Dear Secretary Steinhaus — ARP ESSER State Plan, New Mexico Public Education Department (January 7, 2022)
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This is a letter dated January 7, 2022 from the Secretary of Education's office to Kurt Steinhaus, Secretary of Education at the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED). It says the July 22, 2021 letter approving NMPED's ARP ESSER State plan placed a condition on the grant because NMPED did not have evidence or data to demonstrate that it meaningfully consulted with stakeholders representing children and youth in foster care. It says NMPED submitted an updated plan on September 3, 2021 describing additional consultation with those stakeholders. The letter states that, as a result, the condition is removed, and it is closed by Ian Rosenblum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Program.
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“Dear Secretary Steinhaus — ARP ESSER State Plan, New Mexico Public Education Department (January 7, 2022).”
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THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
WASHINGTON, DC 20202
January 7, 2022
The Honorable Kurt Steinhaus
Secretary of Education
New Mexico Public Education Department
300 Don Gaspar Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
Dear Secretary Steinhaus:
In the letter approving the New Mexico Public Education Department’s (NMPED’s) American Rescue
Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) State plan, dated July 22, 2021,
the U.S. Department of Education (Department) placed a condition on NMPED’s ARP ESSER grant.
Specifically, NMPED indicated that it did not have evidence or data to demonstrate that it meaningfully
consulted with stakeholders representing the interests of children and youth in foster care, as required in
the Department’s interim final requirements and described in section C.1 of the ARP ESSER State
template. As a result, the condition required NMPED to amend its ARP ESSER State plan to describe
how it continued to engage in meaningful consultation specifically with stakeholders representing the
interests of children and youth in foster care and to incorporate their feedback into its ARP ESSER State
plan.
On September 3, 2021, NMPED submitted an updated ARP ESSER State plan addressing the condition
by describing additional consultation with stakeholders representing the interests of children and youth in
foster care. As a result, I am removing the condition from NMPED’s ARP ESSER grant. This letter and
the updated plan will be posted on the Department's State Plans website here.
Thank you for your efforts, and the efforts of your staff, to implement the ARP ESSER program and to
address the academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of students, educators, and staff during
the pandemic. We look forward to continuing our work with you to support the education of students
in New Mexico. If you have any questions, please contact your program officer
at: NewMexico.OESE@ed.gov.
Sincerely,
Ian Rosenblum
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Program
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
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