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Great Teaching and Leading Fund Nevada State Board of Education Meeting April 27, 2017 1

Establishing Annual Priorities On or before September 30 of each year, the State Board shall prescribe the priorities of programs for which grants of money will be made from the Fund on or before December 31 of that year. Allowable Use of Funds (a ) Professional development for teachers, administrators and other licensed educational personnel; (b) Programs of preparation for teachers, administrators and other licensed educational personnel; (c) Programs of peer assistance and review for teachers, administrators and other licensed educational personnel; (d) Programs for leadership training and development ; and (e) Programs to recruit, select and retain effective teachers and principals. 2

FY16 Funds Awarded/Priorities • Awarded to 14 Entities • Impacted 175 pre-service candidates and 25,708 teachers/leaders • FY16 Board-Identified Priorities & Funds Awarded (Totals – Phases I & II) – Science standards implementation ($1,174,586) – NEPF i mplementation for teachers and principals ($1,347,751) – Recruitment, selection, and retention of effective teachers and principals ($1,417,826) – Leadership training and development ($946,270) 3

FY17 Funds Awarded/Priorities • Awarded to 20 Entities • FY17 Board-Identified Priorities & Funds Awarded – Teacher Preparation & Recruitment ($1,323,899) – Science standards with emphasis on integration of real-world applications and/or effective use of instructional technology ($2,116,500) – Leadership Development specifically designed to increase retention of effective educators and/or expand effective models of school improvement ($2,130,825) 4

Lessons Learned/Modifications Delayed program start-up •  NDE staff hired after FY16 award distribution  GTLF staff created streamlined award application and disbursement process for FY17, and is providing ongoing assistance to awardees Over $650,000 unexpended FY16 funds (re-allocated in Phase II) •  FY16 awardees provided full grant amount up-front  Awardees now funded based upon reimbursement  Ongoing program monitoring w/quarterly check-ins FY17 application and Review Team members based on SBE feedback • FY17 evaluation rubric developed based on FY16 Review Team feedback • 5

External ACS Ventures Evaluation Evidence suggests that the program has the potential to • contribute to education programs in Nevada. Challenges facing new teachers and nationwide teaching • shortages have been well-documented. Design of this program provided an opportunity for multiple • solutions to be implemented in several State Board identified priority areas. Continued monitoring will help ensure that different projects • focused on the same priority areas do not occur in multiple locations. Longer award period recommended; one-year awards proved • difficult for awardee scheduling and planning next steps. 6

120-Day Reports FY16 Results Narratives “By leveraging GTL funding, we were able to supply 101 teachers to Clark County schools.” • (Teach For America, 2016) “All 35 Teacher Leader Academy graduates (27 taught in Title I schools) will be returning to • the classroom in CCSD.” (Public Education Foundation, 2016) “We achieved 20 cohorts of National Board Certified Teachers (ten traditional and ten NBPD • Schools) of 200 teachers, ten or more administrators, and an estimated 3,292 students.” (Clark County Education Association, 2016) *An increase of more than 200% of NBCTs, with 80% in Title I schools “Assisted in getting 50 ARL teachers and 10 licensed teachers hired to date.” • (The New Teacher Project, 2016) “This provided new and expanded professional learning opportunities with Science and STEM • standards to meet the differentiated learning needs for approximately 2,307 teachers and 477 principals/ administrators serving six Nevada school districts: Carson, Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Storey and Washoe.” (Northwest NV RPDP, 2016) “75% of elementary and middle school students show adequate growth in RIT scores on • MAPS and math and reading and high school student’s pass rate increased by 10% on the Proficiency exam, ACT and End of Course exams.” (Lincoln County SD, 2016) 7

RPDP Assessment of Training Needs of Teachers and Administrators Common Training Needs of Three RPDPs Nevada Educator Performance Framework (NEPF) •  Student Learning Goals Nevada Academic Content Standards •  Science  English/Language Arts  Math  Social Studies Instructional Technology • Teacher/Administrator Leadership • Recruitment/Retention • 21 st Century Skills •  Critical Thinking and Problem Solving  Communication  Collaboration  Creativity/Innovation In developing the priorities, the State Board shall review and consider the assessment of the training needs of teachers and administrators made by the governing body of each regional training program (RPDPs) for the professional development of teachers and administrators pursuant to NRS 391A.175. 8

Motion for Consideration: For FY18 (2017- 2018) NDE recommends continuation of 2016-2017 priorities, with the addition of NEPF Student Learning Goals*: • Teacher Preparation & Recruitment • Nevada Academic Content Standards – Science  Integration of real-world applications and/or effective use of instructional technology • Leadership Development  Specifically designed to increase retention of effective educators and/or expand effective models of school improvement • NEPF Implementation  Focus on Student Learning Goals * Does not imply automatic continuation of funds for prior GTLF recipients. The intention of GTLF is to expand services/programs. Therefore, GTLF may not be utilized to supplant 9 activities already supported through other state or federal funding.