Dear Interim Superintendent Hayashi — ARP ESSER State Plan, Hawaii (August 5, 2021)
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Hawaii Interim Superintendent of Education Keith Hayashi is notified on August 5, 2021 that Secretary of Education Miguel A. Cardona has approved the state's ARP ESSER plan as consistent with all ARP ESSER statutory and regulatory requirements. The Department will post the letter and immediately release the remaining one-third of Hawaii's allocation. Hawaii is asked to email URLs for its local plans on safe return to in-person instruction and use of funds, and for its public data on mode of instruction and enrollment, which States were to post by June 21, 2021. The letter says approval does not certify civil rights compliance, and Cardona signs it.
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THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
WASHINGTON, DC 20202
August 5, 2021
The Honorable Keith Hayashi
Interim Superintendent of Education
Hawaii Department of Education
1390 Miller Street, Suite 307 Honolulu,
HI 96813
Dear Interim Superintendent Hayashi:
I am pleased to approve Hawaii’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School
Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) State plan. This plan, together with the unprecedented funding
available under ARP ESSER, will help ensure that districts and schools in your State can
continue to reopen safely; support sustained access to in-person instruction throughout the
summer and into next school year; and address the social, emotional, mental health, and
academic needs of students due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19),
particularly those students most impacted by the pandemic.
Hawaii’s plan is consistent with all ARP ESSER statutory and regulatory requirements and
addresses all of the ARP ESSER State plan elements. This letter, along with Hawaii’s approved
ARP ESSER State plan, will be posted on the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department’s)
website, and the Department will immediately release the remaining one-third of your State’s
ARP ESSER allocation for your use.
As part of the ARP ESSER State plan, each State assured that it would provide the
Department the URLs for information related to ARP ESSER requirements. First, by June 21,
2021, each State was required to post publicly on its website, for the most recent time period
available, data on mode of instruction and enrollment for all students, disaggregated by student
subgroups. The State assured that it would provide to the Department the URL(s) where the
public can readily find this data. The Department will follow up separately with you regarding
this requirement, if necessary. Second, your State assured that it would provide to the
Department the URL(s) for the State educational agency (SEA) and/or local educational agency
(LEA) websites where the public can find the LEA plans for: (a) the safe return to in-person
instruction and continuity of services; and (b) use of ARP ESSER funds. Please submit the URL
or URLs to the Department via email to your State mailbox at Hawaii.OESE@ed.gov.
Please be aware that approval of Hawaii’s ARP ESSER State plan is not a determination that all
the information included in the State plan complies with Federal civil rights requirements,
including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities
Act, and requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. It is Hawaii’s
responsibility to comply with these civil rights requirements.
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The Department is committed to working in partnership with your State so that your ARP
ESSER funds are quickly put to work to ensure students have sustained access to in-person
instruction as well as the comprehensive supports they need to recover fully from the impacts of
the COVID-19 pandemic. As you implement this plan, we expect you to continue meaningfully
engaging with stakeholders and the public and revising your plan, as necessary, to best meet the
needs of students, parents, and educators. Ongoing engagement with all stakeholders is vital to
ensuring that implementation of your plan is transparent, effective, equitable, inclusive, and best
meets the needs of your State. The thoughtful, evidence-based, and timely use of ARP ESSER
funds will have a lasting impact on our Nation’s schools and help to address the inequities in
resources, services, and opportunities available to our students.
Sincerely,
/s/
Miguel A. Cardona, Ed.D.
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