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Tag Archives: Peer Reviews
ESSA State Plan Peer Reviewers
| Name | Employer as of January/February 2017 |
|---|---|
| Rose Acerra | New Jersey PTA |
| Bonita Allen | Pennsylvania PTA; B Allen Consulting |
| Cori Alston | Georgia Department of Education |
| Sally Bachofer | City Year, Inc. |
| Janet Barresi | Retired |
| Mary Batiwalla | Tennessee Department of Education |
| Samantha Benn-Duke | Northeastern State University |
| Margaret Biggerstaff | West Central Achievement & Integration Collaborative |
| Melissa Bowles | University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana |
| Terri Breeden | Shaker Heights City Schools |
| Linda Carstens | Retired |
| Lisa Chandler | New Mexico Public Education Department |
| Linda Chen | Ikigai Educational Consulting, LLC |
| Christopher Cobitz | Independent Consultant |
| Candace Cortiella | The Advocacy Institute and Independent Consultant |
| M. Diane Cox | Riverview Gardens School District |
| Christopher Cross | Cross & Joftus, LLC |
| Diane DeBacker | RTI International |
| Christa Dillard | CMD Enterprises, Inc. |
| Sarah Drinkwater | Oregon Department of Education |
| Mardale Dunsworth | School Synergy |
| M. Christine Dwyer | RMC Research |
| Louis Fabrizio | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction |
| David Freitas | Indiana University South Bend, School of Education; Indiana State Board of Education |
| Gail Goldberg | Independent Consultant |
| Pete Goldschmidt | California State University Northridge |
| Dana Gresham | Hanover County Public Schools; James Madison University |
| Adria Griffin | Marietta City School System |
| Gabriela Gui | Education Achievement Authority of Michigan |
| Sharon Hall | Retired |
| Crystal Harden | Green Street Academy |
| Alex Harris | Harold K.L. Castle Foundation |
| Allison Henderson | Westat |
| Lynn Holdheide | American Institutes for Research |
| Christy Hovanetz | Foundation for Excellence in Education |
| Susan Kahn | Evaluation Systems Group |
| Mariann Lemke | American Institutes for Research |
| Bambi Lockman | Retired |
| Mark Kevin Matter | Independent Consultant |
| Margaret McNeely | Retired |
| Yovhane Metcalfe | Foundation for Excellence in Education |
| Kimberly Miller | Oregon Department of Education |
| Nathan Oakley | Mississippi Department of Education |
| Matthew Pakos | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Sarah Panella | District of Columbia Public Schools |
| Ashley Piche | Colorado Department of Education |
| Richard Pohlman | Thurgood Marshall Academy |
| Abigail Potts | National Association of State Boards of Education |
| Colleen Riley | Kansas State Department of Education |
| Cynthia Roach | Indiana State Board of Education |
| Kirsten Rogers | Hawaii State Department of Education |
| Sarah Sandelius | Independent Consultant |
| Ira Schwartz | Independent Consultant |
| Deborah Sigman | WestEd |
| Thomas Spencer | Lafayette Parish School System |
| Cindy Stamps | Clear Creek Independent School District; PTA |
| Robert Stonehill | American Institutes for Research |
| Beata Thorstensen | Albuquerque Public Schools |
| Charlotte “Nadja” Trez | Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools |
| Joanne Vitale | Parent to Parent NY, Inc. |
| Renata Witte | Albuquerque Public Schools; New Mexico PTA |
| Jamie Wong | Louisiana Department of Education |
| Delphia Young | Clayton County Public Schools |
| Jonas Zuckerman | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction |
ESEA Consolidated State Plans
On March 13, 2017, the Department released a revised template for the consolidated State plan under section 8302 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The purpose of the consolidated State plan is to provide parents with quality, transparent information about how the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA, will be implemented in their State.
Even though a State Educational Agency (SEA) submits only the required information in its consolidated State plan, an SEA must still meet all ESEA requirements for each included program. For any program not included in a consolidated State plan, the SEA must submit individual program State plans that meet the statutory and regulatory requirements of each respective program.
Updates
- 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)
Templates
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- State Plan Addendum Template for 2021-2022 (Updated December 22, 2021)
- Revised Assurances Template – Due June 2, 2017
- Revised Consolidated State Plan Template
- Crosswalk of Consolidated State Plan Requirements
Resources
- Memo to State Regarding Consolidated State Plan Amendments for the 2022-2023 School Year (December 14, 2022)
- Dear colleague letter Extending the Date to Submit State Plan Addendum (January 26, 2021)
- Frequently Asked Questions: Impact of COVID-19 on Accountability Systems Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
- 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 Dear Colleague Letter on State Plan Amendments (November 14, 2018)
- ESSA Dear Colleague Letter on School Support and Improvement Activities and Consultation (April 10, 2017)
- ESSA State Plan Submission
- 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)
- Consolidated State Plans Reminders Webinar (August 1, 2017)
- Consolidated State Plan Frequently Asked Questions (June 16, 2017)
- Peer Reviewer training presentation: Mc-Kinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program (April 26, 2017)
- Peer Reviewer training presentation : Title I, Part A and Title III, Part A (April 3, and 5, 2017)
- Webinar presentation: State Plan Peer Review Criteria (March 30, 2017)
- State Plan Peer Review Criteria (March 28, 2017)
- Webinar presentation: Consolidated State plan peer review process (March 22, 2017)
- Webinar presentation: Revised State Plan Template (March 15, 2017)
- Press Release
- Fact Sheet
- Secretary DeVos Letter regarding updated consolidated State plans (March 13, 2017)
- Secretary DeVos’ Letter to States regarding consolidated State plans (February 10, 2017)
- ESSA technical assistance resources
Archived Information
- Note: The documents below are for informational purposes only.
State Requests for Waivers of ESEA Provisions for SSA-Administered Programs
These are ED responses to State requests for waivers from requirements under Title I, II, III, and IV-B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
