Public Comment on the Arkansas Addendum to the ESEA Consolidated State Plan due to the COVID-19 National Emergency under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act

Memo Information

Memo Number

COM-21-049

Memo Date

11/23/2020

Memo Type

Informational

Unit

Public School Accountability

Regulatory Authority

Response Required

Attention

Federal Programs; Superintendents; Assistant Superintendent; Principals; Technology Coordinators; General Business Managers; Gifted & Talented Coordinators; Curriculum Coordinators; Bookkeepers; School Counselors; Equity Coordinators (Disability/Race/Gender/National Origin); Child Nutrition Directors/Managers; Data Stewards (SIS; eSchool; eFinance; TRIAND); District Coordinators (ALE; Homeless; ESOL; SDFS & Foster); Parent Involvement Coordinators/Facilitators

Primary Contact Information

Name

Deborah Coffman

Phone Number

501-682-1298

Deborah.Coffman@arkansas.gov

Memo Reference

No references available.

Memo Text

During the Vision for Excellence in Education and Arkansas Accountability System (ESSA Steering Committee) meeting held on November 18, 2020, the committee passed a motion to release the Arkansas Addendum to the ESEA Consolidated State Plan due to the COVID-19 National Emergency under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act for public comment. The draft addendum can be viewed at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JSO5tOZ-U7dXBVlJfv1RyUxM2DosfRN0gDZbX-XQEX4/edit?usp=sharing The addendum is for the 2020-2021 school year only.

Please submit public comments regarding the addendum to ade.essacomments@arkansas.gov by close of business on Wednesday, December 23, 2020.

Learn more about the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). See the agenda from the ESSA Steering Committee meeting at https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/1133?meeting=354492

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