Resources

Accountability and School Improvement

• Frequently Asked Questions: Impact of COVID-19 on 2021-2022 Accountability Systems Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) (February 15, 2022)
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Public Comments Received
• State Plan Addendum Template for 2021-2022 (Updated December 22, 2021)
• Dear colleague letter Extending the Date to Submit State Plan Addendum (January 26, 2021)
• Frequently Asked Questions: Impact of COVID-19 on 2020-2021 Accountability Systems Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) (Updated January 19, 2021)
• Summary Response to Comments on Frequently Asked Questions: Impact of COVID-19 on Accountability Systems Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) (January 19, 2021)
• ESEA Sec. 1003 Funding for School Improvement & ESEA Sec. 1003A Direct Student Services Webinar (July 18, 2018)
• Dear Colleague Letter on the use of remaining School Improvement Grants (SIG) Funds (January 9, 2018)
• Evidence Guidance (September 16, 2016)

Assessments

• Secretary’s Letter regarding Assessment Requirements for the 2020-2021 School Year (September 3, 2020)
• Standards and Assessments

Consolidated State Plans

• Dear Colleague Letter on State Plan Amendments, School Identification, Reporting, and Technical Assistance (October 24, 2019)
• ESSA State Plan Submission
• ESEA Dear Colleague Letter on State Plan Amendments (November 14, 2018)
• Consolidated State Plans Reminders Webinar (August 1, 2017)
• Consolidated State Plan Frequently Asked Questions (June 16, 2017)
• ESSA Dear Colleague Letter on School Support and Improvement Activities and Consultation (April 10, 2017)
• Secretary DeVos’ Letter regarding updated consolidated State plans (March 13, 2017)
• Secretary DeVos’ Letter to States regarding consolidated State plans (February 10, 2017)
• Consolidated State Plan Revised Assurances Template
• Revised Consolidated State Plan Template
• Crosswalk of Consolidated State Plan Requirements
• Webinar presentation: Consolidated State plan peer review process (March 22, 2017)
• Webinar presentation: Revised State Plan Template (March 15, 2017)
• ESEA State Plan Peer Reviewers
• Fall Peer Reviewer On-Site Training (October 30, 2017)
• Consolidated State Plans Peer Reviewer Training Webinar (September 14, 2017)
• Consolidated State Plans Peer Reviewer Training Webinar (September 12, 2017)
• Peer Reviewer Training presentation: McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program (April 26, 2017)
• Peer Reviewer Training Webinar : Title I, Part A and Title III, Part A (April 3, and 5, 2017)
• Presentation (March 30, 2017)
• State Plan Peer Review Criteria (March 28, 2017)

ESSA Flexibilities

• A Parent’s Guide to ESSA
• A Summary of the Flexibilities
• Comprender la Ley Cada Estudiante Triunfa
• Build Your Own Presentation: A Parent’s Guide to ESSA
• Webinar Presentation: ESSA Flexibilities
  • Slides
  • Webinar Recording

Equitable Services

• Title I, Part A Equitable Services Non-Regulatory Guidance (October 4, 2019)
  • Non-Regulatory Guidance
  • Summary Response to Public Comments Received
• Secretary’s letter to congress regarding ESEA provisions restricting religious organizations as contract providers of equitable services are unconstitutional (March 11, 2019) – Fact Sheet
• Dear Colleague Letter regarding Ombudsmen (April 6, 2017)

Fiscal Requirements

• Within-District Allocations under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (February 14, 2022)
  • Non-Regulatory Guidance
  • Summary Response to Public Comments Received
• Frequently Asked Question About Waivers Related to the Title I, Part A Carryover Limitation Under the ESEA Due to COVID-19 (August 16, 2021)
• Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet: Successfully Implementing State-Administered Programs in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 without Complete National School Lunch Program Data from School Years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 (Revised January 2022) 
• Title I Supplement, not Supplant Non-Regulatory Informational Document (June 19, 2019)
  • Informational document (June 19, 2019)
  • Summary response to public comments received
  • Memorandum to Title I Directors Regarding the Timeline for Implementing the New Title I Supplement, Not Supplant Requirements (December 6, 2017)
• ESEA Maintenance of Effort Waiver Request
  • The new MOE requirements, under ESSA, will first apply to LEAs that are eligible to receive FY 2017 funds under a covered program for the 2017-2018 school year. (MOE calculations for FY 2017 funds compare expenditures from State and local sources for free public education in FY 2016 (school year 2015-2016) with those from FY 2015 (school year 2014-2015)). States must review whether the LEAs have failed to maintain effort in 1 of the 5 immediately preceding years. States with LEAs requesting waiver consideration must submit this updated spreadsheet for FY 2017 and beyond.
    • States requesting waiver consideration for FY 2016 or earlier would also fill out the form, except for Columns D and E on Form 3.
      • MS Excel (Updated May 3, 2021)
• Fact Sheet for Transferring State- and Local-Level Funds (Section 5103 of the ESEA) (April 29, 2020)
• ESSA Fiscal Changes & Equitable Services Guidance (November 21, 2016)
• The Community Eligibility Provision and Selected Requirements Under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended (March 2015)
• Letter Describing Findings from U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General report entitled “Fraud in Title I-Funded Tutoring Programs (March 10, 2014)
• Title I, Part A Recovery Funds for Grants to Local Educational Agencies Uses of Funds Guidance (September 2, 2009)
• Fiscal Issues: Title I, Part A (February 2008)
• Late Liquidation of Funds (September 2007)
• Joint U.S. Department of Education and Department of Agriculture Letter Providing Guidance on Implementation of the New Requirements of Title I by Schools that Operate School Lunch Programs (February 20, 2003)
• State Educational Agency Procedures for Adjusting Basic, Concentration, Targeted, and Education Finance Incentive Grant Allocations Determined by the U.S. Department of Education (May 23, 2003)
• Allocating Funds to Charter Schools (December 2000)

Graduation Rate Requirements

• Graduation Rate Guidance (January 6, 2017)

Parent and Family Engagement

• Dear Colleague Letter on Stakeholder Engagement (June 22, 2016)
  • Parental Involvement: Title I, Part A, Non-Regulatory Guidance (April 23, 2004)

Schoolwide Programs

• ESSA Schoolwide Guidance (September 29, 2016)
  • Letter to States on how to leverage Federal and non-Federal funds in Schoolwide Programs (February 13, 2013)

State and Local Report Cards

• A Parent Guide to State and Local Report Cards
  • Interpretación de libretas de calificaciones estatales y locales: Guía para padres
  • Opportunities and Responsibilities for State and Local Report Cards (March 28, 2019)
    • Informational Document
    • Summary Response of Public Comments Received
  • ESSA Dear Colleague Letter on per-pupil expenditures reporting (June 28, 2017)

Special Populations

• Brief: Improving Outcomes for All Students: Strategies and Considerations to Increase Student Diversity (January 9, 2017)
• Dear Colleague Letter from Deputy Secretary Marten Regarding Federal K-12 Resources to Support Resettled Afghan Students (January 14, 2022)

Children in Foster Care

• Dear Colleague Letter on Implementation of Educational Stability Requirements (December 5, 2016)
  • Effective Collaboration Webinar PowerPoint (September 7, 2016)
    • Best Interest Determinations and Immediate Enrollment PowerPoint Presentation (August 24, 2016)
    • Education and Child Welfare Points of Contact Webinar PowerPoint (August 17, 2016)
    • An Overview of the ED/HHS Joint Guidance PowerPoint Presentation (July 27, 2016)
    • Foster Care Guidance (June 23, 2016)
    • Dear Colleague Letter on Foster Care Guidance (June 23, 2016)
    • Dear Colleague Letter on Foster Care Timelines (June 23, 2016)

Education for Homeless Children and Youths

• Homeless Student Guidance (Updated August 2018)
• Letter regarding Title I, Part A reservation to serve homeless students (July 30, 2018)
• Homeless Student Guidance Fact Sheet (July 27, 2016)
• Homeless Student Notice of Rights and Protections (July 27, 2016)

Early Learning

• Early Learning in the Every Student Succeeds Act, expanding Opportunities to Support our Youngest Learners (October 20, 2016)
• Guidance on Serving Preschool Children Through Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended by No Child Left Behind (April 6, 2012)

English Learners

• ESSA Title III Guidance – English Learners (September 23, 2016)
• Addendum to September 23, 2016 Non-Regulatory Guidance: English Learners and Title III of the ESEA (January 2, 2019)

Student-Centered Funding

• Local Flexibility Demonstration Agreements for Student-Centered Funding Authorized by Section 1501 of the ESEA

Transition to the Every Student Succeeds Act

• ESSA Dear Colleague Letter on 2017-2018 Transition (January 13, 2017)
  • ESSA Transition FAQs (January 18, 2017)
  • ESSA Dear Colleague Letter (January 28, 2016)
  • ESSA Webinar Powerpoint (December 22, 2015)
    • ESSA Webinar Audio Recording (December 22, 2016)
  • Dear Colleague Letter on the Transition to ESSA (December 18, 2015)
  • Dear Colleague Letter on the New ESSA Law (December 10, 2015)
• Flexibility and Accountability in No Child Left Behind

Waivers

• Title I Waivers