• New ESEA Title VIII, Part F Equitable Services Non-Regulatory Guidance (July 17, 2023)* [PDF 699 KB]
  Summary Response to Public Comments [PDF 255 KB]
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• ESEA Title I, Part A Equitable Services Updated Non-Regulatory Guidance (Updated May 17, 2023)
• Summary Response to Public Comments



• ESSA Fiscal Changes and Equitable Services Guidance (November 21, 2016) [PDF, 686KB]

• ESSA Title IV, Part A Guidance – Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (October 21, 2016) [PDF, 517KB]

• ESSA Early Learning Guidance (October 20, 2016) [PDF, 1.11MB]

• ESSA Title II, Part A Guidance – Supporting Educators (September 27, 2016) [PDF, 692KB]

• ESSA Title III Guidance – English Learners (September 23, 2016) [PDF, 441KB]

• ESSA Transition FAQs (Updated June 29, 2016) [PDF, 534KB]

Policy Letters

• Letter to Congress regarding Non-enforcement of ESEA Provision Regarding the Restriction of Religious Organizations as Contract Providers of Equitable Services (March 11, 2019)

  • Fact Sheet [PDF, 252KB]

• Letter to SEAs regarding Ombudsman (April 6, 2017) [PDF, 377KB]

• ESSA Dear Colleague Letter (January 28, 2016) [PDF, 58KB]

• Dear Colleague Letter on ESSA State Plans (November 29, 2016) [PDF, 191KB]

PowerPoint Presentations

• ESEA Equitable Services 101 (July 2022) [PowerPoint, 1.39MB]

• The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (December 2015) [PDF, 508KB]

• ESSA Equitable Services Webinar Slides (1-31-17) [PowerPoint, 4.7MB]

Webinars

• ESEA Title VIII Equitable Services Non-Regulatory Guidance (8-22-23) Webinar Recording PowerPoint Slides [PowerPoint, 2.1MB]

• ESSA Equitable Services Non-Regulatory Guidance (1-31-17) – Transcript [PDF, 70KB]

• ESSA Title II, Part A Non-Regulatory Guidance (10-13-16) Webinar Slides [PDF, 2.51MB] – Audio Recording [WAV, 40MB]

• ESSA Title III, Part A Non-Regulatory Guidance (10-5-16) Webinar Slides [PDF, 382KB] – Audio Recording [WAV, 49MB]

• ESSA Title IV, Part A Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) Grants Webinars and Resources

Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act [PDF, 1.2MB]

Final Regulations

• Final Regulation: Assessments (December 7, 2016)
  • Notice of Final Regulation: Title I, Part A
  • Notice of Final ESSA: Title I, Part B
  • Fact Sheet for Final Regulations: Title I, Part A and Part B [PDF, 108KB]

• Final Regulation: Accountability, State Plans, and Data Reporting (November 28, 2016)
  • Fact Sheet [PDF, 112KB]

• U.S. Department of Education's Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015) Page

• Equitable Services Comparison Chart: Comparing the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 [PDF, 1.4MB]

• State Budget Tables

• Ombudsman Directory

• Ombudsman Corner (Resources specifically for Ombudsmen)