ESEA Reauthorization:The Every Student Succeeds Act

The U.S. Department of Education has invited each State education agency (SEA) to request flexibility regarding specific requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State-developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction.

• 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Bureau of Indian Education submitted requests for ESEA flexibility
• 43 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are approved for ESEA flexibility (see the list of peer reviewers)

Choose a State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Bureau of Indian Education Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

States approved for ESEA flexibility
States with ESEA flexibility requests under review
States formerly approved for ESEA flexibility

Information on other waivers granted under authority of Section 9401 of ESEA.

Overview
ESEA Flexibility Policy Document
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) andAddendum

Critical Topics
Dear Colleague Letter on ESSA Transition, January 28, 2016
ESSA Webinar, December 21 & 22, 2015
Dear Colleague Letter on ESSA Transition, December 18, 2015
ESEA Flexibility Renewal
ESEA Flexibility One-Year Extension
Accountability Addendum to Flexibility Request and Sample Addendum
Amendment Submissions Process and Template
Field Testing and Teacher and Principal Evaluation Flexibility
Graduation Rates & ESEA Flexibility
Monitoring Process and Documents
Report Card Guidance for SEAs and LEAs (Assistant Secretary's letter)
Teacher and Principal Evaluation and Support Systems
Teacher and Leader Evaluation and Support Systems
Technical Assistance Initiative
Transitioning from ESEA Flexibility to ESEA

• ESEA Flexibility Request
  Submission Windows 1 and 2 (September 23, 2011-February 28, 2012)
  Submission Window 3 (February 29, 2012-September 6, 2012)
  

• ESEA Flexibility Review Guidance
  Submission Windows 1 and 2
  Submission Window 3

If you have questions regarding ESEA flexibility that are not answered in the attached documents, or as SEA teams you would like to schedule a time to speak with Department staff about ESEA flexibility requests, please contact us at ESEAflexiblity@ed.gov.

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