82 FR 46796 - Notice of Waivers Granted Under Section 8401 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 193 (October 6, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 193 (October 6, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 193 (Friday, October 6, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 46796-46799] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-21616] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Waivers Granted Under Section 8401 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In this notice, we announce the waivers that the U.S. Department of Education (Department) granted during calendar year 2016 under the waiver authority in section 8401 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ On December 10, 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), was signed into law. The ESEA waiver provisions in section 8401 of the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA, went into effect on that date. However, the Department awarded and administered FY 2016 formula grant funds in accordance with the ESEA as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the ESSA (i.e., the requirements promulgated under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)) consistent with clarification from Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. Accordingly, unless otherwise noted, all references to the ESEA in this notice refer to the ESEA, as amended by NCLB. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The ESEA requires that the Department publish in the Federal Register, and disseminate to interested parties, a notice of its decision to grant a waiver of statutory or regulatory requirements under the ESEA. Between 2011 and 2016, the Department granted more than 800 waivers of statutory or regulatory requirements to State educational agencies (SEAs) but neglected to comply with the ESEA's publication and dissemination requirements. This notice is intended to fulfill the Department's obligation to publicize its waiver decisions by identifying the waivers granted during each calendar year. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kia Weems, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W341, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 260-2221 or by email: [email protected]. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1- 800-877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2016, the Department granted a total of 111 waivers to States under the waiver authority in section 8401 of the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA. We granted: (a) 73 waivers extending the period in which funds were available for obligation: 66 waivers for school improvement activities, one waiver for Improving Teacher Quality, one waiver for Migrant Education, three waivers for 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC), and two waivers for Mathematics and Science Partnerships; (b) 32 waivers of requirements related to State academic standards or assessments: Six waivers allowing substitution of standards or assessments and six waivers permitting SEAs or LEAs to refrain from reporting assessment or accountability determinations; and 26 waivers of the requirement that a State's assessment [[Page 46797]] system cover the full range of its academic content standards for speaking and listening; (c) One waiver permitting an LEA to serve a Title I-eligible high school with a graduation rate below 60 percent that the SEA identified as a priority school; (d) One waiver permitting local educational agencies (LEAs) to operate a Title I schoolwide program in a priority school or a focus school that has less than 40 percent poverty and is implementing a schoolwide intervention; and (e) Four waivers allowing an SEA to waive the carryover limitation for an LEA that needs an additional waiver beyond what the SEA is authorized to grant. Waiver Data I. Extensions of the Obligation Period A. Sixty-six waivers to extend the period of availability of School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds. 1. Extended the period of availability of fiscal year (FY) 2011 SIG funds awarded to two States under section 1003(g) of the ESEA. Provision waived: Tydings Amendment, section 421(b) of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) (20 U.S.C. 1225(b)). Waiver Applicants:New York State Education Department Wisconsin Department of Education 2. Extended the period of availability of FY 2012 SIG funds awarded to three States under section 1003(g) of the ESEA. Provision waived: Tydings Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA (20 U.S.C. 1225(b)). Waiver Applicants: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education New Jersey Department of Education Texas Education Agency 3. Extended the period of availability of FY 2013 SIG funds awarded to seven States under section 1003(g) of the ESEA. Provision waived: Tydings Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA (20 U.S.C. 1225(b)). Waiver Applicants: Iowa Department of Education Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Oregon Department of Education Puerto Rico Department of Education Tennessee Department of Education Texas Education Agency Wisconsin Department of Education 4. Extended the period of availability of FY 2014 SIG funds awarded to eight States under section 1003(g) of the ESEA. Provision waived: Tydings Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA (20 U.S.C. 1225(b)). Waiver Applicants: Alabama State Department of Education Arizona Department of Education Georgia Department of Education Iowa Department of Education Kansas State Department of Education New Hampshire Department of Education North Dakota Department of Public Instruction Puerto Rico Department of Education 5. Extended the period of availability of FY 2016 SIG funds awarded to 46 States under section 1003(g) of the ESEA. Provision waived: Tydings Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA (20 U.S.C. 1225(b)). Waiver Applicants: Alabama State Department of Education Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Arizona Department of Education Arkansas Department of Education California Department of Education Colorado Department of Education Connecticut State Department of Education District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education Florida Department of Education Georgia Department of Education Hawaii State Department of Education Illinois State Board of Education Indiana Department of Education Iowa Department of Education Kansas State Department of Education Kentucky Department of Education Louisiana Department of Education Maine Department of Education Maryland State Department of Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Michigan Department of Education Minnesota Department of Education Mississippi Department of Education Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Montana Office of Public Instruction Nebraska Department of Education Nevada Department of Education New Hampshire Department of Education New Jersey Department of Education New Mexico Public Education Department New York State Education Department North Carolina Department of Public Instruction North Dakota Department of Public Instruction Ohio Department of Education Oklahoma State Department of Education Oregon Department of Education Pennsylvania Department of Education Rhode Island Department of Education South Carolina Department of Education South Dakota Department of Education Tennessee Department of Education Texas Education Agency Utah State Office of Education Virginia Department of Education Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction Wisconsin Department of Education B. One waiver to extend the period of availability of funds for Improving Teacher Quality awarded under Title II, Part A of the ESEA. Provision waived: Tydings Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA (20 U.S.C. 1225(b)). Waiver Applicant: New York State Department of Education C. One waiver to extend the period of availability of funds for Migrant Education related activities awarded under section Title I, Part C of the ESEA. Provision waived: Tydings Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA (20 U.S.C. 1225(b)). Waiver Applicant: New York State Department of Education D. Three waivers extending the period of availability of funds for the 21st CCLC program under Title IV, Part B of the ESEA. Provision waived: Tydings Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA (20 U.S.C. 1225(b)). 1. Extended the period of availability of FY 2012 funds reserved under Title IV, Part B of the ESEA made available for the 21st CCLC program. Waiver Applicant: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction Provision waived: Tydings Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA (20 U.S.C. 1225(b)). 2. Extended the period of availability of FY 2013 funds reserved under Title IV, Part B of the ESEA made available for the 21st CCLC program. Waiver Applicants: Hawaii State Department of Education Maryland State Department of Education [[Page 46798]] F. Two waivers to extend the period of availability of Mathematics and Science Partnerships funds. 1. Extended the period of availability of FY 2012 funds awarded to one State under Title II, Part B of the ESEA. Provision waived: Tydings Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA (20 U.S.C. 1225(b)). Waiver Applicant: Illinois State Board of Education 2. Extended the period of availability of FY 2013 funds awarded to one State under Title II, Part B of the ESEA. Provision waived: Tydings Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA (20 U.S.C. 1225(b)). Waiver Applicant: Illinois State Board of Education III. Waivers of Requirements Related to State Academic Standards and Assessments A. One waiver allowing substitution of standards or assessments. Provisions waived: Section 1111(b)(1)(B) and (3)(C)(i) of the ESEA. Waiver Applicant: Hawaii State Department of Education Description of Waiver: One-year waiver for the 2015-2016 school year of the statutory and regulatory requirements under Title I, Part A of the ESEA, which require the State to apply the same academic achievement standards, and to use the same academic assessments, for all public school children in the State. B. Three waivers of the requirement for an SEA to administer high- quality student academic assessments. Provisions waived: Section 1111(b)(3)(A), (b)(3)(C)(vii), and (b)(3)(C)(ix)(I) of the ESEA. Waiver Applicants: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Montana Office of Public Instruction Nevada Department of Education Description of Waiver: Waiver of the requirement that the SEA administer on an annual basis a set of high-quality student academic assessments in reading/language arts and mathematics to all students in grades three to eight and once in high school. C. One waiver of reporting requirements related to standards and assessments. Provisions waived: Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i), (1)(C)(iii)-(iv), and (2)(B) of the ESEA. Waiver Applicant: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Description of Waiver: Waiver for the 2015-2016 school year of the SEA and LEA reporting requirements in the ESEA corresponding to the waived assessment requirements. D. Twenty-six waivers allowing States to have assessments that did not asses all content standards. Provision waived: Section 1111(b)(3)(C)(ii) of the ESEA. Waiver Applicants: Alabama State Department of Education Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Arkansas Department of Education California Department of Education Georgia Department of Education Idaho State Board of Education Iowa Department of Education Indiana Department of Education Kentucky Department of Education Kansas State Department of Education Louisiana Department of Education Maine Department of Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Montana Office of Public Instruction Nevada Department of Education New York State Department of Education North Dakota Department of Public Instruction Puerto Rico Department of Education South Carolina Department of Education Texas Education Agency Virginia Department of Education Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction West Virginia Department of Education Wisconsin Department of Education Wyoming Department Education Description of Waiver: Waiver from the requirement that the State's assessment system measure the State's speaking and listening standards. IV. Within-District Allocations One waiver granting flexibility regarding within-district Title I allocations. Waiver Applicant: New York State Department of Education Description of Waiver: Permitted an LEA to serve with Title I funds a Title I-eligible high school with a graduation rate below 60 percent that the SEA identified as a priority school even if that school does not rank sufficiently high to be served based solely on the school's poverty rate. Provisions waived: Section 1113(a)(4)(B) and (c)(1) of the ESEA. V. School-Wide Poverty Threshold One waiver allowing a Title I schoolwide program in a school below the 40 percent poverty threshold. Provision waived: Section 1114(a)(1) of the ESEA. Waiver Applicant: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Description of Waiver: Waiver permitting LEAs to operate a schoolwide program in a priority school or a focus school that does not meet the schoolwide poverty threshold of 40 percent and is implementing a schoolwide intervention. VI. Authorizing an SEA To Waive the Carryover Limitation A. Four waivers authorizing SEAs to waive the carryover limitation for an LEA more than once every three years. Provision waived: Section 1127(b) of the ESEA. Waiver Applicant: Indiana Department of Education Description of Waiver: One-year waiver to allow Indiana to grant the Indianapolis Public Schools, Edison Learning--Roosevelt College and Career Academy, and Dr. Robert H. Faulkner Academy a waiver of the carryover limitation with respect to the FY 2015 Title I, Part A funds even if the LEA received a carryover waiver of either its FY 2013 or FY 2014 Title I, Part A funds from the State. Waiver Applicant: Michigan Department of Education Description of Waiver: One-year waiver allowed Michigan to grant the School District of the City of Pontiac and Saginaw City School District a waiver of the carryover limitation with respect to FY 2014 Title I, Part A funds even if the LEA received a carryover waiver of either its FY 2012 or FY 2013 Title I, Part A funds from the State. Waiver Applicant: Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction Description of Waiver: One-year waiver allowed Washington to grant not more than 90 LEAs a waiver of the carryover limitation with respect to unexpended FY 2015 Title I, Part A funds even if an LEA received a carryover waiver of either its FY 2013 or FY 2014 Title I, Part A funds from the State. Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System [[Page 46799]] at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department. Dated: October 3, 2017. Jason Botel, Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. [FR Doc. 2017-21616 Filed 10-5-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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identified for improvement, corrective B. Waivers Allowing SEAs To Meet the Act of 1965, as amended by the Every
action, or restructuring to serve as a Academic Achievement Assessment Student Succeeds Act.1
provider of SES during the 2011–2012 Requirement in an Alternative Manner The ESEA requires that the
school year. Under RLIS Department publish in the Federal
4. Waiver applicant: Wyoming Provision waived: Section 6224(d) of Register, and disseminate to interested
Department of Education the ESEA. parties, a notice of its decision to grant
• Provisions waived: 34 CFR Two Waiver applicants: a waiver of statutory or regulatory
200.47(b)(1)(iv)(A) and (B). requirements under the ESEA. Between
• Commonwealth of the Northern 2011 and 2016, the Department granted
• Description of waiver: Permitted Mariana Islands Public School System
Wyoming to approve a school or LEA more than 800 waivers of statutory or
• Virgin Islands Department of regulatory requirements to State
identified for improvement, corrective Education
action, or restructuring to serve as a educational agencies (SEAs) but
Accessible Format: Individuals with neglected to comply with the ESEA’s
provider of SES for the 2010–2011 and disabilities can obtain this document in
2011–2012 school years. publication and dissemination
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large requirements. This notice is intended to
X. Authorizing an SEA To Waive the print, audiotape, or compact disc) on fulfill the Department’s obligation to
Carryover Limitation for an LEA request to the program contact person publicize its waiver decisions by
Because of Its Receipt of Title I, Part A listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION identifying the waivers granted during
ARRA Funds CONTACT.
each calendar year.
Electronic Access to This Document:
Waiver to permit an SEA to waive the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kia
The official version of this document is
carryover limitation more than once the document published in the Federal Weems, U.S. Department of Education,
within three years for an LEA that needs Register. Free internet access to the 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room
the additional waiver because of its official edition of the Federal Register 3W341, Washington, DC 20202.
receipt of Title I, Part A ARRA funds. and the Code of Federal Regulations is Telephone: (202) 260–2221 or by email:
Provision waived: Section 1127(b) of available via the Federal Digital System Kia.Weems@ed.gov.
the ESEA. If you use a telecommunications
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
Eight Waiver applicants: device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
can view this document, as well as other
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
• Maine Department of Education documents of this Department
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
• Michigan Department of Education published in the Federal Register, in
8339.
• Montana Office of Public Instruction text or Portable Document Format
(PDF). To use PDF you must have SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2016,
• Nebraska Department of Education
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is the Department granted a total of 111
• Nevada Department of Education waivers to States under the waiver
available free at the site.
• Ohio Department of Education You may also access documents of the authority in section 8401 of the ESEA,
• Oklahoma State Department of Department published in the Federal as amended by the ESSA. We granted:
Education Register by using the article search (a) 73 waivers extending the period in
• South Carolina Department of feature at: www.federalregister.gov. which funds were available for
Education Specifically, through the advanced obligation: 66 waivers for school
XI. Waiver of AYP Requirement for search feature at this site, you can limit improvement activities, one waiver for
Annual Measurable Achievement your search to documents published by Improving Teacher Quality, one waiver
Objectives (AMAOs) the Department. for Migrant Education, three waivers for
21st Century Community Learning
Dated: October 3, 2017.
1. Waiver applicant: Colorado Centers (21st CCLC), and two waivers
Department of Education Jason Botel,
for Mathematics and Science
• Provision waived: Section Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Partnerships;
3122(a)(3)(A)(iii) of the ESEA. Secondary Education. (b) 32 waivers of requirements related
• Description of waiver: Granted a [FR Doc. 2017–21623 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am] to State academic standards or
two-year waiver so that Colorado may BILLING CODE 4000–01–P assessments: Six waivers allowing
use, for purposes of AMAO 3, the same substitution of standards or assessments
targets used in the growth component of and six waivers permitting SEAs or
its State-developed differentiated DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LEAs to refrain from reporting
recognition, accountability, and support assessment or accountability
Notice of Waivers Granted Under
system in reading, writing, and determinations; and 26 waivers of the
Section 8401 of the Elementary and
mathematics, in place of the State’s requirement that a State’s assessment
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
AMOs. Amended by the Every Student 1 On December 10, 2015, the Every Student
XII. Waivers Related to Rural Programs Succeeds Act Succeeds Act (ESSA), which reauthorized the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
A. Waivers Allowing SEAs To Provide AGENCY: Office of Elementary and (ESEA), was signed into law. The ESEA waiver
Equitable Services for Private School Secondary Education, Department of provisions in section 8401 of the ESEA, as amended
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Students and Teachers Under the RLIS Education. by the ESSA, went into effect on that date.
However, the Department awarded and
Provision waived: Section 6222 of the ACTION: Notice. administered FY 2016 formula grant funds in
ESEA. accordance with the ESEA as in effect on the day
SUMMARY: In this notice, we announce before the date of enactment of the ESSA (i.e., the
Two Waiver applicants: the waivers that the U.S. Department of requirements promulgated under the No Child Left
• Commonwealth of the Northern Education (Department) granted during Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)) consistent with
Mariana Islands Public School System clarification from Congress in the Consolidated
calendar year 2016 under the waiver Appropriations Act, 2016. Accordingly, unless
• Virgin Islands Department of authority in section 8401 of the otherwise noted, all references to the ESEA in this
Education Elementary and Secondary Education notice refer to the ESEA, as amended by NCLB.
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at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you Telephone: (202) 260–2221 or by email: In addition to waiving the 10
can view this document, as well as all Kia.Weems@ed.gov. provisions listed above, the Department
other documents of this Department If you use a telecommunications granted three optional waivers to 43
published in the Federal Register, in device for the deaf (TDD) or a text States under ESEA flexibility related to
text or Portable Document Format telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay the following:
(PDF). To use PDF you must have Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 1. 21st Century Community Learning
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 8339. Centers (21st CCLC) requirements,
available free at the site. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2015, allowing SEAs flexibility to permit
You may also access documents of the the Department granted waivers under community learning centers to use 21st
Department published in the Federal ESEA flexibility to 43 States under the CCLC funds to support expanded
Register by using the article search waiver authority in section 9401 of the learning time during the school day in
feature at: www.federalregister.gov. ESEA, in exchange for rigorous and addition to activities during non-school
Specifically, through the advanced comprehensive State-developed plans hours or periods when school is not in
search feature at this site, you can limit designed to improve student academic session;
your search to documents published by achievement and increase the quality of 2. Requirements to make adequate
the Department. instruction. An additional 93 waivers yearly progress (AYP) determinations;
that were not part of ESEA flexibility and
Dated: October 3, 2017.
also were granted under the waiver 3. Requirements pertaining to Title I,
Jason Botel, Part A within-district allocations;
authority in section 9401 of the ESEA.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and b. Forty-five waivers extending the
Secondary Education. We granted:
a. Ten waivers under ESEA flexibility period in which funds were available
[FR Doc. 2017–21616 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am] for obligation: 40 waivers for school
to each of 43 States granting flexibility
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from ESEA requirements to improve improvement activities, one waiver for
student academic achievement and Consolidated Grant funds for Insular
increase the quality of instruction: Areas, one waiver for State assessment
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 1. Allowing SEAs flexibility to select activities, and three waivers extending
one of three options for setting new the period for SIG carryover funds;
Notice of Waivers Granted Under c. One waiver granting LEAs
Section 9401 of the Elementary and ambitious, but achievable annual
measurable objectives (AMOs); additional time to meet teacher and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as principal evaluation requirements for
Amended 2. Allowing flexibility in
implementation of school improvement cohort 5 SIG schools;
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and requirements to relieve local d. Five waivers allowing SEAs to
Secondary Education, Department of educational agencies (LEAs) of the approve schools or LEAs identified as in
Education. requirement to identify schools for need of improvement to become
improvement, corrective action, or supplemental educational services (SES)
ACTION: Notice.
restructuring, as appropriate, and to take providers;
SUMMARY: In this notice, we announce certain improvement actions in e. Ten waivers of requirements
the waivers that the U.S. Department of identified schools; pertaining to State academic standards
Education (Department) granted during 3. Allowing flexibility in or assessments: Four waivers allowing
calendar year 2015 under the waiver implementation of LEA improvement substitution of standards or assessments
authority in section 9401 of the requirements to relieve SEAs of the and six waivers exempting SEAs or
Elementary and Secondary Education requirement to identify LEAs for LEAs from reporting assessment or
Act of 1965, as amended by the No improvement or corrective action, as accountability determinations;
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (ESEA), appropriate, and to take certain f. Fourteen waivers of the third of
including waivers related to flexibilities improvement actions for identified three annual measureable achievement
granted to States in exchange for State- LEAs; objectives (AMAOs 3) under Title III,
led reforms (ESEA flexibility). 4. Granting flexibility for rural LEAs; due to lack of assessment data in the
5. Permitting LEAs to operate a 2014–2015 school year;
The ESEA requires that the
schoolwide program in a priority school g. Two waivers allowing SEAs
Department publish in the Federal
or a focus school that does not meet the flexibility to distribute section 1003(a)
Register, and disseminate to interested
40 percent poverty threshold and is funds to LEAs for use in priority and
parties, a notice of its decision to grant
implementing a schoolwide focus schools;
a waiver of statutory or regulatory h. Five waivers of the requirement to
requirements under the ESEA. Between intervention;
6. Allowing SEAs flexibility to make AYP determinations;
2011 and 2016, the Department granted i. Six waivers allowing LEAs to carry
more than 800 waivers of statutory or distribute school improvement funds to
LEAs for use in priority and focus out significant education reforms to
regulatory requirements to State improve student achievement;
educational agencies (SEAs) but schools;
7. Allowing funds reserved for State j. Two waivers authorizing an SEA to
neglected to comply with the ESEA’s waive the carryover limitation for an
awards program to go to any reward
publication and dissemination LEA that needs an additional waiver;
school;
requirements. This notice is intended to
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8. Relating to highly qualified teacher k. One waiver of the requirement to
fulfill the Department’s obligation to (HQT) improvement plan requirements; provide parents notice of public school
publicize its waiver decisions by 9. Relating to limitations on the choice options at least 14 days before
identifying the waivers granted during transferability of certain funds; and the start of the school year;
each calendar year. 10. Permitting SEAs flexibility to l. One waiver pertaining to school
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kia award School Improvement Grant (SIG) support and recognition allowing
Weems, U.S. Department of Education, funds to an LEA to implement one of flexibility in the use of funds reserved
400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room the four SIG models in any priority for State awards program to go to any
3W341, Washington, DC 20202. school. reward school; and
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