Tag Archives: State Education Agencies

Secretary’s Approval Principle 3 Letter for South Carolina under the ESEA Flexibility

September 4th, 2019

Date: February 22, 2013 The Honorable Mick Zais State Superintendent of Education South Carolina Department of Education 1429 Senate Street Suite 1006 Columbia, SC 29201 Dear Superintendent Zais: I am pleased to inform you that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has determined that South Carolina’s guidelines for teacher and principal evaluation and support systems, […]

South Carolina ESEA Flexibility Assessment Letter

September 4th, 2019

May 13, 2014 The Honorable Mick Zais State Superintendent of Education South Carolina Department of Education 1429 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29201 Dear Superintendent Zais: I am writing in response to your letter of April 22, 2014, to Secretary Arne Duncan indicating that the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has decided to withdraw from […]

South Carolina ESEA Flexibility Educator Evaluation System Flexibility Determination Letter

September 4th, 2019

January 14, 2014 Mr. Mick Zais State Superintendent of Education South Carolina Department of Education 1429 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29201 Dear Superintendent Zais: I am writing in response to South Carolina’s request to amend its approved ESEA flexibility request. As you know, on July 19, 2012, the Department of Education (Department) approved South Carolina’s […]

Secretary’s Approval Principle 3 Letter for Oklahoma under the ESEA Flexibility

September 4th, 2019

Date: February 22, 2013 The Honorable Janet Barresi State Superintendent of Public Instruction Oklahoma State Department of Education Hodge Education Building 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599 Dear Superintendent Barresi: Thank you for submitting Oklahoma’s guidelines for teacher and principal evaluation and support systems, as well as the corresponding changes you made to […]

Secretary’s Approval Extension Letter for Oklahoma under the ESEA Flexibility

September 4th, 2019

November 24, 2014 The Honorable Janet Barresi State Superintendent of Public Instruction Oklahoma State Department of Education 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Dear Superintendent Barresi: Thank you for your submissions of documentation on October 16 and 23, 2014, regarding the Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) standards Oklahoma is implementing in the 2014–2015 […]

Secretary’s Approval Assessment Principle 1 Letter for New York under the ESEA Flexibility

September 4th, 2019

July 17, 2014 The Honorable John B. King, Jr. Commissioner of Education New York State Education Department 89 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12234 Dear Commissioner King: I am writing regarding the New York State Education Department’s (NYSED) decision to not administer in the 2014–2015 school year the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and […]

Secretary’s Approval Principle 3 Letter for Nevada under the ESEA Flexibility

September 4th, 2019

Date: June 11, 2013 The Honorable Rorie Fitzpatrick Interim Superintendent of Public Instruction Nevada Department of Education 700 East Fifth Street Carson City, NV 89701 Dear Interim Superintendent Fitzpatrick: I am writing to inform you of the outcome of the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) review of Nevada’s guidelines for teacher and principal evaluation and […]

Secretary’s Letter for Nevada for Lifting of Condition/Extension under the ESEA Flexibility

September 4th, 2019

Date: August 13, 2013 The Honorable Rorie Fitzpatrick Interim Superintendent of Public Instruction Nevada Department of Education 700 East 5th Street Carson City, NV 89701 Dear Interim Superintendent Fitzpatrick: I am writing in response to Nevada’s request to extend approval of ESEA flexibility through the end of the 2013−2014 school year. Currently, Nevada’s request is […]

Secretary’s Approval Accountability Addendum Approval Letter for Nevada under the ESEA Flexibility

September 4th, 2019

July 17, 2014 The Honorable Dale A. R. Erquiaga Superintendent of Public Instruction Nevada Department of Education 700 East Fifth Street Carson City, NV 89701 Dear Superintendent Erquiaga: Thank you for submitting Nevada’s “ESEA Flexibility Accountability Addendum” (Accountability Addendum) for review. I appreciate the effort required to prepare the Accountability Addendum, which replaces Nevada’s existing […]

Nevada ESEA Flexibility Educator Evaluation System Flexibility Determination Letter

September 4th, 2019

December 8, 2013 Mr. Dale Erquiaga State Superintendent of Public Instruction Nevada Department of Education 700 E. Fifth Street Carson City, NV 89701 Dear Superintendent Erquiaga: I am writing in response to Nevada’s request to amend its approved Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) flexibility request received on October 31, 2013. […]