Please read the AZ State ESSA Plan - School Improvement Amendment
Then respond to any or all of the areas affected by the amendment. Comments will be accepted through Thursday, September 19, 2024.
Through March and April, ADE hosted webinars to dive in-depth on specific sections of the proposed revisions to the Arizona ESSA State Plan and solicit feedback.
The next round of webinars has been announced! Please see the below sections to find more information on the summer webinars and how stakeholder feedback has been incorporated into the Arizona ESSA State Plan revisions.
Associate Superintendent Kelly Koenig shares an overview of the ESSA State Plan’s proposed revisions, including key changes and additions. Participants will be able to complete a survey following the webinar to submit their feedback on the proposed revisions.
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Title I, Part C (Migratory Children); Title III, Part A (English Learner Students); Title VII, Subpart B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act: (Education for Homeless Children)
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From March through September 2021, the Arizona Department of Education will be hosting meetings to solicit feedback from the field on specific aspects of our ESSA State Plan proposed revisions. We hope you will attend our meetings and look forward to receiving your feedback!
March & April: Stakeholder Feedback
ADE will host a series of webinars on proposed revisions to our ESSA State Plan. Stakeholders are invited to attend the webinars or watch the recordings and submit feedback.
May & June: Review Feedback
ADE will review the feedback collected throughout the stakeholder input process and incorporate it into the proposed revisions of the ESSA State Plan.
July & August: Second Round of Stakeholder Feedback
ADE will host another set of webinars to present the updated revisions to reflect how stakeholder feedback has been incorporated into the State Plan.
September – ESSA State Plan Submission
ADE will submit a fully amended ESSA Plan to USED for Federal Review & Approval.
In 2015 the U.S. Department of Education granted Arizona’s application for relief from some of the most burdensome federal education regulations. The approved Flexibility Request meant that Arizona would no longer subject to many onerous elements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
ESEA Flexibility Request Renewal Approval Letter (August 6, 2015)
ESEA Flexibility Request Renewal Webinar
ESEA Flexibility Request Renewal Informational Flyer (March 9, 2015)
For information on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which was signed into law in December of 2015 and will take effect in the 2017-2018 school year, please visit www.azed.gov/essa.
U.S. Department of Education, ESEA Flexibility: www.ed.gov/esea/flexibility
ESSA is the federal law that allows the U.S. Government to support both national and local education goals with grants and other resources. Passed in 2015, it replaced No Child Left Behind (NCLB). and became the latest iteration, or extension, of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Under ESSA, each state creates an ESSA State Plan which gives states the power to identify the schools that need the most targeted supports.We are in the process of re-writing that plan to meet our state's current realities and goals for our students and teachers, and to ensure Arizona's schools and students are equitably supported.
From March through September 2021, the Arizona Department of Education will be hosting meetings to solicit feedback from the field on specific aspects of our ESSA State Plan revision. We hope you will attend our meetings and look forward to receiving your feedback!