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Dear Secretary Graves: South Dakota Maintenance of Equity Requirements

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South Dakota Secretary of Education Joseph Graves is thanked for the State's early work on the maintenance of equity requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act in a letter from James F. Lane, Ed. D., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, dated May 24, 2023. The letter attributes the State's action to cooperation among Governor Noem, the legislature's appropriators and agency staff, and says data quality work, technical assistance and maintained State funding are helping accelerate academic recovery. It anticipates the second year of the requirements in fiscal year 2023 and copies Governor Kristi Noem.

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“Dear Secretary Graves: South Dakota Maintenance of Equity Requirements.” Original at www.ed.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/department-of-education-5-24-2023-used-www-ed-gov-16dc9ba9fb-595aae5f13/, SHA-256 206a4209b9941da98c5f3474b0cc8c1b35d98119bd9723776cc4cd45f568d3c0.

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                          UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                                            May 24, 2023

The Honorable Joseph Graves
Secretary of Education
South Dakota Department of Education
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501

Dear Secretary Graves,

I am writing to recognize South Dakota’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, South Dakota’s early work to implement these new, critically important resource equity
requirements is appreciated. We note that South Dakota’s action is a result of cooperative efforts
involving Governor Noem, appropriators in your 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,
South Dakota 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 South Dakota’s students, educators, and families.

                                               Sincerely,


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


CC: The Honorable Kristi Noem
   Governor of South Dakota
   500 East Capitol Avenue
   Pierre, SD 57501

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