Letter to the Virginia Department of Education — Maintenance of Equity (October 26, 2022)
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A letter dated October 26, 2022, from Adam Schott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, to Superintendent of Public Instruction Balow of the Virginia Department of Education. The letter recognizes Virginia's ongoing commitment to the Maintenance of Equity requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and appreciates the early work to implement them. It attributes Virginia's action to cooperative efforts involving Governor Youngkin, appropriators and State educational agency staff. It looks ahead to the second year of the requirements in fiscal year 2023.
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“Letter to the Virginia Department of Education — Maintenance of Equity (October 26, 2022).”
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION October 26, 2022 The Honorable Jillian Balow Superintendent of Public Instruction Virginia Department of Education 101 North 14th Street Richmond, VA 23219 Dear Superintendent Balow: I am writing to recognize Virginia’s ongoing commitment to the Maintenance of Equity requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP). Knowing the numerous, competing priorities facing States, State educational agencies, and local educational agencies, your early work to implement these new, critically important resource equity requirements is appreciated. We note that Virginia’s action is a result of cooperative efforts involving Governor Youngkin, appropriators in your General Assembly, and State educational agency leadership and staff. ARP maintenance of equity requirements help ensure that State and local education funding supports students who experienced longstanding opportunity gaps before, and were disproportionately impacted by, the COVID-19 pandemic. In implementing these provisions through a mix of data quality efforts, engagement with Department-provided technical assistance, and maintenance of State education funding for the communities and students who need it most, Virginia is taking critical steps to accelerate academic recovery and close opportunity and achievement gaps. My team looks forward to continuing our work with yours in implementing the second year of maintenance of equity requirements in fiscal year 2023. Thank you for your collaboration on this issue and all you do for Virginia’s students, educators, and families. Sincerely, Adam Schott Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs Office of Elementary and Secondary Education CC: The Honorable Glenn Youngkin Office of the Governor P.O. Box 1475 Richmond, VA 23218
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