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Redding, Sam; McCauley, Carlas – Academic Development Institute, 2023
The "statewide system of support," a feature of Congress's 1994 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, provided an organizational framework for a "managerial" approach to school improvement that was accelerated in No Child Left Behind (2001). When Congress temporarily flooded states with economic…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Educational Change
Redding, Sam; Layland, Allison – Building State Capacity and Productivity Center, 2015
A State Education Agency (SEA), whether in a large state or small, is responsible for a complex education system, responsive to a host of stakeholders, and charged with advocating for a multitude of students of all ages attending schools of every description. Much of what an SEA is tasked with accomplishing is set by external entities, from the…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Strategic Planning, Job Performance, Personnel Management
Layland, Allison; Redding, Sam – Building State Capacity and Productivity Center, 2016
For decades, the regulations attached to federal education funds have shaped the forms and functions of state education agencies (SEAs), especially as state funding for these agencies has stagnated or diminished. In fact, the relationship between the SEA and the state's districts and schools has been colored by the strong tint of federal…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Federal Aid, State Aid, School Districts
Redding, Sam; Layland, Allison – Building State Capacity and Productivity Center, 2017
For state education agencies (SEAs) and local education agencies (LEAs), the tide of work has shifted pretty dramatically in recent years. Once obsessed with regulatory fussiness, these agencies are now busy harnessing innovation in pursuit of better schools and more successful students. They are striving for big wins in a time of tight budgets.…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, State Departments of Education, Boards of Education, Board of Education Role
Layland, Allison; Redding, Sam – Building State Capacity and Productivity Center, 2017
The pivot point for educational change is now firmly placed with the district, rebalancing the position of the state and the school relative to the local education agency (LEA). The state education agency (SEA) has been shifting its emphasis for decades, from a compliance-focused authority to a change agent equipped with systems, processes,…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Statewide Planning, Educational Change, Educational Planning
Redding, Sam – Building State Capacity and Productivity Center, 2013
The role of state education agencies (SEAs) in leading change to improve student learning has been evolving over several decades. The 1994 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (U.S. Department of Education, 2013) introduced the "statewide system of support" as a framework for guiding the state's role in district…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Accountability, State Departments of Education, Agency Role