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Dear Secretary Jenner: Indiana Maintenance of Equity Requirements

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James F. Lane, Ed. D., Senior Advisor in the Office of the Secretary, recognizes Indiana's ongoing commitment to the maintenance of equity requirements in section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act in a letter to Secretary of Education Katie Jenner of the Indiana Department of Education, dated April 12, 2023. The letter credits cooperative efforts involving Governor Holcomb, appropriators in the General Assembly and agency staff, and says Indiana's mix of data quality work, technical assistance and State funding is helping close opportunity and achievement gaps. It looks forward to the second year of the requirements in fiscal year 2023 and copies Governor Eric Holcomb.

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“Dear Secretary Jenner: Indiana Maintenance of Equity Requirements.” Original at www.ed.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/department-of-education-4-12-2023-used-www-ed-gov-de1b9633c3-678385b064/, SHA-256 dc4d0a025f316ea20674916273d517d144aa736dfc66a5e72227898c04eb508d.

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                         UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                                         April 12, 2023

The Honorable Katie Jenner
Secretary of Education
Indiana Department of Education
Indiana Government Center North, 9th Floor
100 N. Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Dear Secretary Jenner:

I am writing to recognize Indiana’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, Indiana’s early work to implement these new, critically important resource
equity requirements is appreciated. We note that Indiana’s action is a result of cooperative
efforts involving Governor Holcomb, 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, Indiana 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 Indiana’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 Eric Holcomb
    Governor of Indiana
   200 W. Washington Street, Rm 206
   Indianapolis, IN 46204

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