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)
- Dear Colleague Letter on Title I Resource Equity (July 11, 2023)
- 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
- Memo to States Regarding Consolidated State Plan Amendments and Accountability for the 2023-2024 School Year (September 28, 2023)
- Memo to States Regarding Consolidated State Plan Amendments for the 2022-2023 School Year (December 14, 2022)
- 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
Equitable Services
- Title I, Part A Equitable Services Non-Regulatory Guidance (May 17, 2023)
- 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)
- 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
- 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 July 4, 2023)
- States requesting waiver consideration for FY 2016 or earlier would also fill out the form, except for Columns D and E on Form 3.
- 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.
- 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)
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)
- 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)
- Dear Colleague Letter on Interagency Collaboration (July 25, 2023)
- Effective Collaboration Webinar PowerPoint (September 7, 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
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
Other
- Dear Colleague Letter on Using Federal Funds for the AmeriCorps Program (April 1, 2022)
- Dear Colleague Letter – Guidance and Federal Resources on Appropriate and Effective Oversight of Public Charter Schools (September 28, 2015)
- The Impact of Title I requirements on Charter Schools (July 2004)
- Dear Colleague Letter on ESEA Section 8546 Requirements (June 27, 2018)
- Title I State Coordinators Letter regarding Arts Education (June 6, 2013)
- Title I Paraprofessionals Non-Regulatory Guidance (March 2004)