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Dear Commissioner Vandeven: Missouri Maintenance of Equity Requirements

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Missouri's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, led by Commissioner Margie Vandeven, is the addressee of a November 22, 2022 letter from the Senior Advisor in the Office of the Secretary, James F. Lane. The letter appreciates Missouri's early work on the maintenance of equity requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. It attributes the result to Governor Parson, appropriators in the General Assembly and agency leadership and staff, and anticipates the second year in fiscal year 2023. Governor Michael L. Parson is copied.

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“Dear Commissioner Vandeven: Missouri Maintenance of Equity Requirements.” Original at www.ed.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/department-of-education-11-22-2022-used-www-ed-gov-3b4da05c4c-344ddcc000/, SHA-256 d149174b7042dfb42b4fb907d16c9371775c1d7d8a76c4bbe31296f577263568.

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                      UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION



                                      November 22, 2022

The Honorable Margie Vandeven
Commissioner of Education
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
205 Jefferson St., P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Dear Commissioner Vandeven:

I am writing to recognize Missouri’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 Missouri’s action is a result of cooperative
efforts involving Governor Parson, 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, Missouri 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, and
all you do for Missouri’s students, educators, and families.

                                            Sincerely,


                                            James F. Lane, Ed. D.
                                            Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary
                                            Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions
                                            and Duties of the Assistant Secretary for
                                            Elementary and Secondary Education

CC:    The Honorable Michael L. Parson
       Governor of Missouri
       Office of the Governor
       P.O. Box 720
       Jefferson City, MO 65102

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