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Letter to the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction — Maintenance of Equity (July 10, 2023)

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A letter dated July 10, 2023 from the U.S. Department of Education to State Superintendent Chris Reykdal of the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. It recognizes Washington'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 Inslee, appropriators in the State legislature, and State educational agency staff. It looks forward to continuing work on implementing the second year of the requirements.

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“Letter to the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction — Maintenance of Equity (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-07e1812b41-6061760b84/, SHA-256 dd5ec8ba3e99620b09537af55cb84233d3caf42633d0d01582729478c49faea6.

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                          UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                                             July 10, 2023

The Honorable Chris Reykdal
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building
P.O. Box 47200
600 Washington Street, SE
Olympia, WA 98504-7200

Dear Superintendent Reykdal,

I am writing to recognize Washington’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, Washington’s early work to implement these new, critically important resource equity
requirements is appreciated. We note that Washington’s action is a result of cooperative efforts
involving Governor Inslee, 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,
Washington 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 Washington’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 Jay Inslee
    Office of the Governor
    Governor of Washington
    P.O. Box 40002
    Olympia, WA 98504-0002

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