Education Works Forum K-12 Education: 2017 Florida Legislative Session Outlook & Key Issues February 17, 2017 11:00am - 12:00pm EST Hosted by: Sponsored by: Sponsored by: Virtual Forum Housekeeping Information Your Participation Open and close your control panel Join audio: • Choose “Mic & Speakers” to useVoIP • Choose “Telephone” and dial using the information provided Submit questions and comments via the Questions panel Note: Today’s presentation is being recorded and will be provided early next week. Welcome & Introduction Mary Chance, President Consortium of Florida Education Foundations Mission: The CFEF advances student achievement in Florida through member local education foundations by increasing their capacity and resources in partnership with key stakeholders. http://educationfoundationsfl.org/ Welcome from our Host Bill Hoffman, Education Consultant Florida Philanthropic Network http://www.fpnetwork.org/ Mission: Foster cooperation and collaboration among business, government and nonprofit organizations. Advance sound public policy that includes nonprofit sector perspectives. Promote and develop philanthropy in Florida. Format Platform Hot Topics Priorities and Q & A Education Legislative Funding Leaders A little about you Work in K-12 Education Work in Higher Education Work in Independent Sector (Non-Profit or Philanthropy) Work for State Government Concerned Citizen Constituencies & our Schools School District Leaders Philanthropy & Florida Legislature Foundations Business K-12 Parents Community Policy & Funding Priorities Governor’s FL Dept. of Office Education/ State Board Teachers Students National/International Entities (Data & Resources) Top Legislative Priorities of Key Groups Allyce Heflin Southern Strategy Group Eric Prutsman CFEF Government Representative Top Education Priorities Governor Rick Scott . Funding for enrollment growth . Increase in school safety initiatives . Increase in Sparsity Supplement (assistance to rural districts) . Digital classrooms . Florida Retirement System increases . Transportation increases . Increase in ESE allocation . Elimination of initial teacher certification and renewal fees . Teacher recruitment and retention . Teacher professional development initiatives . Student Articulation and Access . Provide all K-12 and postsecondary students with more options to learn and achieve in areas needed for higher education and workforce success . Increased Student Achievement . To create the conditions in every school district where all students have the opportunity for the education that assists them in reaching their highest individual achievement and address specific gaps where those conditions are not presents . Education Service Efficiency . To ensure the state’s return on investment by providing more quality efficient services and protections . High Quality Education Institutions . To provide protection for students enrolled in private postsecondary institutions by requiring institutions to implement procedures to safeguard their ability to maintain operations and ensure licensure of high quality institutions Restore authority for school districts to levy, by simple majority vote, up to 2.0 mills for capital purposes, and maintain the current authority of school districts to determine the use of local capital outlay millage revenue Provide sufficient per student funding to place Florida in the upper quartile nationally, increase the Base Student Allocation by at least five percent annually, and ensure that funding for each categorical allocation within the FEFP is sufficient to cover actual costs, growth, and inflation, and is not reduced by either enrollment or revenue changes during the fiscal year Revise Florida statutes and related State Board of Education Rules regarding 3rd Grade promotion and retention to: Prove clearly defined alternative pathways for student promotion and retention with a more balanced approach that considers both assessment results and local evidence of student performance Ensure that the final decision on student promotion or retention is made at the local level Ensure that student promotion or retention is not dependent upon, or denied by, a single assessment result Ensuring Equity – All children deserve to develop to their full potential, irrespective of their race, gender, culture, linguistic background, ability, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, or nation of origin. Promoting Excellence – No matter where they attended school, all students must be provided a safe, healthy, and accepting learning environment and a rigorous, high-quality, and personalized academic program. Supporting Educators – As the most significant in-school factors for student achievement, teachers and school leaders deserve the support and resources to maximize student learning outcomes and prepare our young people for the future. High-stakes testing – Florida PTA opposes the use of national, mandated, standardized test as the sole criterion for measuring a school or student progress. Physical Education/Reducing Childhood Obesity – Florida PTA urges the legislature to support daily physical education programs taught by certified PE teachers as an integral part of every child’s education and to support efforts to improve the nutritional value of foods and beverage served and sold in schools throughout the state. School Choice – PTA supports public school choice and the creation of public charter schools based on a set of principles that are designed to keep the integrity of public schools intact. Voucher Expansion – Florida PTA urges the Legislature to impose strict eligibility requirements on private institutions and non-public K-12 schools receiving public dollars through any state funded voucher, grant, or scholarship programs, and at a minimum, require them to meet the same accountability standards at their cost as public schools, including, but not limited to, school-wide participation in any statewide mandated assessment program, and school performance grade category designated and improvement rating. Early Childhood Education – Florida PTA urges the legislature to support and fully fund high- quality child care and preschool programs that are affordable and accessible, coordinated at all levels, and characterized by high standards for teaching, training, health, and safety. Juvenile Justice – PTA encourages collaboration between law enforcement, the judicial system, and child welfare agencies; promotes alternative dispute resolution techniques that provide a range of possible sanctions; urges the prevention of the incarceration of youth in adult facilities; and supports assisting youth leaving the juvenile justice system with programs that prevent recidivism. Sexual Violence and Harassment – PTA urges and supports the strengthening of Title IX and all other laws that identify, address the effects of, and prohibit sexual harassment and sexual violence impacting students, and compliance by recipients of federal funds with the provisions of Title IX. Child Trafficking – PTA supports the adoption and enforcement of laws that will deter the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt pf children for the purpose of exploitation. Bullying – PTA supports policies and programs that address the prevention, intervention, and elimination of bullying. Closing Florida’s Talent Gap by Improving Educational Opportunities Preparing Florida’s workforce and addressing the skills gap Investing in digital and virtual education technology Adequately preparing Florida’s youngest learners Supporting STEM initiatives Championing school choice and competition Continuing to improve Florida’s K-12 system Empowering Florida’s best teachers Class Size Reform Achieve the class size reduction mandate on a "school level class size average" basis for grades 4-12 . Reinvest the savings into measures demonstrated to improve teacher quality and to improve student achievement. Standards and Accountability Hold Florida students to higher standards to successfully compete in the global marketplace. Make sure every student who takes the new test receives an accurate and valid test score. School Choice Early Learning - AIF SUPPORTS a uniform system of regulation for health and safety standards for all early learning providers accepting taxpayer dollars. Access to Technology and Innovative Learning - AIF SUPPORTS removing all barriers for accessing all forms of innovative technology-driven education. Choices that Work for Individual Students - AIF SUPPORTS educational choice. Competition that Drives Improved Performance Talent Pipeline and Economic Development Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medical (STEMM) Accountability Give families public school choice, so they are best positioned to make decisions for their children Support school districts implementing competency-based and personalized- learning education systems Allow more students to access the opportunities through Gardiner Scholarships and the John M. McKay Scholarships for Student with Disabilities Increase support, accountability, and student access to high quality charter schools Improve access to services and fair treatment for home education students Support and reward teachers, providing them with the liability protection they deserve Fund student-centered priorities and policies that work through the 2016-17 K- 12 education budget Through FPN’s Education Funders Affinity Group: Higher standards for education, as exemplified by the