Date: February 22, 2013 The Honorable Mick Zais State Superintendent of Education South Carolina Department of Education 1429 Senate Street Suite 1006 Columbia, SC 29201 Dear Superintendent Zais: I am pleased to inform you that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has determined that South Carolina’s guidelines for teacher and principal evaluation and support systems, […]
May 13, 2014 The Honorable Mick Zais State Superintendent of Education South Carolina Department of Education 1429 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29201 Dear Superintendent Zais: I am writing in response to your letter of April 22, 2014, to Secretary Arne Duncan indicating that the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has decided to withdraw from […]
January 14, 2014 Mr. Mick Zais State Superintendent of Education South Carolina Department of Education 1429 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29201 Dear Superintendent Zais: I am writing in response to South Carolina’s request to amend its approved ESEA flexibility request. As you know, on July 19, 2012, the Department of Education (Department) approved South Carolina’s […]
October 9, 2014 The Honorable Deborah A. Gist Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 Dear Commissioner Gist: This letter is in response to Rhode Island’s May 12, 2014 request for a one-year extension of flexibility under the Elementary and Secondary Education […]
December 15, 2014 Dear Chief State School Officer: In September 2011, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) offered each State educational agency (SEA) the opportunity to request flexibility on behalf of itself and its local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools. This voluntary opportunity provided educators and State and local leaders with flexibility from certain requirements […]
September 19, 2014 The Honorable Rafael Román Meléndez Secretary of Education Puerto Rico Department of Education P.O. Box 190759 San Juan, PR 00919 Dear Secretary Román Meléndez: I am writing in response to Puerto Rico’s April 28, 2014 request for a one-year extension of flexibility under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as […]
October 24, 2014 The Honorable Carolyn Dumaresq Acting Secretary of Education Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education 333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17128-0333 Dear Acting Secretary Dumaresq: This letter is in response to the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) request for a one-year extension of flexibility under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, […]
May 15, 2013 The Honorable Ronald Tomalis Secretary of Education Pennsylvania Department of Education 333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17126 Dear Secretary Tomalis: Thank you for submitting Pennsylvania’s request for ESEA flexibility to the U.S. Department of Education (ED). ED appreciates the hard work required to transition to college- and career-ready standards and assessments; develop […]
November 25, 2013 The Honorable Rob S. Saxton Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction Oregon Department of Education 255 Capitol Street NE Salem, OR 97310 Dear Deputy Superintendent Saxton: This letter is a response to your August 28, 2013, letter requesting reconsideration of the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department) decision to place the Oregon Department of […]
August 14, 2013 Dr. Nancy Golden Interim Chief Education Officer Oregon Department of Education 255 Capitol Street NE Salem, OR 97310 Dear Dr. Golden: I am writing in response to Oregon’s August 13, 2013 request to extend approval of its ESEA flexibility request through the end of the 2013–2014 school year. Currently, Oregon’s ESEA flexibility […]
