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TITLE I DRAFT BILL RECOMMENDED LIST OF MAJOR CHANGES CAPACITY TO ASSIST LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS Phased in set-aside (2.5% to 3.5%) for turning around low-performing schools (Page A-5) 9570 of This amendment would require States to set-aside 2.5% of their funding to develop $ atiocal d. State capacity to assist low-performing schools and districts. Of this set-aside, States would be required to allocate 70% of the funding directly to LEAs with the greatest 7 what livel do but poorly not percentage of schools in need of improvement. rather than 570 of lowest perf schools) The rationale for the ramped-up set-aside is to continue to expand the capacity States Dnor faily and districts have to help low-performing schools while not harming schools by CEAS. holding money at the State or local level. STANDARDS, ASSESSMENT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY don't have mede testor Inclusion of LEP students in State Assessments (Page A-8) LEP students required to be included in State assessments to the extent practicable, in the language and form most likely to yield accurate information (same as current law) Requirement to assess Spanish-speaking students in Spanish (during their first three years in U.S. schools) if Spanish-assessments are more likely to yield accurate information Requirement that LEP students who have attended schools in the U.S. for three consecutive years be tested in English on the State reading or language arts assessment Accountability (Page A-8A) Allow States to use their own State accountability system for all schools (if the system meets our broad criteria). If State had not developed or implemented an accountability system for all schools, J require the development of such a system for Title I schools based on including all students and holding schools accountable for continuous progress for its lowest performing students. ASSESSMENTS FOR DIAGNOSITC PURPOSES (NOT ACCOUNTABILITY) Encourage the use of a diagnostic assessment for first graders (Page A-12) The NAS reading study recommends the early identification of students with reading difficulties by encouraging assessments in the first grade. We did not require this assessment because NAS recognizes that in schools with large numbers of students at- early experts if you diagnosis promot risk, assessments are sometimes not the best tool - instead, strategies to target the group of students are better. Assessment of English Proficiency (Page A-13) Requires the LEAs to assure that it will annually assess the English proficiency of all students and use the results to modify and guide instruction. from 1