Sentences with phrase «department requested a waiver»

In March, the NYS Education Department requested a waiver from the federal law, allowing for developmentally appropriate testing standards for child with serious disabilities, and a second year of prep time for English Language Learners for children just starting to learn English.

Not exact matches

Department of Health is already in the process of finalizing a waiver request with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The request from the waiver comes after state officials at the Department of Health in August and, more recently, last week sent letters to Holder and his top deputy asking for permission to import medical marijuana strains to New York.

Under the bill, introduced late last week, the top 20 percent of the state's highest performing school districts would be allowed to submit their current evaluation plans along with a request for a waiver to the Department of Education.

Still, outraged critics, including a group of thirteen City Councilmemebers who gathered outside City Hall on Wednesday, continued to fight Black's appointment, calling on the Education Department to deny Bloomberg's request for a waiver, the news station reported.

In a letter to Congressmembers Lowey, Engel and Maloney, and Senators Schumer and Gillbrand, Latimer wrote: «It has recently been brought to my attention that the United States Department of Education denied the request of the New York State Education Department to provide a waiver which would allow our schools to better meet the needs of children with disabilities and those who are English Language Learners.»

The comments come the day after a state - appointed panel shocked observers by advising State Education Department Commissioner David to reject a waiver request that would allow Cathie Black, Bloomberg's controversial choice for new schools chancellor, to take the job.

The county has requested a waiver from the U.S. Agriculture Department's standards for organic dairy and beef cows, which require them to graze cows on pastures for at least 30 percent of their food intake for at least 120 days.

Yet the Department's waiver policy says that, in order to receive waivers, states «must submit a request that addresses each of the following four principles, consistent with the definitions and timelines described later in this document, to increase the quality of instruction for students and improve student academic achievement in the State and its [districts].»

On January 2, 2014, Commissioner King announced that the United States Department of Education (USDE) had approved New York State's request for a waiver from Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provisions that currently require students who take Regents exams in mathematics when they are enrolled in seventh or eighth grade to also take the State mathematics assessment for that grade.

«The U.S. Department of Education's denial of the waiver request is disappointing but comes as no surprise,» the statement reads.

(Calif.) School districts requested less than 300 waivers last year from state education requirements, continuing a four - year trend, according to a new report from the California Department of Education.

The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by the state's top education official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 school year.

7 ESEA Waiver Flexibility Request, U.S. Department of Education, revised February 10, 2012, accessed August 27, 2013, available at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/esea-flexibility/index.html.

Once fully built, the consortium seeks to request of the state department of education to apply for a federal waiver to enable the consortium to adopt the MCIEA model and be exempt from state testing except in «dipstick» grades.

In 2009 - 10, the pilot was replaced with a more expansive waiver opportunity that allows states to request a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education to approve identified districts or schools as SES providers.

States still developing their No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver applications can also request a one - year extension of their student achievement targets, according to a letter sent by the U.S. Department of Education Tuesday to chief state school officers.

As states prepare to submit more applications for waivers from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements, the U.S. Department of Education has released recommendations for strengthening their requests.

If a district would like to deviate from the common calendar for its winter or spring break, the district must obtain approval from the ISD and request a waiver from the Michigan Department of Education.

After California's waiver request was rejected back in January, CORE submitted its own application to the Department of Education, marking the first time districts filed a unified proposal.

The waiver request was put together by superintendents from eight school districts, including Los Angeles Unified, who received guidance from the U.S. Department of Education and other third parties.

On February 28, 2012, 26 states and the District of Columbia submitted requests to the Department of Education for waivers.

The U.S. Department of Education issued guidance to direct reviewers as they considered states» waiver applications and to help states develop «high - quality requests» for waivers.

These two documents summarize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver request submitted to the U.S. Department of Education by the California Office to Reform Education (CORE), a consortium of districts dedicated to collaborative innovation and knowledge sharing.

The Education Department confirmed receipt of the FOIA request a week later, and granted the group's fee waiver request on January 12.

Clovis, Fresno, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, Sanger, and Santa Ana Unified School Districts have collectively submitted an Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver request to the U.S. Department of Education.

The Department of Education must ensure that all state plans and waiver requests advance educational equity and serve the interests of all children.

NYSED's request asks the Department to grant waivers to:

In its consolidated state plan submitted to the U.S. Department of Education on September 18, New York State Department of Education (NYSED) formally requested a waiver of two statutory requirements of Title I, Part A of ESSA which are critical to ensuring all students have equal access to a quality education.

We request that prior to submitting the waiver application, the State Education Department prepare and publicly share the costs of the waiver and that the concerns expressed in the principals» letter be addressed.

John Johnson, a spokesperson for the state's Department of Public Instruction, said Wisconsin is assembling its waiver request.

With no tangible sign from Congress that relief in the form of an updated law will come any time soon, states from Missouri to Wisconsin are lining up to request waivers from the U.S. Department of Education as a means of getting around the statutes of No Child Left Behind.

The Texas waiver request is of particular interest to education leaders and policy experts, not only because of the state's considerable student population, but also because Texas has suggested that it would apply for a waiver without agreeing to all of the college - and career - readiness, school improvement, and teacher effectiveness reforms that the department is requiring in exchange for flexibility on key components of the law.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Education received the latest NCLB waiver requests from Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and West Virginia, as well as Puerto Rico and the Bureau of Indian Education.

To date, the department has approved 34 state waiver requests and rejected requests from California and Iowa.

The department made clear that states that are requesting targeted and substantive changes to their evaluation systems (primarily, adjustments to their timelines) will have their waiver extension requests evaluated based on their performance on the two other main waiver principles — standards and assessments, and turnarounds.

Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wyoming recently submitted No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver requests to the U.S. Department of Education, meaning 47 states have now requested flexibility from the law's most onerous requirements.

The federal Education Department has already received waiver requests from 11 states, and one of the conditions for getting a waiver is developing a new accountability plan.

Comments related to the Department's waiver request will be accepted through Thursday, April 28 and should be sent to Federal Grant Coordinator Travis Doughty at [email protected].

Department of Educations Extends Transition Flexibility Waivers for StatesThe Department of Education will consider, on a state - by - state basis, requests for flexibility in two areas: the timeline for using results of teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that meet the requirements of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) flexibility for personnel decisions, and field testing new assessments aligned to college - and career - ready standards.

The United States Department of Education has approved New York States ESEA waiver request for the 2012 - 13 school year.

Those reviewing New York State's No Child waiver request were concerned that it was «unclear» whether the Empire State's education agency had consulted American Indian tribes (whose children attend traditional district schools throughout the Upstate region) on any aspect of the waiver package; the Department of Education didn't mention this in its letter to state officials regarding the reviewer's feedback.

The Kentucky Department of Education is seeking public comment on its request for a waiver to use carryover federal funds rather than returning them to the federal government.

The Department of Education has granted waivers to states in spite of concerns raised by the panels reviewing the requests.

After California's waiver request was rejected in January, CORE submitted its own application to the Department of Education, marking the first time districts filed a unified proposal.

House education chairman John Kline (R - MN) and Senator Lamar Alexander (R - TN), the top - ranking Republican on the education committee, have requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO)-- Congress's investigative arm — conduct a study on the department's Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver policies, specifically examining the cost of applying for such waivers and the implications of the waivers on teacher and principal evaluation systems.

The school official receiving the request shall notify the department of the request for a waiver hearing within 24 hours after receiving the request.