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Historical School and District Request to Reconsider Decisions

Resource	Last Updated	File Type
Request to Reconsider Decisions 2024 This document details the State Board of Education decisions for the 2024 Request to Reconsider.	December 11, 2024	PDF
Request to Reconsider Decisions 2023 This document details the State Board of Education decisions for the 2023 Request to Reconsider.	December 13, 2023	PDF
Request to Reconsider Decisions 2022 This document details the State Board of Education decisions for the 2022 Request to Reconsider.	December 14, 2022	PDF
Request to Reconsider Decisions 2021 This document details the State Board of Education decisions for the 2021 Adjusted Request to Reconsider.	January 12, 2022	PDF

Note: The Request to Reconsider process was not administered in 2020.

Historical School and District Accreditation and R2R Guidance

Resource	Last Updated	File Type
Guidance for Finalizing Accreditation Categories and Submitting Requests to Reconsider for District Accreditation Ratings and School Plan Types This document details the process for the 2024-25 Accreditation and Request to Reconsider process, combining both the accreditation and request to reconsider guidance documents.	June 2024	DOC
Guidance for Finalizing Accreditation Categories and Submitting Requests to Reconsider for District Accreditation Ratings and School Plan Types This document details the process for the 2023-24 Accreditation and Request to Reconsider process, combining both the accreditation and request to reconsider guidance documents.	August 2023	DOC
Guidance for Finalizing Accreditation Categories and Submitting Requests to Reconsider for District Accreditation Ratings and School Plan Types This document details the process for the 2022-23 Accreditation and Request to Reconsider process, combining both the accreditation and request to reconsider guidance documents.	September 12, 2022	DOC
Submitting 2021 Requests to Reconsider Guidance This document details the process for the 2021-22 Adjusted Request to Reconsider process, including required forms, request conditions, and CDE review considerations.	August 11, 2021	PDF

Webinars

Resource	Last Updated	File Type
2024 Accreditation and Request to Reconsider Informational Webinar This Webinar provides an informational walkthrough of the accreditation and request to reconsider process in 2024.	August 20, 2024	Webinar Recording
2023 Accreditation and Request to Reconsider Informational Webinar This Webinar provides an informational walkthrough of the accreditation and request to reconsider process in 2023.	August 17, 2023	Webinar recording
2022 Accreditation and Request to Reconsider Informational Webinar This Webinar provides an informational walkthrough of the accreditation and request to reconsider process in 2022.	August 15, 2022	Webinar recording
2021 Adjusted Request to Reconsider Informational Webinar CDE staff held a request to reconsider informational webinar on the 2021 Adjusted Request to Reconsider process. Passcode *M998eU8	September 1, 2021	Webinar recording
School and District Accountability: School and District Accreditation and the Request to Reconsider Process This webinar covers the process of districts accrediting schools, the timeline, and the 2019 Request to Reconsider process.	August 27, 2019	Webinar recording
School and District Accountability: School and District Accreditation and the Request to Reconsider Process This PowerPoint was used for the 2019 Request to Reconsider webinar.	August 27, 2019	PDF

Past Example Requests

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Body of Evidence Sample Exemplar

This is an example letter for the 2022 Request to Reconsider process when applying for Body of Evidence using the Local Assessment Tool.

June 15, 2023

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