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Letter to the Delaware Department of Education — Maintenance of Equity (November 9, 2022)

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A letter dated November 9, 2022 from the U.S. Department of Education, signed by James F. Lane, Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary, to Secretary Mark A. Holodick of the Delaware Department of Education. It recognizes Delaware's ongoing commitment to the Maintenance of Equity requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and its early work to implement them. The letter credits cooperative efforts involving Governor Carney, appropriators in the General Assembly, and State educational agency staff. It looks forward to the second year of the requirements in fiscal year 2023.

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“Letter to the Delaware Department of Education — 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-ec89238aeb-6c6cf01391/, SHA-256 9a6f98c24f04a2312acaaa80dbc57e97a80cf5f00a51f559fca7090a1f14d5fd.

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                      UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                                       November 9, 2022
The Honorable Mark A. Holodick
Secretary of Education
Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal Street, Suite Two
Dover, DE 19901

Dear Secretary Holodick:

I am writing to recognize Delaware’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 Delaware’s action is a result of cooperative
efforts involving Governor Carney, 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, Delaware 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 Delaware’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 John C. Carney
       Governor of Delaware
       150 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd South
       Dover, DE 19901

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