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Secretary’s Approval Letter for Texas ESEA Flexibility

September 30, 2013 Honorable Michael L. Williams Commissioner of Education Texas Education Agency 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701 Dear Commissioner Williams: I am pleased to approve Texas’ request for ESEA flexibility, subject to Texas’ meeting the condition described below. I congratulate you on submitting a request that demonstrates Texas’ commitment to improving academic […]

Secretary’s Extension Approval Letter (Texas) ESEA Flexibility

September 19, 2014 The Honorable Michael L. Williams Commissioner Texas Education Agency 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701 Dear Commissioner Williams: This letter is a response to Texas’ July 22, 2014 request for a one-year extension of flexibility under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA flexibility), so that Texas […]

Secretary’s Submission Extension Approval Letter (Texas) ESEA Flexibility

Date: March 7, 2013 The Honorable Michael L. Williams Commissioner Texas Education Agency 1701 Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78701 Dear Commissioner Williams: On February 28, 2013, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) submitted a request for waivers in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department’s) September 23, 2011, document titled ESEA Flexibility, which invited each […]

Secretary’s Approval Determination Letter for Tennessee under the ESEA Flexibility

Date: July 24, 2013 The Honorable Kevin Huffman Commissioner of Education State Department of Education Andrew Johnson Tower, 6th Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 Dear Commissioner Huffman: I am writing in response to the Tennessee Department of Education’s (TDOE) request to amend its approved ESEA flexibility request. The changes TDOE has proposed, […]

Secretary’s Amendment Letter (Tennessee) ESEA Flexibility July 17, 2014

July 17, 2014 The Honorable Kevin Huffman Commissioner of Education State Department of Education 6th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 Dear Commissioner Huffman: I am writing regarding the Tennessee Department of Education’s (TDOE) decision to not administer in the 2014–2015 school year the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for […]

Secretary’s Amendment Letter (Tennessee) ESEA Flexibility

Date: August 31, 2012 Honorable Kevin Huffman Commissioner of Education Tennessee State Department of Education 6th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0375 Dear Commissioner Huffman: I am writing in response to the Tennessee Department of Education’s (TDOE’s) request to amend its approved ESEA flexibility request by revising its annual measurable […]

Secretary’s Approval Letter (Tennessee) ESEA Flexibility

February 9, 2012   Honorable Kevin Huffman Commissioner of Education State Department of Education 6th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0375 Dear Commissioner Huffman: I am pleased to approve Tennessee’s request for ESEA flexibility. I congratulate you on submitting a request that demonstrates Tennessee’s commitment to improving academic achievement and […]

Secretary’s Approval Principle # Letter for South Dakota under the ESEA Flexibility

May 1, 2013 The Honorable Melody Schopp Secretary of Education South Dakota Department of Education 800 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501 Dear Secretary Schopp: This letter regards the status of South Dakota’s approval for ESEA flexibility and supersedes a previous letter you received regarding the status of South Dakota’s approval for ESEA flexibility. Currently, South […]

Secretary’s Field Testing Flexibility Determination Letter ESEA Flexibility

January 30, 2014 The Honorable Melody Schopp Secretary of Education South Dakota Department of Education 800 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2294 Dear Secretary Schopp: I am writing in response to the South Dakota Department of Education’s (SDDE) request to waive certain statutory and regulatory requirements of Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary […]

Secretary’s Approval AmemdmentLetter for South Dakota under the ESEA Flexibility

June 12, 2013 The Honorable Melody Schopp Secretary of Education South Dakota Department of Education 800 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501 Dear Secretary Schopp: I am writing in response to the South Dakota Department of Education’s (SDDOE) request to amend its approved ESEA flexibility request. Following discussions between the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and […]