assistance Programs) - (ii) minimize the removal of children from the regular classroom during regular school hours for instruction provided under this part Music Education Orchestrating Success

  9. Additional Change to note No HQT ESSA does NOT contain a highly- qualified teacher definition or requirement. The law does state, however, that teachers need to meet the credentials set forth by their state AND should have academic content knowledge for the content they teach if they are funded by ESSA. Music Education Orchestrating Success

  10. Questions received from Policy ASPA Music Education Orchestrating Success

  11. 1. Which legislator(s) specifically added music as a separately enumerated subject in the early senate drafts? Who later developed the "well-rounded language" provisions? 2013: Current HELP Chairman Alexander's staff originally added music as a "Core Academic Subject" in earlier iteration of ESEA revision 2015: The "Well-Rounded Education" language was developed, in a bipartisan fashion, by staff working on behalf of the conference committee members Music Education Orchestrating Success

  12. 2. Are the other arts areas frustrated at our being separately enumerated? NAfME remains in close contact with the other arts discipline service organizations. NAfME has shared its implementation materials with our colleagues; EdTA has made use of our Implementation Toolkit - https://www.schooltheatre.org/advocacy/guidetoessa A DAMT meeting is scheduled for March looking ahead to the next reauthorization as well as implementation implications under ESSA. NAfME remains committed to working with our colleagues in all the arts education areas in K-12 education; however, our mission is to support music education. Music Education Orchestrating Success

  13. 3. Education secretaries like Rod Paige and Arne Duncan have both written letters in the past clarifying that Title I funds can/should be used for arts education, but it still doesn't really seem (at least anecdotally) to happen in a significant way. Does this spending occur? Does NAfME plan to urge this? Yes, the spending occurs -- but not nearly enough NAfME has already created several new tools to help educators and other advocates get familiar with the process of tapping into these funds. We are also pursuing additional guidance language, dear Colleague letters, national conference opportunities and more with the U.S. Department of Education to try and make the process even easier. Music Education Orchestrating Success

  14. 4. Not really a question, but a hope. I'd love to see NAfME turn its attention to petitioning and lobbying states to strengthen arts policies such as elem/MS mandates, grad requirements, adoption of standards, adoption of "core" subject language, etc. I know NAfME is reticent to jump into state matters, but we all know this is where the battle is (much more than at the federal level). Any thoughts? 1. 2. An area of great interest to NAfME focus, staffing, etc. We have created the Advocacy Leadership Force or ALF for this kind of work building capacity and creating tools Meets monthly (virtually) 40 states currently signed on Sharing tools, resources and best practices across the states in terms of advocacy Music Education Orchestrating Success

  15. 5. Is the little bit of STEAM language really something NAfME should be celebrating? All of the research I've done on STEAM shows that music is almost never part of STEAM schools/curricula (it's almost exclusively visual art/design). Would NAfME consider putting out a position statement on STEAM (we had discussed this with Alexandra Eaton at some point), referencing the SEADAE roles paper and/or the definitions of arts integration that integrate sequential instruction into any successful integration set-up? 1. NAfME has concerns about STEAM Current amended language in law is fine but nothing to celebrate Need to think about a position statement perhaps Shared Endeavor and the SEADAE roles paper do enough? 2. Music Education Orchestrating Success

  16. Stay in touch www.bit.ly/NCLBends Visit the NAfME website under Everything ESSA to stay up to date on materials, toolkits and resources you can use to better understand and engage with this new federal law. Lynn Tuttle and Chris Woodside lynnt@nafme.org ChrisW@nafme.org Music Education Orchestrating Success

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