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Letter to the Montana Office of Public Instruction — Maintenance of Equity (November 9, 2022)

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A letter dated November 9, 2022, to Superintendent of Public Instruction Arntzen of the Montana Office of Public Instruction from the Department of Education, with a signature block for the Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary. The letter recognizes Montana's ongoing commitment to the Maintenance of Equity requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. It credits cooperative efforts involving Governor Gianforte, State legislature appropriators and State educational agency staff. It states the Department's team looks forward to the second year of the requirements in fiscal year 2023.

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“Letter to the Montana Office of Public Instruction — Maintenance of Equity (November 9, 2022).” Original at www.ed.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/department-of-education-11-9-2022-used-www-ed-gov-bb23fd2e99-5d3292aff2/, SHA-256 cbf326f0fe57fc2434a98106d057636bdd252e64bb6814c249c236ce7aeeaf88.

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                      UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                                       November 9, 2022
The Honorable Elsie Arntzen
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Montana Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620

Dear Superintendent Arntzen:

I am writing to recognize Montana’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 Montana’s action is a result of cooperative
efforts involving Governor Gianforte, appropriators in your State legislature 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, Montana 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 Montana’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 Greg Gianforte
       Governor of Montana
       Office of the Governor
       P.O. Box 200801
       Helena, MT 59620

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