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What is Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)?
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law on December 10, 2015. It reauthorizes the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which was previously reauthorized as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
The ESSA requires all participating states to submit a consolidated state plan for review by the United State Department of Education. The state ESSA plan must include details regarding the following required components:
- Challenging State Academic Standards
- Academic Assessments
- Statewide Accountability Systems
- School Support and Improvement Activities
Indiana’s Consolidated State Plan
After much public input and consultation, Indiana submitted its consolidated state plan to the US Department of Education on September 18, 2017. On January 19, 2018, the US Department of Education approved Indiana’s Consolidated State Plan, which was implemented for the first time with the 2017-2018 school year. On February 1, 2019, Indiana submitted an amendment to its consolidated state plan to address changes to the school accountability system after receiving public comment and input.
| Document Name | Description | Date of Publication |
|---|---|---|
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Publication Indiana’s State Plan | Indiana’s current Consolidated State Plan under ESSA (with changes resulting from the 2022 Addendum due to COVID-19 disruptions) | April 13, 2023 |
| Addendum | Approved Addendum to Indiana's ESSA plan | August 8, 2022 |
Resources
| ESSA Component | Resources |
|---|---|
| Academic Assessments | |
| Statewide Accountability |
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| State Support & Improvement for Low-Performing Schools | |
| Supporting Excellent Educators | |
| Supporting All Students |
Archived Materials
| Document Name | Description | Date of Publication |
|---|---|---|
| USEd Waiver Approval Letter | Approval Letter from U.S. Department of Education of 2021 Waiver Request | May 19,2021 |
| Indiana’s 2021 Waiver Request | Indiana’s Waiver Request from Accountability Requirements for the 2020-2021 School Year due to COVID-19 | April 20,2021 |
| USEd Waiver Approval Letter | Approval Letter from U.S. Department of Education of 2020 Waiver Request | March 27, 2020 |
| Indiana’s 2020 Waiver Request | Indiana’s Waiver Request from Assessment and Accountability Requirements for the 2019-2020 School Year due to COVID-19 | March 21, 2020 |
| ESSA Plan with Revisions | Indiana’s ESSA plan, with revisions based on U.S. Department of Education Feedback | January 8, 2018 |
| ESSA Consolidated Plan | Indiana’s ESSA Plan, as submitted to U.S. Department of Education | September 18, 2017 |
| ESSA Plan - Draft Two | A draft of the ESSA Plan Submitted to the Governor’s office for feedback | August 15, 2017 |
| ESSA Survey Feedback | A summary of the stakeholder feedback from the public survey of the first draft of the ESSA plan | August 15, 2017 |
| ESSA Plan - Draft One | The first draft of the ESSA plan | June 30, 2017 |
| Findings from Community Meetings | A summary of findings from the ESSA Community Meetings, held in the Spring 2017 | June 30, 2017 |