Sentences with phrase «qeia waiver requests»

Massachusetts has a Medicaid waiver requesting the ability to administer its own formulary in order to negotiate pricing beyond the current discount for the safety net program.

Via CBS» Dennis Dodd, Shea Patterson's transfer waiver request for immediate eligibility is at a «standstill», according to Thomas Mars, Patterson's...

Mars (Patterson's attorney) said there's no specific timetable for when they expect a final answer, but it's clear «the NCAA isn't dragging their feet on the waiver request and won't take any more time than is necessary.»

Shea Patterson's waiver request took...

If his waiver request is denied, fans may not see Patterson behind center until 2019.

It was reported that Ole Miss, Patterson's former school, formally objected to a waiver request from the quarterback to play at Michigan in 2018.

The latest turn in Patterson's case came last week when Ole Miss formally objected to his waiver request to play right away at Michigan.

Additionally, waiver requests must be made available to the public to ensure accountability and provide American farmers and food providers an opportunity to seek out school districts that need affordable American - grown food.»

Please contact John Robinson, superintendent of recreation with special needs or waiver requests at 847.506.7131.

The School Nutrition Association (SNA) has asked Congress to approve waiver requests for schools that are struggling to comply with federal nutrition regulations aimed at improving children's health.

The House Appropriations Committee approved the waiver request on a party - line vote.

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

Following the advice of the panel, I will render a decision on the waiver request.»

«Contrary to current reports, DHS has not denied any waiver request associated with Hurricane Maria,» said a senior DHS official, on a media press call about the Jones Act and Puerto Rico on Wednesday morning.

Both Cuomo and state Health Commissioner Nirav Shah, as part of the governor's annual budget address, noted that New York's waiver request was submitted 18 months ago, while pointing out that other states with similarly sized applications had theirs approved in shorter time periods.

«At the October State Civil Service Commission meeting, the Commission acted upon the 211 waiver request for Mr. Krumpter and determined that the village's request for approval through January 23, 2018 was warranted, since there is no existing eligible list to fill this position,» Paolucci said in an email.

After David failed to offer a formal response to that communication in the month that followed, the comptroller's office on Oct. 17 rejected the waiver request.

The counties also believe a waiver request sought by the Governor's Medicaid Redesign Team from the federal government could also bring in more funds.

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.

Since instituting the program, waiver requests have dropped 39 %.

The denial is unusual given that all past Californian waiver requests have been granted.

He wrote and financed an initiative requiring English immersion, unless parents sign a waiver requesting a bilingual alternative.

Unz wrote and financed an initiative requiring English immersion, unless parents sign a waiver requesting a bilingual alternative.

But let's be honest: America's bluer states aren't likely to go this far anytime soon — states like Illinois, whose ESEA waiver request is languishing because of the teacher - evaluation issue.

See this from Harkin's and Miller's letter to Arne Duncan about the waiver requests:

But regardless of its contents, this application — and similar district - accountability waiver requests — should be denied for two reasons.

Both were part of the state's waiver request, and now both have been put aside via state law.

And, in Kirst's view, the waiver request is consistent with what's actually in the NCLB law.

He has boasted that state waiver requests «capture» tens of thousands more students by using lower thresholds for the number of students who count toward accountability.

Each state will have the opportunity to submit a waiver request that outlines how they would tackle the following challenges:

A recent Education Week analysis of waiver requests from thirty - four states found that only eight states — Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Oregon — set the same target for all students.

Indeed, Schwarzenegger's last year in office - 2010 - the state board considered 1,243 waiver requests, granting 87 percent of them.

If hope has long since faded that the largely non-compliant waiver request would be accepted, state officials are instead moving quietly to do what they can to soften the impacts NCLB sanctions will have on a growing number of communities.

School districts choosing to create their own evaluations must submit a waiver request to the state.

The move came even as California's long - shot waiver request seeking relief from federal performance mandates sat unresolved before U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan - now nearly six months since the application was made.

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

The LEAs filing for this waiver request missed the regulatory deadline for one or more State Testing Apportionment Information Reports for the 2015 — 16 school year.

In addition, before this last - minute waiver request to lower the bar further, on November 29th a host of advocates wrote to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos urging her to «to reject New York's requested waivers under ESSA... If granted, these waivers would undermine students» access to the general curriculum and would be contrary to the spirit and intent of the ESSA.»

In Washington State, districts will only have to aim at making sure that 60 percent of black middle schoolers are proficient in reading, according to its No Child waiver request.

In addition, before this last - minute waiver request to lower the bar further, on November 29th a host of advocates wrote to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos urging her to ``

Michigan, for example, expects its districts and schools to only ensure that 44 percent of all elementary students (and a mere 36 percent of high school students) were proficient in math by 2012 - 2013, according to its approved waiver request.

[ix] Additionally, given the overrepresentation of Black students in the Intellectual disability category, it is likely that Black students would be overrepresented among students instructed and assessed outside of their grade level, raising additional concerns about the civil rights of students under this waiver request.

Additionally, given the overrepresentation of Black students in the Intellectual disability category, it is likely that Black students would be overrepresented among students instructed and assessed outside of their grade level, raising additional concerns about the civil rights of students under this waiver request.

To date, two states (New Hampshire and New York) have submitted plans to the U.S. Dept. of Education that included waiver requests, and Florida «wrote its accountability plan in such a way that critics say it skirts the law.»

Additionally, policy experts «note that U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has approved two plans — Connecticut and Tennessee — that are out of compliance with federal law but were submitted without waiver requests.»

D.C.'s waiver request was granted in spite of concerns that its transition plan to embrace Common Core math and reading standards was not «realistic and of high quality», and lacked a «high - quality plan» for ensuring that English Language Learners and special ed students could get strong, comprehensive, college [preparatory curricula.

Waiver requests typically take a couple of months to decide, officials said.

AB 2555 by Assemblywoman Wilmer Carter, D - Rialto, increases the time period districts must meet in advance of the summer months for submitting the waiver request to the California State Board of Education.

Four state education officials spoke about their states» waiver requests, allowing them more flexibility with meeting No Child Left Behind goals.

Gov. Jerry Brown, Torlakson and the State Board of Education had chafed at some of U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan's requirements, and had filed a waiver request that ignored them.