Tag Archives: Elementary Secondary Schools

Date: March 7, 2013 Honorable James O. Rose Interim Director Wyoming Department of Education 2300 Capitol Avenue, 2nd floor Hathaway Building Cheyenne, WY 82002 Dear Director Rose: On February 28, 2013, the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) submitted a request for flexibility in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department’s) September 23, 2011, document […]

November 8, 2012 Jorea M. Marple, State Superintendent of Education West Virginia Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, West Virginia 25305 Dear Superintendent Marple: Thank you for submitting West Virginia’s request for ESEA flexibility. We appreciate the hard work required to transition to college- and career-ready standards and assessments; develop a system of […]

  May 20, 2013 Honorable James B. Phares State Superintendent of Schools West Virginia Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, WV 25305 Dear Superintendent Phares: I am pleased to approve West Virginia’s request for ESEA flexibility. I congratulate you on submitting a request that demonstrates West Virginia’s commitment to improving academic achievement and […]

March 26, 2013 The Honorable Randall I. Dorn State Superintendent of Public Instruction Washington Department of Public Instruction P.O. Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504 Dear Superintendent Dorn: I am writing to inform you of the outcome of the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) review of Washington’s guidelines for teacher and principal evaluation and support systems. […]

August 14, 2013 The Honorable Randy Dorn Superintendent of Public Instruction Washington Department of Public Instruction P.O. Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504 Dear Superintendent Dorn: I am writing in response to Washington’s July 19, 2013 request to extend approval of its ESEA flexibility request through the end of the 2013–2014 school year. Currently, Washington’s ESEA […]

  April 24, 2014 Honorable Randy Dorn Superintendent of Public Instruction State Department of Public Instruction P.O. Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504 Dear Superintendent Dorn: This letter responds to your letter of March 27, 2014, in which you formally requested a one-year extension of the flexibility I granted to Washington under the Elementary and Secondary […]

February 12, 2014 The Honorable Randy Dorn State Superintendent of Public Instruction Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction PO Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504-7200 Dear Superintendent Dorn: I am writing in response to the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s (OSPI) request on behalf of selected schools to waive […]

January 30, 2014 The Honorable Rebecca Holcombe Secretary of Education State of Vermont, Agency of Education 120 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620 Dear Secretary Holcombe: I am writing in response to the Vermont Agency of Education’s (VAE’s) request on behalf of selected schools to waiver to allow the district to field test in 2013–2014 assessments […]

Date: March 5, 2013 The Honorable Patricia I. Wright Superintendent of Public Instruction Virginia Department of Education P.O. Box 2120 Richmond, VA 23218 Dear Superintendent Wright: I am writing in response to the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) request to amend its approved ESEA flexibility request. On June 29, 2012, the U.S. Department of Education […]

October 9, 2014 The Honorable Joel Coleman Interim Superintendent of Schools Utah State Office of Education P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 Dear Superintendent Coleman: This letter is in response to Utah’s August 22, 2014 request for a one-year extension of flexibility under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended […]