Dear Commissioner Oliva — ARP ESSER State Plan, Arkansas (October 16, 2023)

Summary

This is a letter dated October 16, 2023 from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the United States Department of Education to Jacob Oliva, Commissioner of Education at the Arkansas Department of Education. It responds to Arkansas's September 6, 2023 request to amend Section D of its approved American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) State plan to expand programming to address the academic impact of lost instructional time. The letter states that the amended request continues to meet the statutory and regulatory requirements and approves Arkansas's amended plan. It is closed by Adam Schott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs.

Summary drafted by a model from the document's text below and checked by script against that text before publication. It is a navigation aid, not a reading of what the document proves. Where AI is used

Issuer: Congressional materials
Document type: Department Of Education Pdf Www Ed Gov 25B9469A20
Case: Department Of Education Pdf Www Ed Gov 25B9469A20

Cite this document

“Dear Commissioner Oliva — ARP ESSER State Plan, Arkansas (October 16, 2023).” Original at www.ed.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/department-of-education-pdf-www-ed-gov-25b9469a20/, SHA-256 af9ef8b74eef69465e9e21e158bcd7e6d9e1d4f0d1025466c58e0b51c8f9d74f.

Full text

                     UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                      OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION


                                       October 16, 2023

The Honorable Jacob Oliva
Commissioner of Education
Arkansas Department of Education
Four Capitol Mall, Room 304-A
Little Rock, AR 72201

Dear Commissioner Oliva:

I am writing in response to Arkansas’s September 6, 2023, request to the U.S. Department of
Education (Department) to amend Section D of its approved American Rescue Plan Elementary
and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) State plan. In its submission, the
Arkansas Department of Education proposed amending its plan to expand programming to
address the academic impact of lost instructional time.

Upon review, I have determined that the amended request continues to meet the ARP ESSER
statutory and regulatory requirements and addresses all ARP ESSER State plan elements under
Section D. Accordingly, I am approving Arkansas’s amended ARP ESSER State plan. This
letter, as well as Arkansas’s revised ARP ESSER State plan, will be posted on the Department’s
website, here. Any further requests to amend Arkansas’s ARP ESSER State plan must be
submitted to the Department for review and approval.

Thank you for the work Arkansas has invested in its ARP ESSER State plan. If you need any
assistance regarding implementation of your plan, please contact your program officer at
Arkansas.OESE@ed.gov.

                                           Sincerely,



                                           Adam Schott
                                           Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs
                                           Delegated the Authority to Perform the
                                           Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary
                                           Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

File and source

File: department-of-education-pdf-www-ed-gov-25b9469a20.pdf
Size: 151,939 bytes
SHA-256: af9ef8b74eef69465e9e21e158bcd7e6d9e1d4f0d1025466c58e0b51c8f9d74f
Our copy: department-of-education-pdf-www-ed-gov-25b9469a20.pdf
Original: www.ed.gov