ESSA in Colorado - A Conversation on the Implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act

The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act formally removed programs that have been defunded or will no longer receive funding. The list below outlines some of the eliminated programs and where support for the activities can be found in ESSA. For Title II B, Colorado will receive funding through 2016-17. The other programs listed below were previously defunded, but will remain REAP eligible through 2016-17.

CDE will provide an overview of all changes by program in the near future.

The U.S. Department of Education has shared information with states around the transition to the Every Student Succeeds Act. These two communications provide some initial information around requirements for the transition. The U.S. Department of Education will share additional information in the future, and that will be communicated through this blog and be available on CDE's ESSA page.

On the day ESSA passed in December, CDE staff provided a brief overview of the new law to the State Board of Education. Take a look at the highlights of the changes that will affect Colorado’s assessment and accountability systems. Since this presentation was given, we’ve learned that most likely, the U.S. Department of Education won’t issue rules until October 2016 and state plans may not be due until summer 2017.