Chiefs for Change submitted their public comments on the proposed ESSA regulations to the Dept. of Education. The organization commends the proposed rules for balancing state and local flexibility while maintaining federal “guiderails” to ensure the new law benefits students. Members have also voiced support...
The New York State School Board Association and National School Boards Association will hold a webinar on July 29th to discuss the implementation and the regulatory process for ESSA.
The state Dept. of Education released notes from several topic meetings held on ESSA earlier this spring. According to the Minnesota School Boards Association, the state will convene specific workgroups on key topics this summer that will contribute significantly to the state plan. In fall...
Council of Chief State School Officers executive director Chris Minnich expressed concerns over the interpreted timeline for accountability plans, Education Week reports. Many states will not be finalizing their accountability plans under ESSA until late in the 2016- 17 school year. This could mean that...
State Dept. of Education released an updated presentation on the state’s approach to ESSA and its implementation plan. Read more here.
Robert E. Slavin, Director of the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University, commented that ESSA “is not self-activitating” and it will take “quick and intensive action, likely outside of government, to identify and publicize guides to programs meeting ESSA standards.”...
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA-3) sent a letter to Education Secretary John King highlighting concerns that teachers may not have enough time to participate in the required planning and development programs within ESSA. Read more here.
The State Board of Education met to discuss the advancement of their ESSA implementation plan. An initial timeline notes the Board of Education will draft a plan August and September, after which they will conduct a 30-day public comment period. Read more here.
Evan Rosenberg, candidate for an open seat on the Target Range School District Board of Trustees, noted that, “Montana’s Office of Public Instruction will publish in July of this year their state plan that details how they will implement ESSA.” Read more here.
Peter Shulman, Deputy Commissioner Division of Talent and Performance at the state Department of Education issued a memo to public and non-public chief school administrators and charter school and renaissance school project leads outlining several goals for the state’s implementation of ESSA. They mention that...
