The Department of Education (ED) announced it will host a free webinar on the Every Student Succeeds Act's (ESSA's) new "student-centered" weighted-funding pilot program for school district leaders to learn more about the program, and is offering two time slots today and tomorrow. To join, click the registration links by the respective time slot below.
(Today) Wednesday, February 21, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST.
Register here.(Tomorrow) Thursday, February 22, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST.
Register here. The webinars are identical in content, and ED will take questions using the webinar chat feature. Pre-registration is not required. The webinars will be recorded and the recordings/slides will be posted at
https://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/essa/scfp/studentcentered.html. The webinars will help clarify the requirements for applying for the pilot program, but if you have any questions, you can contact ED staff at
WeightedFundingPilot@ed.gov.
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-02-2018 09:33
From: ASBO USA
Subject: ED Announces ESSA Weighted-Funding Pilot Program
This morning, the Department of Education (ED) published a press release announcing details for LEAs who wish to apply for the Every Student Succeeds Act's (ESSA) new weighted student funding pilot program, or the new "student-centered" funding pilot program.
The release says the program grants flexibility that "will allow school districts to combine eligible Federal funds with State and local funds in order to allocate resources to schools based on the number of students and the corresponding level of need," and is "widely considered to be a modern, transparent, and quantifiable way to allocate resources to the students most in need."
The application process will open February 7, 2018. For LEAs planning to participate in the pilot during the 2018-19 school year, applications are due by March 12, 2018. For those planning on participating for the 2019-20 school year, applications are due by July 15, 2018. Application forms will be available for download on February 7 on ED's website, and may be submitted to weightedfundingpilot@ed.gov.
Is your district planning on applying for the new pilot program? Feel free to discuss and share your thoughts and find more information here.
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ASBO USA
asbousa@asbointl.org
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