Presentation to the National Council of State Title III Directors Conference - October 30, 2013

1. TESOL Education Policy Update
John Segota, CAE
TESOL International Association
http://www.tesol.org
National Council of State Title III Directors Conference
29 October 2013

2. 113th Congress
• House of
Representatives
– 234
Republicans
– 201
Democrats
• Senate
– 53
Democrats
– 45
Republicans
– 2
Independents

3. 113th Congress
• Leadership
– Speaker
of
the
House
–
Rep.
John
Boehner
(R-­‐OH)
• Education and Workforce
– Chairman
–
Rep.
John
Kline
(R-­‐MN)

4. 113th Congress
• Leadership
– Majority
Leader
-­‐
Sen.
Harry
Reid
(D-­‐NV)
• Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)
– Chairman
–
Sen.
Tom
Harkin
(D-­‐IA)

5. President’s FY 2014 Budget*
• Title I - $14.5 billion
• Preschool for All initiative
– $75
billion
over
10
years
– $750
million
in
discreTonary
Preschool
Development
Grants
• Title III - $732 million
$71 billion total –
increase of $3 billion from FY2013

6. President’s FY 2014 Budget*
• K-12 Reform – Teachers and Leaders
– $5
billion
for
RESPECT
grants
– 25%
set-­‐aside
within
EffecTve
Teachers
and
Leaders
State
Grants
– $98
million
in
the
School
Leadership
Grant
Program
– $400
million
for
the
Teacher
and
Leader
InnovaTon
Fund
– $190
million
in
mandatory
funds
for
PresidenTal
Teaching
Fellows

7. FY2014 Budget Status
• Continuing
Resolution
– HR
2775
– Jan.
15
• Sequestration
– Approximately
5%
cut

8. ESEA Reauthorization
• HR 5- Student Success Act
– Provides
addiTonal
flexibility
on
Tming
of
tests
in
English
– Combines
Title
III
into
a
sub-­‐part
of
Title
I
– Allows
pooling
of
federal
resources
– Reduce
support
for
teacher
quality
and
professional
development
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9. ESEA Reauthorization
• S 1049 – Strengthen America’s
Schools Act
– Require
Title
I
schools
to
establish
at
least
4
levels
of
English
language
proficiency
for
ELLs
– Up
to
5
years
of
language
support
services
– Increase
to
10%
of
Title
III
funds
for
state
acTviTes
– English
Language
AcquisiTon
Technology
InnovaTon
Grants
– Commission
on
Assessment
of
English
Learners
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10. Immigration Reform
• S. 744 – Border Security, Economic
Opportunity, and Immigration
Modernization Act!
– Border Security"
– Pathway to
citizenship"
– DREAM Act"

11. Other Legislation
• S 1158 - English Learning
and Innovation Act
• HR 2516 - Providing Resources to
Improve Dual Language Education
(PRIDE) Act of 2013
• H.R.1258 - Strengthen & Unite
Communities with Civics Education
and English Development
(SUCCEED) Act of 2013

12. Common Core Standards
•
•
•
•
•
Issue Brief – February 2013
Convening Report – March 2013
Professional Paper
Professional Development Kits
New Book Series

14. John Segota
jsegota@tesol.org
Twitter: @JohnSegota
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