Dear Colleague,

The U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury invite you to an upcoming two-part webinar series – “Using American Rescue Plan Funds and Other Federal Supports to Address State and Local Teacher and School Staff Labor Sh...

October 7, 2021

Dear Colleagues,

I wanted to let you know about some upcoming activities related to bullying prevention later this month. Please feel free to share with your colleagues and networks.

1. On October 26, 2021, at ...

OSEP Update

A Newsletter for OSEP Grantees and Interested Stakeholders

October 2021

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In This Issue:

• From the Director
• ED Updates
• Announcements
• Recommended Resource
...

U.S. Department of Education Announces Return-to-School Road Trip to Spotlight Safe Return to In-Person Learning

Students across the country continue to return to in-person learning after more than a year of varied access to the educational opport...

U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Announces Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2021-22 School Year

As part of this week’s Back to School activities, the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education invites you to join our final virtual session of the Summer Learning and Enrichment Collaborative this Thursday, August 12th from 3:...

Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 2:19 PM EDT

Dear Colleagues,

As we wind down summer, the Department is planning some exciting Back to School activities for the week of August 9th.  We hope you can join us for some or all of these unique opport...

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on CDC Guidance

Save-The-Date

- Lessons from the Field Webinar Series -

Returning to School: Strategies for Supporting Staff

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 | 3:00 - 4:15 PM ET

Attention: State and District Leaders, Faculty, Staff, Educators, Paren...

APPROVED STATE PLANS

This week, the Department announced approval of seven American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund state plans -- Arkansas, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, a...

Dear colleagues,

I want to share the email below and the information attached that was sent to chief state school officers on Friday, July 2.

Best,

Patrick Rooney, Director
School Support and Accountability

From: Hone...

U.S. Department of Education Invites States and School Districts to Apply for Additional $600 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Students Experiencing Homelessness

Department of Education Implements TEACH Grant Program Changes to Benefit Teachers and Students

Department will hold an Equity Summit Series starting this month

Today, building on the American Rescue Plan’s historic funding for schools as drivers of equity and opportunity, the Department of Education announced a series of actions ...

ED Announces State Allocations of $800 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness

On April 23, the Department announced plans to distribute $800 million under the American Rescue Plan's Elementary a...

- Lessons from the Field -

Returning to In-Person Learning: Supporting Students, Especially Those with Disabilities, through Intensive Instruction, Effective Learning Environments and Family Engagement

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 | 3:00 - 4...

The 8th Annual ED Games Expo (All-Virtual) Visit disclaimer page
June 1 to 5, 2021

Welcome to the 8th Annual ED Games Expo, an all-virtual event from June 1 to 5, 2021. The Expo showcases game-changing innovations in educatio...

Colleagues...

As we end Teacher Appreciation Week, I wanted to share a blog from Secretary Cardona to America’s teachers.  Please share with your members and networks.

https://blog.ed.gov/2021/05/a-letter-to-americas-teachers/

Education Department Announces State Allocations of $800 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness

Lessons from the Field: Family & Community Engagement and Returning to In-Person Instruction

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

Attention: Education Agencies, Education Providers and Family & Community Engagement Staf...

April 22, 2021

Dear Superintendent:

    I hope this letter finds you well in these challenging times. I write to let you know about current efforts by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to address question...

Award Honors Schools, Districts, and Postsecondary Institutions for Reducing Environmental Impact and Costs, Improving Health and Wellness, Offering Effective Sustainability Education

 April 2021

Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Launches Comprehensive Review of Title IX Regulations to Fulfill President Biden’s Executive Order Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Sex Discrimination

Dear Colleagues,

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the First Lady’s Office and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Amer...

Dear Colleagues,

Please review below and attached three important announcements: one from ED (about next week’s Best Practices Clearinghouse webinar), one from the CDC (a communications update from the School Staff Vaccination Program),...

Save-the-Date

Lessons from the Field: Safely Reopening and Sustaining In-Person Instruction

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

Register Here!

Attention: State and District Leaders, Faculty, Staff, Educators, Parents and ...

MARCH 18, 2021

Dear Colleagues,

On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14000, “Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers.” This E.O. directs t...

$122 billion from the American Rescue Plan will help achieve President Biden’s goal to open the majority of K-8 schools within his first 100 days in office

March 9, 2021

Dear Education Partners,

On March 2, 2021, President Biden challenged all states, territories, and the District of Columbia to ensure every pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade (pre-K through 12) educator and school sta...

March 8, 2021

Dear colleagues,

Please see the information below that was shared with chief state school officers earlier this morning.

Best,

Patrick Rooney, Director
School Support and Accountability

From: Honeysett, Ada...

from: Honeysett, Adam <Adam.Honeysett@ed.gov>
date: Mar 2, 2921, 3:01 PM
subject: Letter from Education Secretary Miguel Cardona: Working Together for Students

To our Nation’s Educators and Education Stakeholders:  

Thank you for givi...

February 22, 2021

Dear colleagues,

Please see the letter below that was sent to all chief state school officers earlier this afternoon.

Best,

Patrick Rooney, Director
School Assesssment and Accountability

From: Honeysett, Adam...

February 12, 2021

Dear Colleagues,

Please see the invitation below and attached for a webinar next week regarding the joint CDC and ED guidance released today. Please share with your colleagues in your state and districts.

Best,

P...

Dear Colleagues,

The Department’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools, in partnership with CDC, will present a webinar next Wednesday, January 13, Returning to School: Mitigation and  Mental Health Strategies. Please see the attached ...

Dear colleagues,

Happy new year! I am sharing the enclosed fact sheet that the Department released today regarding the waivers granted by USDA for the school meal programs and its impact on certain state-administered programs under the ...

Dear Colleagues,

Last summer, States and school districts reported, for the first time, school-by-school spending data required by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (...

Dear State Title II, Part A Directors,

As most of you know, the U.S. Department of Education conducts annual surveys of both SEAs and LEAs to determine how they use Title II, Part A funds; the surveys fulfill the Title II, Part A report...

December 3, 2020

Dear Intergovernmental stakeholders,

This year, providing effective and engaging instruction to meet the individual needs of every student will look different whether it is presented remotely or in-person. E...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the below information with a correction from what I shared last week – with the password to join the webinars this week.

Best,

Patrick

Patrick Rooney, Director
School Support and Accountability

****...

The Honorable Betsy Devos
Secretary
United States Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave SW
Washington, DC 20202 

Dear Secretary DeVos, 

This letter is in response to the recent release of a portal to track spending of CARES Act Education...

United States Department of Education

Office of State Grant and Program Support

November 9, 2020

Dear Chief State School Officer:

Several weeks ago, I sent the message below to State Program Directors who work with pro...

Dear colleagues,

Our colleagues in the Department’s Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) will be hosting a webinar on Culturally Responsive School Practices to Promote the Success of Native American English Learners on November...

Dear Intergovernmental stakeholders,

This year, back-to-school presented historic challenges that changed the way schools across the country welcomed students back, whether in person, remotely, or a hybrid of the two. Actively addressin...

Dear Education Stakeholder,

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Communications and Outreach would like to provide you with advance notification of a virtual showcase featuring Pattison’s Academy by Laurie VanderPloeg, Directo...

Dear Chief State School Officers,

Today (10/09/2020), the U.S. Department of Education released Providing Equitable Services to Students and Teachers in Non-Public Schools under CARES Act Programs.  This document revises previous (April...

Dear Colleagues,

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) will be hosting a webinar on Culturally Responsive School Practices to Promote the Success of Hispanic English Learners on October 8, 2020...

The following OSERS vacancy announcement(s):  Program Specialist, GS-301-14,

located in the Office of Special Education Programs, Office of the Director, closes on

October 13, 2020 and is open to everyone.  This vacancy is limited to 50 a...

The Department is undertaking a study of district and school uses of federal funds. The proposed survey instruments have been posted for public comment through October 26. You can find the materials here: https://beta.regulations.gov/docume...

Secretary DeVos Launches New Web Tool to Help Parents, Educators Easily Access School Spending Data

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Contact:   Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov

• WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos launched ...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the attached flyer that announces two upcoming webinars from the U.S. Department’s Office of English Language Acquisition. Please feel free to share this with your districts and schools. Have a good weekend, ...

September 3, 2020

Dear Chief State School Officer:

During the past several months, we have experienced unprecedented challenges across this nation, and I thank you for your efforts to meet the needs of all your students and safely...

Dear colleagues,

The U.S. Department of Education invites you to join us on September 9 for a webinar focused on teacher collaboration to align language and content instruction (September 9, 3:30-5:00 pm ET). Please see the event regist...

August 14, 2020

Dear colleagues,

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed incredible educational challenges, including numerous school closures and created an unprecedented level of activity in the online learning space. Relatedly, as states, d...

On Monday, August 10, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department), Office of Safe and Supportive Schools (OSSS) and its Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (...

Department launches $600,000 competition to advance student-centered technology education

As part of her continuing charge to state and local education leaders to rethink school, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today a...

Dear K-12 education stakeholders,

Please join U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Frank Brogan, as he leads a panel discussion on the use of technology to support meaningf...

Reminder Grant Assistance Information

Dear Grantee,

Tomorrow, 06/18 and Friday, 06/19, the State and Grantee Relations (SGR) will host two office hours sessions.  During office hours, ESSER grantees may connect with SGR through Skype or by ph...

Dear K-12 education stakeholders,

Please join U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Frank Brogan, as he leads a panel discussion on the practical application of virtual lear...

The Department of Education is seeking peer reviewers for its FY 2020 Education Stabilization Fund-Rethink K-12 Education Models (ESF-REM) discretionary grant competition.

The Education Stabilization Fund-Rethink K-12 Education Models (...

Dear colleagues,

Please see this note and attached fact sheet that were sent to chief state school officers earlier this afternoon.

Best,

Patrick

Patrick Rooney
Director, School Support & Accountability

From: Hone...

Dear Colleagues,

On May 11, 2020, the U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a $3 million grant competition to support school districts that build equitable, student-centered funding (SCF) systems under a pilot program author...

May 15, 2020

TITLE IX REGULATIONS

On May 6, Secretary DeVos took action to strengthen Title IX protections for survivors of sexual misconduct and to restore due process in campus proceedings to ensure all students can pur...

[NOTE: 05/19/2020--The message below was forwarded to the ESEA Network by Patrick Rooney, Director, School Support and Accountability, US Department of Education.]

OESE CAREER OPPORTUNITY

The following OESE position is currently ann...

Dear colleagues,

I wanted to let you know that this afternoon, the Department released additional FAQs for the ESSER Fund. This includes a technical appendix about making ESSER formula subgrants to LEAs. You can find the document on thi...

Dear Colleagues:

I wanted to let you know that the Department today released the notice inviting applications for the Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CGSA) program. The purpose of this program is to enhance the quality of asse...

Dear Intergovernmental stakeholders,

Today, the U.S. Department of Education released Providing Equitable Services to Students and Teachers in Non-Public Schools under CARES Act Programs.  

The purpose of this document is to provide...

Dear colleagues,

I hope you are all staying safe and healthy. I wanted to let you know that the Department released two new COVID-19 fact sheets that may be of interest to you. Please follow the links to view the full documents. As a re...

Dear colleagues,

The Department realizes that due to the extended school closures over the past month due to the national emergency caused the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, you are dealing with many competing, time-sensitive demands. As ...

Dear colleagues,

I want to share this fact sheet that was released yesterday, which responds to frequently asked questions related to the use of grant funds from the U.S. Department of Education during the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (C...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the letter and attached waiver template that was shared with chief state school officers earlier today.

Best,

Patrick

Patrick Rooney
Director, School Support and Accountability

From: Honeysett, A...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the information below regarding flexibility being offered by the Department. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy.

Best,

Patrick

Patrick Rooney
Director, School Support and Accountability

Dear colleagues,

This afternoon, the Department released a draft guidance document, Within-District Allocations Under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act, f...

Registration is OPEN!
Convening for SEA Foster Care Points of Contact
March 25-26, 2020 | Arlington, VA

Colleagues,

I am writing to remind you that registration for the March Convening for SEA Foster Care Points of Contact rem...

Colleagues,

I am writing to remind you that registration for the March Convening for SEA Foster Care Points of Contact remains open.  If you’ve not yet registered for the convening, I encourage you to access our convening web...

February 2020, Volume 1, Issue 1

Office of State Grant and Program Support Newsletter

• From the Deputy Assistant Secretary
• Welcome to the Inaugural SGPS Newsletter
• Monthly Office Spotlight: Impact Aid Program
• Technical Assistance Re...

January 23, 2020

Good afternoon.  Please see attached documents related to preliminary FY 2020 Title I allocations that the U.S. Department of Education released to States earlier today. 

Best regards,

Todd                 

Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that registration for the March 25-26 Convening for SEA Foster Care Points of Contact is officially open! Please access our registration page for this convening at https://apps1.seiservices.com/foste...

Dear Title I, Part D State Directors:

To support your planning for school year (SY) 2020-2021, attached (via links below) are three tables related to fiscal year (FY) 2020 (SY 2020-2021) preliminary allocations for Title I, Part D (Prog...

Dear State Directors:

Attached (via links in this paragrph) are fiscal year (FY) 2020 (school year (SY) 2020-2021) preliminary estimates of State allocations for the Education for Homeless Children and Youth (Homeless Education), Suppor...

Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to let you know that this month the Office of School Support and Accountability will be viewing State websites to better understand State-level implementation of the important report card requirements under...

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Announces Proposed Rule Regarding Equal Treatment of Faith-Based Education Institutions, Provides Updated School Prayer Guidance

JANUARY 16, 2020

Contact:   Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.go...

Dear Colleagues,

The Department, in conjunction with the State Support Network (the Network), is pleased to announce a new community of practice (CoP) – State Systems for Building an Evidence Base – launching in early 2020. We invite yo...

Dear EHCY State Coordinators,

I am pleased to announce the dates and location for the annual meeting of Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) State coordinators. The 2020 meeting will take place from February 25 (full day for...

Dear Colleagues,

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) is pleased to announce a new State Support Network community of practice (CoP) focused on Network Improvement Implementation.

This CoP is designed to support state educa...

The U.S. Department of Education invites you to nominate your most exceptional cybersecurity educators for the Presidential Cybersecurity Educator Award!  The Presidential Cybersecurity Educator Award recognizes educators who inspire in the...

Dear Colleagues,

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the State Support Network (Network) are excited to announce the Principal Talent Management Community of Practice (CoP) that will launch this January. The principal talent manag...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the announcement below regarding a request for interested individuals to serve as grant reviewers for two competitions in 2020 from the Department’s Office of Migrant Education. Thank you for your consideration....

Today (12/12/2019) the Census Bureau published the 2018 LEA poverty estimates that ED will use to calculate fiscal year (FY) 2020 (school year 2020-2021) Title I allocations.  We sent the attached notifications about this release to States....

Invitation: Assessment, Accountability, and Instructional Policies and Practices for Improving Outcomes for English Learners Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Exchange Series  

The State Support Network (the Network) is pleased to invite you to partic...

Hello everyone,

This is a reminder that the liquidation period for fiscal year (FY) 2017 funds for the programs listed in the table below administered by School Support and Accountability (SSA) and made available under Public Law (PL) 1...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the information below from the Department’s Office of Migrant Education.

Best,

Patrick

FY 2020 Notice Inviting Applications Published in Federal Register Friday, November 29, 2019

The Office of M...

Dear Title I Directors,

Earlier today I shared a save the date message (attached) with State foster care points of contact announcing a March 2020 convening.  This convening will be held over March 25 and 26, 2020, in Arlington, Virgini...

Dear Title I Directors,

Earlier today I shared a save the date message (attached) with State foster care points of contact announcing a March 2020 convening.  This convening will be held over March 25 and 26, 2020, in Arlington, Virgini...

Dear colleague,

I am writing to let you know that today the Department released a new notice inviting applications for the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (IADA). IADA provides an opportunity for states to pilot innovative...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the letter below from Assistant Secretary Frank Brogan that was sent to chief state school officers this morning.

Best,

Patrick Rooney

From: Honeysett, Adam <Adam.Honeysett@ed.gov>
Sent: Thursd...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the letter below that was shared with chief state school officers earlier today.

Best,

Patrick Rooney

From: Honeysett, Adam <Adam.Honeysett@ed.gov>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2019 9:10 AM
Subject...

Dear Colleagues:

I wanted to remind you of the opportunity to join a new Report Card Communications Community of Practice (CoP) that will launch in October 2019.

We’re particularly excited abou...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the note below regarding the new comprehensive centers that were awarded last week. We are looking forward to working with them to support all of you in the coming months and years.

Best,

Patrick Rooney

The long-awaited Equitable Services Non-Regulatory Guidance has been published by the the U.S. Department of Education.

The Guidance may be found here.  A summary of responses to public comments may be found here.  NAESPA's submitted comme...

Dear Colleagues:

I am writing to provide information on fiscal year (FY) 2019 (school year 2019-2020) allocations and grant awards for formula programs administered by U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office of School Support and Acc...

Please see attached documents related to revised final FY 2019 Title I allocations that the U.S. Department of Education released to States earlier today (09/16/2019). 

Best regards,

Todd

Todd Stephenson
Management and Program Analyst
Offi...

The U.S. Department of Education announces the following new Fiscal Year 2019 grants: Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Grant Program; Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.371C

Dear CCSSO and NAESPA,

Thank you for your patience with us.  Below, please find updated information about two Disaster Recovery Unit (DRU)-hosted webinars to preview the Restart and Emergency Impact Aid disaster recovery assistance prog...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the message below that was sent to chief state school officers yesterday afternoon announcing the release of the final report card informational document.

Best,

Patrick

From: Honeysett, Adam <Ada...

August 19, 2019

Dear Chief State School Officers and Institution of Higher Education Leaders:

We are pleased to share an update with you regarding the Additional Supplemental Appropriations f...

Hello everyone,

The period for obligating fiscal year (FY) 2017 funds for the following programs administered by the Office of School Support and Accountability (SSA) and made available under Public L...

From: Honeysett, Adam <Adam.Honeysett@ed.gov> 
Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 3:09 PM
Subject: Ed-Flex Application Release and Webinar Announcement

August 9, 2019

Dear Chief State School Officer:

Ed-Flex Application Webin...

Dear Colleagues,

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the State Support Network are excited to announce a new community of practice (CoP) to support State implementation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act’s (E...

Colleagues, I wanted to share a resource that was sent to chief state school officers earlier this week (07/22/2019) that highlights the work of the State Support Network.

Best,

Patrick

From: Honeysett, Adam <Adam.Honeysett@ed....

Dear Colleagues,

The Department’s Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) is hosting a webinar on the English Learner (EL) toolkit. The intended audience are SEA and LEA directors of programs for Els. Please join us for the webina...

Dear Colleagues,

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the State Support Network (Network) are excited to announce the ELSTAR Demonstration Webinar. The webinar will focus on the released ELS...

Dear colleagues,

I wanted to share the information below that was sent to chief state school officers this morning (07/01/2019).

Best,

Patrick

From: Honeysett, Adam <Adam.Honeysett@ed.gov> 
Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 9:59 AM...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the letter that was sent to chief state school officers earlier today (06/20/2019) regarding the final Title I, Part A supplement not supplant guidance. The final document is attached (see links below) and ma...

Dear State Directors:

Attached are fiscal year (FY) 2019 (school year (SY) 2019-2020) final State allocations for the Education for Homeless Children and Youth (Homeless Education), Supporting Effective Instruction (Title II, Part A), E...

Good afternoon.  Please see attached documents related to final FY 2019 Title I allocations that the U.S. Department of Education released to States yesterday (06/13/2019). 

Best regards, 

Todd                 

Todd Stephenson 
Management...

Dear colleagues,

I wanted to send along the announcement below that was shared with chief state school officers earlier this morning (06/14/2019).

Best,

Patrick

From: Honeysett, Adam <Adam.Honeysett@ed.gov> 
Sent: Friday,...

ED is looking for peer reviewers for their latest round of LEARN funding—also known as Comprehensive Literacy State Development grants. 

Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Program: Call for Peer Reviewers

If you are intereste...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the letter below from Assistant Secretary Brogan that was sent to chief state school officers this morning.

Best,

Patrick Rooney

April 8, 2019

Dear Chief State School Officer:

I am pleased...

Dear colleagues,

We are providing information regarding the implications for States not meeting the requirement, in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ES...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the announcement that went out yesterday to chief state school officers regarding the draft updated guidance on equitable services in Title I, Part A. This document was provided for stakeholder review and com...

Dear Colleagues,

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the State Support Network (Network) are excited to announce the Resource Allocation Review Community of Practice (CoP), launching this spring. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ES...

Dear Colleagues,

Good morning. Thank you to those that joined the informational webinar last week regarding the Competitive Grants for State Assessment (CGSA) program. I am pleased to let you know that we have two pieces of helpful info...