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Massachusetts Consolidated State Plan Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

April 2017

Updated August 24, 2017

U.S. Department of Education OMB Number: 1810-0576

Expiration Date: November 30, 2019

Contents

Contents .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Consolidated State Plan Crosswalk ..................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction from U.S. Department of Education............................................................................................... 7

Consultation .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Assurances....................................................................................................................................................... 8 Cover Page........................................................................................................................................................... 9 Cover Page (Original) ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Programs Included in the Consolidated State Plan ........................................................................................... 12 Alternative Template Option............................................................................................................................. 12 Massachusetts ESSA Plan: Executive Summary................................................................................................. 14 Introduction................................................................................................................................................... 14 Our successes so far and the challenges that remain ................................................................................... 15 Our state strategies and connections to ESSA .............................................................................................. 17 Success after high school............................................................................................................................... 21 School and district accountability ................................................................................................................. 22 Strategic resource use ................................................................................................................................... 25 Ongoing review and refinement ................................................................................................................... 26 Long-term Goals ................................................................................................................................................ 28 Section 2: Consultation and Performance Management .................................................................................. 35 2.1 Consultation............................................................................................................................................. 35 2.2 System of Performance Management...................................................................................................... 37 Section 3: Academic Assessments..................................................................................................................... 42 Section 4: Accountability, Support, and Improvement for Schools .................................................................. 44 4.1 Accountability System............................................................................................................................ 44 4.2 Identification of Schools......................................................................................................................... 61 4.3 State Support and Improvement for Low-performing Schools. ............................................................. 63 Section 5: Supporting Excellent Educators........................................................................................................ 69 5.1 Educator Development, Retention, and Advancement........................................................................... 69 5.2 Support for Educators............................................................................................................................. 72 5.3 Educator Equity. ..................................................................................................................................... 77

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Section 6: Supporting All Students .................................................................................................................... 86 6.1 Well-Rounded and Supportive Education for Students.......................................................................... 86 6.2 Program-Specific Requirements............................................................................................................. 95

APPENDIX TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................................................................................... 135 APPENDIX A: Measurements of Interim Progress ........................................................................................... 136 APPENDIX B: Educator Equity Difference in Rates .......................................................................................... 139 APPENDIX C: Stakeholder Engagement Summary........................................................................................... 143 APPENDIX D: Statement and Assurances Related to Section 427 of GEPA..................................................... 148 Section 427 of GEPA: Assurance Statement.................................................................................................... 150

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Consolidated State Plan Crosswalk

The table below provides a crosswalk between the original plan template released by the U.S. Department of Education in November 2016 and the revised plan template released in March 2017. The Massachusetts plan uses the original template, modified to include requirements that were added to the revised template.

State Plan Requirements by Program Statutory and Regulatory Requirements

Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)

Citation to ESEA, as amended by the ESSA, and Part 200 regulations

Item(s) from Revised Template

Item(s) from Original Template

Page(s) within this document

Eighth Grade Math Exception

1111(b)(2)(C); 34 CFR 200.5(b)

A.2.i-iii

3.A

39

Native Language Assessments

Statewide Accountability System and School Support and Improvement Activities (1111(c) and (d))

1111(b)(2)(F); 34 CFR 200.6(f)(2)(ii) and (f)(4)

A.3.i-iv

3.B

39-40

Subgroups Minimum N-Size

1111(c)(2) 1111(c)(3)

A.4.i.a-d A.4.ii.a-e

4.1.B 4.1.C

44-45 46

Establishment of Long-Term Goals

1111(c)(4)(A)

A.4.iii.a-c

1.A-C

25-31

Indicators

1111(c)(4)(B)

A.4.iv.a-e

4.1.A

47-50

Annual Meaningful Differentiation

1111(c)(4)(C)

A.4.v.a-c 4.1.D; 4.1.G

47-55

Identification of Schools

1111(c)(4)(C)(iii) and (D); 1111(d)(2)(C)-(D)

A.4.vi.a-g

4.2.A-B

55-57

Annual Measurement of Achievement

1111(c)(4)(E)(iii)

Continued Support for School and 1111(d)(3) LEA Improvement

A.4.vii A.4.viii.a-f

4.1.E

4.2.A.ii; 4.2.B.iii; 4.3.B-D

51 57-62

Disproportionate Rates of Access to Educators

1111(g)(1) (B)

A.5

5.3.B-C

70-74

School Conditions

1111(g)(1)(C)

A.6

6.1.C

85-86

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State Plan Requirements by Program Statutory and Regulatory Requirements

School Transitions

1111(g)(1)(D)

Title I, Part C: Education of Migratory Children

Supporting Needs of Migratory Children

1304(b)(1)

Promote Coordination of Services

1304(b)(3)

Use of Funds

1304(b)(4)

Title I, Part D: Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk

Transitions Between Correctional Facilities and Local Programs

1414(a)(1)(B)

Program Objectives and Outcomes

1414(a)(2)(A)

Title II, Part A: Supporting Effective Instruction

Use of Funds

2101(d)(2)(A) and (D)

Use of Funds to Improve Equitable Access to Teachers in Title I, Part A Schools

2101(d)(2)(E)

System of Certification and Licensing 2101(d)(2)(B)

Improving Skills of Educators

2101(d)(2)(J)

Data and Consultation

2101(d)(2)(K)

Teacher Preparation

2101(d)(2)(M)

Title III, Part A, Subpart 1: English Language Acquisition and Language Enhancement

Entrance and Exit Procedures

3113(b)(2)

SEA Support for English Learner Progress

3113(b)(6)

Item(s) from Revised Template

Item(s) from Original Template

Page(s) within this document

A.7

6.1.A-B

80-84

B.1.i-iv B.2 B.3

6.2.B.ii ?iii and vi

6.2.B.iv

6.2.B.viii

90-106 90-106 90-106

C.1

6.2.C.i

106

C.2

6.2.C.ii

106

D.1

5.2.A

66-68

D.2

5.2.A; 5.3.E 66-68; 74-79

D.3

5.1.A

63

D.4

5.2.B

68-70

D.5

2.C-D

32-34

D.6

5.1.B

63-65

E.1 E.2.i-ii

6.2.D.i --

106-108 108

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