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Kansas — United States Department of Education to the Honorable Randy Watson (July 10, 2023)

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A letter dated July 10, 2023, to Commissioner of Education Watson of the Kansas State Department of Education, with a signature block for a Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The letter recognizes Kansas' 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 Kelly, State legislature appropriators and State educational agency leadership and staff. It thanks the Commissioner for collaboration.

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“Kansas — United States Department of Education to the Honorable Randy Watson (July 10, 2023).” Original at www.ed.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/department-of-education-7-10-2023-used-www-ed-gov-052ae07c08-6e90c52ffc/, SHA-256 a166572f38a021ed981861c709fe5aa1270a9fd5555bf7938a8f746b1e807321.

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                          UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                                             July 10, 2023

The Honorable Randy Watson
Commissioner of Education
Kansas State Department of Education
900 S.W. Jackson Street
Topeka, KS 66612

Dear Commissioner Watson,

I am writing to recognize Kansas’ 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,
Kansas’ early work to implement these new, critically important resource equity requirements is
appreciated. We note that Kansas’ action is a result of cooperative efforts involving Governor
Kelly, 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,
Kansas 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 implementation of maintenance of
equity requirements. Thank you for your collaboration, and all you do for Kansas’ 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 Laura Kelly
    Governor of Kansas
    300 S.W. 10th Avenue
    Topeka, KS 66612

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