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Applicant Information
Timeline
Grant awards are made annually to States with approved Consolidated State Applications on file with the US Department of Education automatically during the Federal grant award cycle in July of each year.
Federal Register Notices
None currently.
Grants for State Assessments
Program Description
This program is designed to support the development of the additional state assessments and standards required by Sec. 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended. If a state has developed the assessments and standards required by Sec. 1111(b), funds support the administration of those assessments or other activities related to ensuring that the state’s schools and local education agencies (LEAs) are held accountable for results.
Types of Projects
Projects include development or subsequent implementation of standards-based state academic assessments in reading or language arts, mathematics, and science as required by the authorizing statute. When the state has met all assessment requirements, the funds may be used to improve standards, alignment, reporting, or expanded use of test accommodations.
North Dakato Title I Waiver Letter
June 5, 2015
The Honorable Kirsten Baesler
State Superintendent
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Department 201
Bismarck, ND 58505
Dear Superintendent Baesler:
I am writing in response to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction’s (ND DPI) request on March 31, 2015, to waive certain statutory and regulatory requirements of Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended. Specifically, ND DPI requested to waive accountability determinations based on State assessments administered during the 2014–2015 school year, because this is the first year that the State is administering new, more challenging State assessments in reading/language arts and mathematics aligned to the State’s college- and career-ready content standards.
After reviewing ND DPI’s request, I am pleased to grant, pursuant to my authority under ESEA section 9401, the following waiver for school year (SY) 2014–2015:
- A one-year waiver of ESEA sections 1116(a)(1)(A) and 1116(c)(1)(A) and the corresponding regulatory provisions to the extent they require a local educational agency and a State educational agency, respectively, to use the results from the State’s academic assessments to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) determinations for schools and LEAs.
Under this waiver, ND DPI and its LEAs are not required to include results on State assessments administered in the 2014–2015 school year in making AYP determinations for LEAs and schools, respectively. I am granting this waiver because it is likely to increase the quality of instruction and improve the academic achievement of students by enabling ND DPI and its LEAs to focus on administering the new State assessments and setting high achievement standards for the knowledge and skills students need to demonstrate they are ready for college and the workforce.
This waiver is granted to ND DPI on the condition that it will do the following:
- ND DPI will ensure that all students are included in the statewide assessment system in SY 2014–2015.
- ND DPI and its LEAs will meet all reporting obligations with respect to reporting the achievement and participation rate of students who take the State assessments in SY 20142015.
- ND DPI and its LEAs will report performance against the State’s annual measurable objectives using results from the State assessments administered in SY 20142015.
- ND DPI and its LEAs will calculate and report AYP for SY 20142015 with respect to participation rate and the other academic indicator, including graduation rate for high schools; LEAs and schools that do not make AYP in SY 2014–2015 based on participation rate, graduation rate for high schools, or the other academic indicator for elementary and middle schools would advance to offer the next level of interventions.
- All other schools and LEAs in North Dakota that have been identified as in need of improvement will carry forward the accountability determinations in SY 2015–2016 that they have in SY 2014–2015; ND DPI and its LEAs will provide the necessary notice to parents as required in ESEA section 1116(c)(6) and (b)(6), respectively, prior to the start of SY 2015–2016.
- ND DPI will continue to administer its State assessments in SY 20152016 and will include those results in determining AYP. ND DPI and its LEAs will assign a new rating for 20162017 based on whether an LEA or school makes AYP that includes results from the SY 2015–2016 State assessments.
I appreciate the work you are doing to improve your schools and provide a high-quality education for your students. If you have any questions, please contact Megan Oberst at (202) 453-5673 or Janine Rudder at (202) 205-3785 or OSS.NorthDakota@ed.gov.
Sincerely,
/s/
Deborah S. Delisle
Assistant Secretary
cc: Laurie Matzke
Greg Gallagher
North Dakato Title I Waiver Letter
March 23, 2015
The Honorable Kirsten Baesler
State Superintendent
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Department 201
Bismarck, ND 58505
Dear Superintendent Baesler:
I am writing in response to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction’s (ND DPI) request on February 27, 2015, to waive certain statutory and regulatory requirements of Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended. After reviewing ND DPI’s request, I am pleased to grant the following waiver:
- Approving schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring as supplemental educational services (SES) providers. I am granting a one-year waiver of 34 C.F.R. § 200.47(b)(1)(iv)(A) and (B) to permit ND DPI to approve a school or LEA identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring to serve as an SES provider in the 2015–2016 school year.
This waiver is granted on the condition that ND DPI will satisfy the condition detailed in the enclosure to this letter, including the requirement to report certain information about the use of the waiver to the Department by September 30, 2016. Please be sure to review the enclosure carefully.
I appreciate the work you are doing to improve your schools and provide a high-quality education for your students. If you have any questions, please contact Megan Oberst at (202) 453-5673 or Janine Rudder at (202) 205-3785 or OSS.NorthDakota@ed.gov.
Sincerely,
/s/
Deborah S. Delisle
Assistant Secretary
Enclosure
cc. Laurie Matzke
CONDITIONS ON TITLE I, PART A WAIVERS
Approving schools and LEAs identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring as supplemental educational services (SES) providers (34 C.F.R. § 200.47(b)(1)(iv)(A) and (B))
This waiver is granted on the condition that ND DPI will submit to the Department, by September 30, 2016, a report that includes:
- The total number of LEAs identified for improvement or corrective action that were approved to be an SES provider for the 2015–2016 school year; and
- The total number of schools identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring that were approved to be an SES provider for the 2015–2016 school year.
North Dakato Title I Waiver Letter
June 5, 2015
The Honorable Kirsten Baesler
State Superintendent
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Department 201
Bismarck, ND 58505
Dear Superintendent Baesler:
I am writing in response to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction’s (ND DPI) request on March 31, 2015, to waive certain statutory and regulatory requirements of Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended. Specifically, ND DPI requested to waive accountability determinations based on State assessments administered during the 2014–2015 school year, because this is the first year that the State is administering new, more challenging State assessments in reading/language arts and mathematics aligned to the State’s college- and career-ready content standards.
After reviewing ND DPI’s request, I am pleased to grant, pursuant to my authority under ESEA section 9401, the following waiver for school year (SY) 2014–2015:
- A one-year waiver of ESEA sections 1116(a)(1)(A) and 1116(c)(1)(A) and the corresponding regulatory provisions to the extent they require a local educational agency and a State educational agency, respectively, to use the results from the State’s academic assessments to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) determinations for schools and LEAs.
Under this waiver, ND DPI and its LEAs are not required to include results on State assessments administered in the 2014–2015 school year in making AYP determinations for LEAs and schools, respectively. I am granting this waiver because it is likely to increase the quality of instruction and improve the academic achievement of students by enabling ND DPI and its LEAs to focus on administering the new State assessments and setting high achievement standards for the knowledge and skills students need to demonstrate they are ready for college and the workforce.
This waiver is granted to ND DPI on the condition that it will do the following:
- ND DPI will ensure that all students are included in the statewide assessment system in SY 2014–2015.
- ND DPI and its LEAs will meet all reporting obligations with respect to reporting the achievement and participation rate of students who take the State assessments in SY 20142015.
- ND DPI and its LEAs will report performance against the State’s annual measurable objectives using results from the State assessments administered in SY 20142015.
- ND DPI and its LEAs will calculate and report AYP for SY 20142015 with respect to participation rate and the other academic indicator, including graduation rate for high schools; LEAs and schools that do not make AYP in SY 2014–2015 based on participation rate, graduation rate for high schools, or the other academic indicator for elementary and middle schools would advance to offer the next level of interventions.
- All other schools and LEAs in North Dakota that have been identified as in need of improvement will carry forward the accountability determinations in SY 2015–2016 that they have in SY 2014–2015; ND DPI and its LEAs will provide the necessary notice to parents as required in ESEA section 1116(c)(6) and (b)(6), respectively, prior to the start of SY 2015–2016.
- ND DPI will continue to administer its State assessments in SY 20152016 and will include those results in determining AYP. ND DPI and its LEAs will assign a new rating for 20162017 based on whether an LEA or school makes AYP that includes results from the SY 2015–2016 State assessments.
I appreciate the work you are doing to improve your schools and provide a high-quality education for your students. If you have any questions, please contact Megan Oberst at (202) 453-5673 or Janine Rudder at (202) 205-3785 or OSS.NorthDakota@ed.gov.
Sincerely,
/s/
Deborah S. Delisle
Assistant Secretary
cc: Laurie Matzke
Greg Gallagher
North Dakato Title I Waiver Letter
March 23, 2015
The Honorable Kirsten Baesler
State Superintendent
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Department 201
Bismarck, ND 58505
Dear Superintendent Baesler:
I am writing in response to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction’s (ND DPI) request on February 27, 2015, to waive certain statutory and regulatory requirements of Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended. After reviewing ND DPI’s request, I am pleased to grant the following waiver:
- Approving schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring as supplemental educational services (SES) providers. I am granting a one-year waiver of 34 C.F.R. § 200.47(b)(1)(iv)(A) and (B) to permit ND DPI to approve a school or LEA identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring to serve as an SES provider in the 2015–2016 school year.
This waiver is granted on the condition that ND DPI will satisfy the condition detailed in the enclosure to this letter, including the requirement to report certain information about the use of the waiver to the Department by September 30, 2016. Please be sure to review the enclosure carefully.
I appreciate the work you are doing to improve your schools and provide a high-quality education for your students. If you have any questions, please contact Megan Oberst at (202) 453-5673 or Janine Rudder at (202) 205-3785 or OSS.NorthDakota@ed.gov.
Sincerely,
/s/
Deborah S. Delisle
Assistant Secretary
Enclosure
cc. Laurie Matzke
CONDITIONS ON TITLE I, PART A WAIVERS
Approving schools and LEAs identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring as supplemental educational services (SES) providers (34 C.F.R. § 200.47(b)(1)(iv)(A) and (B))
This waiver is granted on the condition that ND DPI will submit to the Department, by September 30, 2016, a report that includes:
- The total number of LEAs identified for improvement or corrective action that were approved to be an SES provider for the 2015–2016 school year; and
- The total number of schools identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring that were approved to be an SES provider for the 2015–2016 school year.
Resources
Comprehensive Center Network
2016 Regional Advisory Committees
Ten Regional Advisory Committees (RACs) were formed in 2016 to inform changes to the Comprehensive Center program for the FY 2019 grant competition. More information about the RACs from 2016 and previous RAC reports are available here:
- Regional Advisory Committees – General Information and Information and RAC Reports
- Notice of Proposed Priorities (published September 28, 2018)
Visit the Federal Register to view the Notice - Notice of Extension Waiver (January 9, 2016)
PDF (173k) - Notice Inviting Applications (August 6, 2012)
PDF (66k) - Notice of Final Priorities (June 6, 2012)
PDF(25K)
Performance
Comprehensive Centers Program Evaluation
The statute requires that the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE), a component of the Department’s Institute of Education Sciences, provide for an ongoing independent evaluation of the Comprehensive Centers to determine the extent to which each center meets its objectives.
2019:
The final 2019 evaluation report can be found here.
2011:
The final 2011 evaluation report can be found here.
Funding Status
| Fiscal Year (FY) | Appropriation | Number of New Awards | Range of New Awards | Number of Continuation Awards | Range of Continuation Awards |
| FY 2022 | $54,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 21 | $1,000,000 to $6,472,657* |
| FY 2021 | $52,000,000 | 1 | $1,475,000* | 20 | $1,000,000 to $6,429,926* |
| FY 2020 | $52,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 21 | $1,000,000 to $6,472,657 |
| FY 2019 | $52,000,000 | 20 | $1,000,000 to $6,471,484 | 1 | $1,499,507 |
| FY 2018 | $50,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| FY 2017 | $50,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| FY 2016 | $51,445,000 | 1 | $1,449,831 | 22 | |
| FY 2015 | $48,445,000 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
*Estimated amounts
2021
FY 2021 Appropriation: $52,000,000
Number of New Awards: 1
- 1 National Center on Improving Literacy
Number of Continuation Awards: 20
- 19 Regional Comprehensive Centers
- 1 National Comprehensive Center
2020
FY 2020 Appropriation: $52,000,000
Number of New Awards: 0
Number of Continuation Awards: 21
- 19 Regional Comprehensive Centers
- 1 National Comprehensive Center
- 1 National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy
2019
Appropriation: $52,000,000
Number of New Awards: 20
- 19 Regional Comprehensive Centers
- 1 National Comprehensive Center
- Number of Continuation Awards: 1
- 1 National Center on Improving Literacy
FY 2019 New Awards
The total amount of funds available for the CC program for FY 2019 was $52 million. Of that amount, approximately $45 million was used to fund Regional Centers and $5 million was used to fund the National Comprehensive Center. FY 2019 funds supported awards for the first budget period of the project, which is the first 12 months of the project period. Funding for the subsequent budget periods of years two through five (FY 2020 through FY 2023) is contingent on appropriation levels.
Estimated Range of FY 2019 Awards: For Regional Comprehensive Centers: $1,000,000 to $6,472,657.
Note: The Department is not bound by any planned award estimates
| Region | Award |
| Region 01 | $1,000,000.00 |
| Region 02 | $2,360,643.00 |
| Region 03 | $1,000,000.00 |
| Region 04 | $2,557,246.00 |
| Region 05 | $2,444,035.00 |
| Region 06 | $3,215,377.00 |
| Region 07 | $3,378,769.00 |
| Region 08 | $3,212,089.00 |
| Region 09 | $1,722,122.00 |
| Region 10 | $1,302,938.00 |
| Region 11 | $1,243,525.00 |
| Region 12 | $1,963,421.00 |
| Region 13 | $1,647,431.00 |
| Region 14 | $5,413,470.00 |
| Region 15 | $6,472,657.00 |
| Region 16 | $3,316,771.00 |
| Region 17 | $1,000,000.00 |
| Region 18 | $1,000,000.00 |
| Region 19 | $1,000,000.00 |
| National Center | $5,000,000.00 |
* Estimate includes $400,000 to support the Bureau of Indian Education
2018
Appropriation: $52,000,000
Number of New Awards: 0
Number of Continuation Awards: 23
- 15 Regional Comprehensive Centers
- 7 Content Centers
- 1 National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy
- Average Continuation Award:
- $2,700,008 for Regional Comprehensive Centers*
- $1,428,571 for Content Centers*
- $1,499,890 for National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy
- FLICC will provide technical assistance to the Puerto Rico Department of Education to provide capacity-building services and develop a system of support for local education agencies. WCC will provide technical assistance to the Bureau of Indian Education build capacity in the collection and use of data, and organizational effectiveness.
- *These averages include supplemental funding.
- The Comprehensive Centers Program provided supplemental funding to the following centers: Florida and the Islands Comprehensive Center (FLICC), West Comprehensive Center (WCC).
2017
Appropriation: $50,000,000
Number of New Awards: 0
Number of Continuation Awards: 23
- 15 Regional Comprehensive Centers
- 7 Content Centers
- 1 National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy
Average Continuation Award:
- $2,516,956 for Regional Centers*
- $1,482,854 for Content Centers*
- $1,499,700 for National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy
The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education provided supplemental funding to the center on Great Teachers and Leaders.
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services provided supplemental funding to the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders.
The Comprehensive Centers program provided supplemental funding to the centers of Building State Capacity and Productivity (BSCP), West Comprehensive Center (WCC), Pacific Region Comprehensive Center (PRCC), and North Central Comprehensive Center.
BSCP will create and operate a web portal for the Comprehensive Center network. WCC will support the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) by providing direct technical assistance and coordinating technical assistance, where appropriate, from national Content Centers. PRCC will support the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Marshall Islands, and American Samoa in a variety of areas, including formative assessments, teacher evaluation systems, and language proficiency, and NCCC will develop state capacity to support English language learners in North Dakota and to continue on-going supports for English language learners in Nebraska and South Dakota.
*These averages include supplemental funding.
2016
Appropriation: $51,445,000
Number of New Awards: 1
Number of Continuation Awards: 22
- 15 Regional Comprehensive Centers
- 7 Content Centers
- 1 National Center on Improving Literacy
Average Continuation Award:
- $2,640,927 for Regional Comprehensive Centers*
- $2,082,779 for Content Centers*
- $1,449,831 for National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy
The Office of Indian Education provided supplemental funding to the following centers: North Central, Northwest, South Central, West, and Standards & Assessments Implementation.
The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education provided supplemental funding to the centers on Great Teachers and Leaders and College and Career Readiness & Success.
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services provided supplemental funding to the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders.
The Comprehensive Centers program provided supplemental funding to the centers of Building State Capacity and Productivity (BSCP) and Standards & Assessments Implementation (CSAI).
BSCP will provide technical assistance to SEAS to increase their capacity to meet the requirements of fiscal data reporting under the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA. CSAI will assist the Bureau of Indian Education’s Office of Assessment and Accountability in its efforts to collect, organize, and report Federally-required data in the 23 States in which there are BIE-funded schools and to do so using a methodology based on each State’s accountability system.
In 2016, the National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities received a 5-year grant under authority provided in section 2244 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015.
These averages include supplemental funding.
2015
Appropriation: $48,445,000
Number of New Awards: 0
Number of Continuation Awards: 22
- 15 Regional Comprehensive Centers
- 7 Content Centers
Average Continuation Award:
- $2,574,768 for Regional Centers
- $1,480,120 for Content Centers
2014
Appropriation: $48,445,000
Number of New Awards: 0
Number of Continuation Awards: 22
- 15 Regional Comprehensive Centers
- 7 Content Centers
Average Continuation Award:
- $2,574,768 for Regional Centers
- $1,480,120 for Content Centers
The Indian Education National Activities program provided supplemental funding to the following centers: North Central, Northwest, South Central, West, and Standards and Assessments Implementation.
The School Improvement Grants National Activities program provided supplemental funding to the Center on School Turnaround.
The Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination program and the Career and Technical Education National Activities program provided supplemental funding to the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders.
The Preschool Development Grant National Activities program provided supplemental funding to the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes.
2013
Appropriation: $48,445,000
Number of New Awards: 0
Number of Continuation Awards: 22
- 15 Regional Comprehensive Centers
- 7 Content Centers
Average Continuation Award:
- $2,574,768 for Regional Comprehensive Centers
- $1,480,120 for Content Centers
2012
Appropriation: $ 51,113,213
Number of New Awards: 22
- 15 Regional Comprehensive Centers
- 7 Content Centers
Number of Continuation Awards: 0
Average New Award: $2,370,237
Range of New Awards:
- $825,000 to $4,895,053 for Regional Centers
- $1,428,571 to $2,478,571 for Content Centers
Three Regional Center awards (Northwest, South Central, and West) include $331,000 each from the Indian Education National Activities Program.
Great Teachers and Leaders received $750,000 from the Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination program and $300,000 from the Career and Technical Education National Activities Program.
