Public Notice: Educational Flexibility Program

PUBLIC NOTICE

Application for the Educational Flexibility (Ed-Flex Program)

The Educational Flexibility (Ed-Flex) program is authorized under the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 and was reauthorized by section 9207 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The Ed-Flex program allows the Secretary to authorize a state educational agency that serves an eligible state to waive statutory or regulatory requirements applicable to one or more the included programs for any local educational agency (LEAs), educational service agency, or school within the state.

Each SEA seeking waiver authority and each LEA, educational service agency, or school seeking a waiver under the Ed-Flex program must:

1. Provide the public with adequate and efficient notice of the proposed waiver authority or waiver, consisting of a description of the agency’s application for the proposed waiver authority or waiver on each agency’s website, including a description of any improved student performance that is expected to result from the waiver authority or waiver;

2. Provide the opportunity for parents, educators, school administrators, and all other interested members of the community to comment regarding the proposed waiver authority or waiver;

3. Provide the opportunity in accordance with any applicable State law specifying how the comments may be received, and how the comments may be reviewed by any member of the public; and

4. Submit the comments received with the application of the agency or school to the Secretary or the SEA, as appropriate.

The Department’s application for proposed waiver authority is available to review at https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/esea/pdf/Wisconsin_ed_flex_application_draft_for_public_comment_Nov_2019.pdf.

Written Comments

Public comment on the application described above may be submitted by using the Department’s form for submitting comment at https://forms.gle/S6r9cQ88GHzWfrnCA. Questions or additional comment may be accepted by using the contact information below. Written comments should be submitted no later than December 4, 2019, in order to receive consideration.

Agency Contact Person

Jonas Zuckerman

Director, Title I and School Support Team

Division for Student and School Success

Department of Public Instruction

125 South Webster Street

P.O. Box 7841

Madison, WI 53707-7841

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