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This group is for all parent center staff! Share and discuss information and updates on the implementation of the new ESEA, Every Student Succeeds Act. Please post information that your colleagues and families need to know as this new law goes into effect. Feel free to post articles, announcements, thoughts, questions and observations.
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Candace Cortiella posted an update in the group
ESSA-The Every Student Succeeds Act (2015 reauthorization of ESEA) – Parent Centers Taking Action 2 years, 10 months agoApril 6, 2018
The US Dept. of ED has approved waivers of the 1% cap on the number of students who can take the state’s alternate assessment for the 2017-2018 school year to:
Arizona (approved for ELA/math, denied for Science)
Hawaii (approved for ELA/Math, denied for Science)
Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas – approved for all areas…[Read more] -
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Candace Cortiella posted an update in the group
ESSA-The Every Student Succeeds Act (2015 reauthorization of ESEA) – Parent Centers Taking Action 2 years, 11 months agoMARCH 30, 2018: The US Dept. of Education has approved ESSA Consolidated State Plans for Idaho, Mississippi and Rhode Island.
This leaves the following states awaiting USED action on their submitted plans: Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia.
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Candace Cortiella posted an update in the group
ESSA-The Every Student Succeeds Act (2015 reauthorization of ESEA) – Parent Centers Taking Action 2 years, 11 months agoThe US Dept. of Education has approved the ESSA Consolidated State Plan for the state of Texas. According to the Texas revised plan submitted on March 6, 2018, just 44% of schools will have the students with disabilities subgroup included in the state accountability system (page 11). The plan is available at…[Read more]
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Candace Cortiella posted an update in the group
ESSA-The Every Student Succeeds Act (2015 reauthorization of ESEA) – Parent Centers Taking Action 2 years, 11 months agoAs of March 23, the status of state requests for a waiver to exceed the 1% cap on alternate assessments is as follows:
• Waivers have been approved for AR, DE, LA, KY, MA, MS, OH, WI
• Waiver has been partially approved for IN (approved for ELA/Math, denied for Science assessment)
• Waiver denied for PA due to failure to test at least 95% o…[Read more] -
Candace Cortiella started the topic Status of state requests for a waiver to exceed ESSA cap on AA-AAAS in the forum
New Every Student Succeeds Act (2015 reauthorization of ESEA) 2 years, 11 months agoAs of March 9, 2018, the status of state requests for a waiver of 1% cap on alternate assessments is as follows:
• Waivers have been approved for DE, LA, KY, MA, MS, WI
• Waiver has been partially approved for IN (denial for Science assessment)
• Waiver denied for PA due to failure to test at least 95% of students with disab…[Read more] -
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Candace Cortiella posted an update in the group
ESSA-The Every Student Succeeds Act (2015 reauthorization of ESEA) – Parent Centers Taking Action 3 years agoED has acted on 4 state requests for a waiver of ESSA’s 1% cap on the number of students who can be assessed via a state’s alternate assessments.
KY and MA rec’d approval of their requests.
IN received approval for math and ELA but was denied a waiver for science.
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Candace Cortiella posted an update in the group
ESSA-The Every Student Succeeds Act (2015 reauthorization of ESEA) – Parent Centers Taking Action 3 years agoED’s approval of state ESSA plans has ground to a halt over the past several weeks, with no state receiving approval since January 19th.
These states are still awaiting ED approval: Sixteen states still await approval: AL, AK, CA, CO, FL, ID, IA, KY, MS, NE, NC, OK, RI, SC, TX, UT and VA.
To access information posted by ED click on your…[Read more]
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Candace Cortiella started the topic New brief on using ESSA to improve services in JJ facilities in the forum
New Every Student Succeeds Act (2015 reauthorization of ESEA) 3 years agoThe American Youth Policy Forum has released a new brief, “Leveraging the Every Student Succeeds Act to Improve Educational Services in Juvenile Justice Facilities.”
The brief provides state and local policymakers as well as education and juvenile justice leaders with information about how they can use requirements under the Every Student…[Read more]
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Candace Cortiella started the topic New ESSA resources in the forum
New Every Student Succeeds Act (2015 reauthorization of ESEA) 3 years agoFebruary 8, 2018
Several new ESSA resources have been released over the past few weeks. Here’s a recap.
Chronicle of Social Change
New analysis looks at how states are doing in meeting the ESSA requirements regarding foster youth. According to the analysis at least 11 states are outright failing or are clearly struggling to meet the new t…[Read more] -
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Candace Cortiella posted an update in the group
ESSA-The Every Student Succeeds Act (2015 reauthorization of ESEA) – Parent Centers Taking Action 3 years, 1 month agoStatus of ESSA State Plan approval as of January 19, 2018
All state plans submitted in Spring 2017 have been approved with the exception of Colorado.
Of the state plans submitted in Fall 2017, all but one state (South Carolina) have received interim feedback letters and peer review notes.
These states have been approved to date: AR, GA, HI,…[Read more] -
Candace Cortiella started the topic US ED denies NY request for waiver on testing of SWDs in the forum
New Every Student Succeeds Act (2015 reauthorization of ESEA) 3 years, 1 month agoThe US Dept. of Ed has denied the waiver request of NYSED to test a portion of students with disabilities below their enrolled grade. More specifics below.
NYSED press release: http://www.nysed.gov/news/2018/us-department-education-approves-new-york-states-every-student-succeeds-act-plan
USED response:…[Read more]
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