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Letter to the California Department of Education — Maintenance of Equity (February 8, 2023)

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A letter dated February 8, 2023, to Superintendent of Public Instruction Thurmond of the California Department of Education, with a signature block for the Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary. The letter recognizes California's ongoing commitment to the maintenance of equity requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. It notes cooperative efforts involving Governor Newsom, State Assembly appropriators and State educational agency staff. The letter also 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 California Department of Education — Maintenance of Equity (February 8, 2023).” Original at www.ed.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/department-of-education-2-8-2023-used-www-ed-gov-ab5b536910-f336199e2b/, SHA-256 d7f836081e86684b792bf44269429915d66f8fe47a03a22dc19a529e8810b214.

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                      UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                                       February 8, 2023


The Honorable Tony Thurmond
Superintendent of Public Instruction
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 5602
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901

Dear Superintendent Thurmond:

I am writing to recognize California’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, California’s early work to implement these new, critically important
resource equity requirements is appreciated. We note that California’s action is a result of
cooperative efforts involving Governor Newsom, appropriators in your State 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, California 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 California’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 Gavin Newsom
       Governor of California
       1021 O Street, Suite 9000
       Sacramento, CA 95814

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