# SIGNIFICANT GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

October 7, 2016

A list of significant guidance documents, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices, issued by the U.S. Department of Education follows.  A few documents are stamped “Draft,” but they are the Department’s current policy. Under old Department procedure, we would mark documents as “Draft” to account for possible modification as a result of public comment.  This list will be updated periodically as needed.

If you are interested in commenting on a significant guidance document included on this list, please email us your comment, using the link provided for that significant guidance document, as indicated below.

Please send us any complaints you may have regarding whether the Department is complying with the requirements of the OMB Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices via email at GGBComplaints@ed.gov

*List of Subjects*

Adult Education....................................................Pg 1-2

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009...........Pgs 2-3

Career and Technical Education.................................Pgs 4-5

Civil Rights.........................................................Pgs 5-9

Elementary and Secondary Education..........................Pgs 9-16

Grants and Contracts..............................................Pg 16

Higher Education..................................................Pg 16-17

Special Education and Rehabilitative Services................Pgs 17-20

Documents Withdrawn Within the Last Year.................Pgs 21-24

**Adult Education**

2016-04-06 - Establishing Expected Levels of Performance and Negotiating Adjusted Levels of Performance for Program Years (PY) 2016-17 and 2017-18

Comment on this guidance document.

2016-01-11 - Integrated  English  Literacy  and  Civics  Education  under  the  Workforce  Innovation  and Opportunity Act – Frequently Asked Questions

Comment on this guidance document.

2015-12-08 - Competition and  Award  of  Adult  Education  and  Family  Literacy  Act  Funds  under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act – Frequently Asked Questions

Comment on this guidance document.  

2015-08-18Vision for the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act in the Workforce System and Initial Implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Comment on this guidance document.

2014-10-24 - Use of Carryover Funds Awarded Under the Adult Education and Family   Literacy Act, Title II of the Workforce Investment Act

Comment on this guidance document.

**American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009**

2015-03 --  Guidance on School Improvement Grants Under Section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

Comment on this guidance document.  

2012-03-01  -- Updated Guidance on School Improvement Grants under Section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

Comment on this guidance document.  

2012-06-08 --  Teacher Incentive Fund -- Frequently Asked Questions for the FY 2012 Competition (Cohort 4)

Comment on this guidance document.

2010-06-28 -- Teacher Incentive Fund -- Frequently Asked Questions For the 2010 Competition and Grant Award

**●**Teacher Incentive Fund – Frequently Asked Questions – Addendum 1 (07/01/2010)

Comment on this guidance document

2010-05-27 -- Race to the Top Program - Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions (including subsequent updates)

Comment on this guidance document.

2010-05-21 – Race to the Top Assessment Program Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions

Comment on this guidance document.

2010-03-18 – Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions

●  Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) FAQs Addendum (March 30, 2010)

●  Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) FAQs Addendum 2 (April 8, 2010)

**●**Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) FAQs Addendum 3 (April 21, 2010)

**●**Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) FAQs Addendum 4 (April 30, 2010)

●  Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) FAQs Scale-up and Validation Competitions (June 3, 2013)

●  Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) FAQs Development Competition (July 18, 2013)

Comment on this guidance document. 

2010-03 – Guidance – Funds Under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-09-02 -- Using Title I, Part A ARRA Funds for Grants to Local Educational Agencies to Strengthen Education, Drive Reform, and Improve Results for Students

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-07  -- Guidance on Enhancing Education through Technology (Ed Tech) Program Funds Made Available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-04-10 – Guidance on McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Program Funds Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Comment on this guidance document.

**Career & Technical Education**

2016-06-15 – Dear Colleague Letter on Gender Equity in Career and Technical 

  Education

Comment on this guidance document.

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2015-04-24 – Questions and Answers Regarding the Implementation of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 – Version 4.0

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-05-28 – Questions and Answers Regarding the Implementation of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 – Version 3.0

●  Update to Questions and Answers Regarding the Implementation of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 – Version 2.0 (Issued on June 6, 2007)

●  Update toQuestions and Answers Regarding the Implementation of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 – Version 1.0 (Issued on January 9, 2007)

Comment on this guidance document.

2007-03-13 -- Student Definitions and Measurement Approaches for the Core Indicators of Performance under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006

Comment on this guidance document.

2007-03-12 -- Transmittal of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 State Plan Guide (Program Memo and Guide for Submission of State Plans)

Comment on this guidance document.

2002-06-18 -- The Role of Tech-Prep Education in Preparing America's Future

Comment on this guidance document

2002-04-25 -- Guidance for Revisions in State Performance Levels for Vocational and Adult Education

Comment on this guidance document.

2000-05-19 -- Permissible State Uses of Tech-Prep Funds

Comment on this guidance document.

1999-10-15 -- Accountability Systems Development for the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998

Comment on this guidance document.

1999-06-30 -- Second Jointly Issued Guidance Regarding the Non-Duplication Provision in the Workforce Investment Act

Comment on this guidance document.

1999-05-27 -- Services That Prepare Individuals for Nontraditional Training and Employment and Related Issues

Comment on this guidance document.

1999-05-24 -- Responsibilities and Opportunities Created by Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998

Comment on this guidance document.

1999-05-14 -- Reservation of Funds for State Administration under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 and Adult Education and Family Literacy Act

Comment on this guidance document.

**Civil Rights**

2016-07-26 -- Dear Colleague Letter and Resource Guide on Students with Attention-

  Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 

Comment on this guidance document.

2016-06-15 – Dear Colleague Letter on Gender Equity in Career and Technical 

  Education

Comment on this guidance document.

2016-05-13 – Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students

Comment on this guidance document.

2015-12-15 – Dear Colleague Letter on Voluntary Youth Service Organizations

Comment on this guidance document.

2015-01-07 -- English Learner Students and Limited English Proficient Parents

Comment on this guidance document.

2014-12-01 – Questions and Answers on Title IX and Single-Sex Elementary and Secondary Classes and Extracurricular Activities

Comment on this guidance document.

2014-10-01 – Dear Colleague Letter:  Guidance to Ensure All Students Have Equal Access to Educational Resources

Comment on this guidance document.

2014-04-29 - Questions and Answers on Title IX and Sexual Violence

Comment on this guidance document.

2014-01-08 – Dear Colleague Letter on the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline

****Comment on this guidance document.

2013-09-27 - Questions and Answers About Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin

Comment on this guidance document.

2013-01-25 -- Students with Disabilities in Extracurricular Athletics

Comment on this guidance document.

2012-01-20 -- Dear Colleague Letter and Questions and Answers on the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 for Students with Disabilities Attending Public Elementary and Secondary Schools

Comment on this guidance document.

2011-12-02 -- Guidance on the Voluntary Use of Race to Achieve Diversity and Avoid Racial Isolation in Elementary and Secondary Schools

Comment on this guidance document.

2011-12-02 **--**Guidance on the Voluntary Use of Race to Achieve Diversity in Postsecondary Education

Comment on this guidance document.

2010-06-29 -- Joint "Dear Colleague" Letter: Electronic Book Readers

**●**Frequently Asked Questions about the June 29, 2010, Dear Colleague Letter  (May 5, 2011)

Comment on this guidance document.

2011-04-04 – Dear Colleague Letter on Title IX Requirements and How They Relate to Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence

**●**Revised Sexual Harassment Guidance:  Harassment of Students by School Employees, Other Students or Third Parties****(January 19, 2001)

Comment on this guidance document.

2010-04-20 -- Dear Colleague Letter about the standards OCR uses to assess compliance with Part Three of the "three-part test” to determine whether institutions are meeting the Title IX regulatory requirement to accommodate students' athletic interests and abilities

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-12  --   Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities  During an H1N1 Outbreak

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-01-08 -- Dear Colleague Letter – Title VI and Public School Choice

Comment on this guidance document.

2008-10-17 –  Dear Colleague Letter – Non-Regulatory Guidance Regarding Disclosure of Disability on Report Cards and Transcripts for Students with Disabilities Attending Public Elementary and Secondary Schools

Comment on this guidance document.

2008-09-17 –  Dear Colleague Letter – Non-Regulatory Guidance Regarding Athletic Activities Counted for Title IX Compliance

Comment on this guidance document.  

2008-02-01 – Guidance on Homeless Children with Disabilities

Comment on this guidance document.

2007-10-19 – Final Guidance on Maintaining, Collecting, and Reporting Racial and Ethnic Data to the U.S. Department of Education

Comment on this guidance document.

2007-03-17 -- Transition of Students with Disabilities from High School to Postsecondary Institutions (“Dear Colleague” letter from Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Stephanie J. Monroe, enclosing a “Dear Parent” letter and an OCR pamphlet entitled "Transition of Students with Disabilities to Postsecondary Education: A Guide for High School Educators”)

Comment on this guidance document.

2004-09-13 -- Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, and Religious Discrimination in Schools and Colleges (“Dear Colleague” letter from Kenneth L. Marcus, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement, Delegated the Authority of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights)

Comment on this guidance document.

2003-07-14 -- Letter on the Participation of Private School Students in Federally-Funded Programs

Comment on this guidance document.

2001-01-19 – Revised Sexual Harassment Guidance:  Harassment of Students by School Employees, Other Students or Third Parties

Comment on this guidance document.

2000-07-25 -- Prohibited Disability Harassment (“Dear Colleague” letter from Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Norma V. Cantú and Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Judith E. Heumann)

Comment on this guidance document.

1998-07-23 -- Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Athletic Scholarships (“Dear Colleague” letter from Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Norma V. Cantú, enclosing July 23, 1998 letter from Dr. Mary Frances O'Shea, OCR’s National Coordinator for Title IX Athletics, to Bowling Green State University)

Comment on this guidance document.

1994-03-10 -- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs:  Racial Incidents and Harassment Against Students at Educational Institutions; Investigative Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

1994-01-31 -- Notice of Application of Supreme Court Decision in United States v. Fordice

Comment on this guidance document.

1991-09-27 -- Policy Update on Schools' Obligations Toward National Origin Minority Students With Limited-English Proficiency

Comment on this guidance document.

1985-12-03 -- Policy Regarding the Treatment of National Origin Minority Students Who Are Limited English Proficient (originally issued December 3, 1985; reissued April 6, 1990)

Comment on this guidance document.

1979-12-11 -- Policy Interpretation – Title IX and Intercollegiate Athletics

Comment on this guidance document.

1970-07-18 -- Identification of Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of National Origin

Comment on this guidance document.

**Elementary & Secondary Education**

2016-09 – Supporting School Reform by Leveraging Federal Funds in a Schoolwide Program

Comment on this guidance document.

2016-09-27 – Non-Regulatory Guidance for Title II, Part A:  Building Systems of Support for Excellent Teaching and Leading

Comment on this guidance document.

2016-07-27 – Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program

Comment on this guidance document.****

2016-06-29 – Transitioning to the Every Student Succeeds Act FAQs

****Comment on this guidance document.

2016-06-23 – Ensuring Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care

Comment on this guidance document.****

2016-05-04 – Transitioning to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Frequently Asked Questions

Comment on this guidance document.****

2015-09-25 – Peer Review of State Assessment Systems and Letter to Chief State School Officers

Comment on this guidance document.****

2015-07-30 – Supporting School Reform by Leveraging Federal Funds in a Schoolwide Program

Comment on this guidance document.****

2015-04-10 – State Plans to Ensure Equitable Access to Excellent Educator Frequently Asked Questions

Comment on this guidance document.

2014-11 – Charter Schools Program: Guidance on the Use of Funds to Support Preschool Education

Comment on this guidance document.

2014-08-13– Preschool Development Grants Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions

●  Addendum 1 to Preschool Development Grants Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions (September 19, 2014)

●  Addendum 2 to Preschool Development Grants Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions (October 3, 2014)

Comment on this guidance document.

2014-07-18 -- Questions and Answers Regarding Inclusion of English Learners with Disabilities in English Language Proficiency Assessments and Title III Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives

Comment on this guidance document.****

2013-05-23 -- New Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on Expanded Learning Time   (ELT) Under the ESEA Flexibility Optional Waiver

Comment on this guidance document.

2013-02-08 – State and Local Report Cards Title I Part A, Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

2012-10 -- Serving Preschool Children Under Title I Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

2012-06-07   ESEA Flexibility Policy Documents – ESEA Flexibility Review Guidance  

**●**ESEA Review Guidance Submission Windows 1 and 2 (February 10,  2012)  

**●**ESEA Review Guidance Submission Window 3 (June 7, 2012)

**●**ESEA Flexibility Frequently Asked Questions (August 3, 2012) 

**●**ESEA Flexibility Frequently Asked Questions Addendum (March 5, 2013)

**●**ESEA Flexibility: Guidance for Renewal Process (November 13, 2014)

Comment on this guidance document.

2012-05-12 -- Race to the Top –Early Learning Challenge Frequently Asked Questions (including subsequent updates)

Comment on this guidance document.

2011-06-14  -- Equal Access Act and the Recognition of Student-Led Noncurricular Group  (Open letter from Secretary Duncan, enclosing Legal Guidelines Regarding the Equal Access Act and the Recognition of Student-Led Noncurricular Groups)

Comment on this guidance document.

2011-04 -- Nonregulatory Guidance on Charter Schools, Title V, Part B of the ESEA

Comment on this guidance document.

2010-10 -- Title I, Part C -- Migrant Education Program Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

2010-06-29 -- Guidance on School Improvement Grants under Section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

Comment on this guidance document.

2010-05-11 --Promise Neighborhoods FAQs (including subsequent updates)

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-10  -- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and H1N1

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-09 -- Guidance on Flexibility and Waivers for SEAs, LEAs, Postsecondary Institutions, and Other Grantee and Program Participants in Responding to Pandemic Influenza (H1N1 Virus)

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-04-06 – Guidance – The State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-01-14 – Supplemental Educational Services -- Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-01-14 – Public School Choice – Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

2008-12-22 – Non-Regulatory Guidance Regarding High School Graduation Rate

Comment on this guidance document.

2008-10-02 – Non-Regulatory Guidance Regarding Title III Non-Supplanting Provisions (Letter to Chief State School Officers)(Guidance)

Comment on this guidance document.

2008-07-28 – Guidance on Coordinated Early Intervening Services

Comment on this guidance document.

2008-05-14 – Fiscal Year 2008 Guidance for Title V, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (State Grants for Innovative Programs)

Comment on this guidance document.

2008-02-06 -- Non-regulatory Guidance on Title I Fiscal Issues:  Maintenance of Effort, Comparability, Supplement, not Supplant, Carryovers, Consolidating Funds in Schoolwide Programs, and Grantback Requirements

Comment on this guidance document.

2007-07-20 -- Additional Title I Provisions included in the Regulations Package on Modified Academic Achievement Standards Published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2007 – Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

2007-05  -- Assessment and Accountability for Recently Arrived and Former Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students -- Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

2007-01-23 -- Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

2006-10-05 -- Improving Teacher Quality State Grants—Title II; Part A

Comment on this guidance document.

2006-09 – Ensuring Equitable Services to Private School Children

****Comment on this guidance document.

2006-07-21 -- Non-Regulatory Guidance--"LEA and School Improvement"

Comment on this guidance document.

2006-06-19 -- Non-Regulatory Guidance--The Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk, Title I, Part D

Comment on this guidance document.

2006-05-01 -- Questions and Answers on the Participation of Private Schools in Providing Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Under No Child Left Behind

Comment on this guidance document.

2006-04-24 -- Revised Guidance on Allowable Uses of "Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations" Funds to Assist Private Schools

Comment on this guidance document.

2006-03 -- Non-Regulatory Guidance--“Designing Schoolwide Programs”

Comment on this guidance document.

2006-02-01 -- Uses of Funds under the Restart Program

Comment on this guidance document.

2006-01-17 -- Letter to heads of Federal Departments and Agencies asking for support of a new federal government-wide effort to assist the nation's charter schools

Comment on this guidance document.

2006-01-06 -- FAQs:  Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations

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Comment on this guidance document.

2005-09-29 -- Pro-Children Act Guidance

Comment on this guidance document

2004-10-12 -- NCLB Policy Letters to States—Use of Funds for Districts and Schools Identified for School Improvement

Comment on this guidance document.

2004-07  -- The Impact of the New Title I Requirements on Charter Schools

Comment on this guidance document.

2004-07-21 -- Education for Homeless Children and Youth Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

2004-06-08 -- Transferability Authority Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

2004-05  -- Unsafe School Choice Option Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

2004-04-23 -- Parental Involvement:  Title I, Part A, Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

2004-03-09 -- NCLB Policy Letters to State –School Improvement - Delay in Identifying Schools for School Improvement

Comment on this guidance document.

2004-03-01 -- Title I Paraprofessionals Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

2004-01-22 -- Guidance Concerning State and Local Responsibilities under the Gun-Free Schools Act

Comment on this guidance document.

2003-10-17 -- Title I Services to Eligible Private School Children Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

2003-08-21 -- Non-Regulatory Guidance: Local Educational Agency Identification and Selection of School Attendance Areas and Schools and Allocation of Title I Funds to Those Areas and Schools

Comment on this guidance document.

2003-06-24 -- Rural Education Achievement Program

Comment on this guidance document.

2003-05-23 -- State Educational Agency Procedures for Adjusting Basic, Concentration, Targeted, and Education Finance Incentive Grant Allocations

Comment on this guidance document.

2003-02-20 -- Joint Education/Agriculture Letter Providing Guidance on Implementation of the New Requirements of Title I by Schools that Operate School Lunch Programs -- Title I, Part A Program

●  Follow-up to:  Joint Education/Agriculture Letter Providing Guidance on Implementation of the New Requirements of Title I by Schools that Operate School Lunch Programs -- Title I, Part A Program (Issued on December 17, 2002)

Comment on this guidance document.

2003-02-07 -- Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools

Comment on this guidance document.

2002-08-28 -- State Grants for Innovative Programs—Title V, Part A, Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

2002-03-11 -- Enhancing Education through Technology (Ed Tech) Program Non-Regulatory Guidance

Comment on this guidance document.

**Grants & Contracts**

2007-06-05 -- Extension of Liquidation Periods and Related Accounting Adjustments for Grantees under Department of Education State-Administered Programs

Comment on this guidance document.

**Higher Education**

2016-08-25**--**Dear Colleague Letter to School Officials at Institutions of Higher Education regarding the disclosure of student medical records under FERPA

Comment on this guidance document.

2014-07-24 -- ****GEN-14-14 - Additional Guidance on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act and Its Implications for the Title IV Student Financial Assistance Program

Comment on this guidance document.

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2014-07-24 – GEN-14-15 - Additional Guidance on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act

Comment on this guidance document.

2013-01 – College Access Challenge Grant (CACG) Program Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Requirements and Waiver Requests

Comment on this guidance document.

2006-10-06 -- FP-06-15 - Payment of Special Allowance on Loans Made or Acquired with Funds from a Tax-Exempt Obligation

Comment on this guidance document.

**Special Education and Rehabilitative Services**

2016-08-01 – Dear Colleague Letter on the Inclusion of Behavioral Supports in 

  Individualized Education Programs

Comment on this guidance document.

2016-03-09 –  Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Requirements for 

Unified and Combined State Plans

Comment on this guidance document.

2015-11-16 – Dear Colleague Letter on Free and Appropriate Public Education

Comment on this guidance document.

2015-08-17 - Vision for the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program as a 

Partner in the Workforce Development System under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Comment on this guidance document.

2015-08-13 - Vision for the One-Stop Delivery System under the Workforce Innovation 

 and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

Comment on this guidance document.

2015-07-27 – Q&A Regarding LEA Maintenance of Effort

Comment on this guidance document.

2014-07-18 - Questions and Answers Regarding Inclusion of English Learners with 

Disabilities in English Language Proficiency Assessments and Title III Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives

2014-07 – Cover Letter

2015-07 - Addendum

Comment on this guidance document.

2014-05-27 – Guidance on the Amendments to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act by the Uninterrupted Scholars Act

Comment on this guidance document.

2013-07-23 – Memo and Questions and Answers on Dispute Resolution

Comment on this guidance document.

2013-07-19  – Highly Mobile Dear Colleague Letter

Comment on this guidance document.

2013-07 – Questions and Answers on Dispute Resolution

Comment on this guidance document**.**

2011-09  –  Questions and Answers on Secondary Transition

Comment on this guidance document.

2011-09 – Questions and Answers on IEPs, Evaluations and Reevaluations****

Comment on this guidance document.

2011-05 -- Part B IDEA MOE Guidance for States on the Education Jobs Fund Program

Comment on this guidance document.

2011-04 – Questions and Answers on Private School

Comment on this guidance document.

2010-08 -- Questions and Answers on the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-08 -- Implementing Response to Intervention (RTI) Using Title I, Title III, and CEIS Funds

Comment on this guidance document

2009-06 -- Questions and Answers on Disproportionality

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-06 -- Questions and Answers on Discipline Procedures

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-06 -- Questions and Answers on Monitoring, Technical Assistance and Enforcement

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-04-01 – Guidance – Funds for Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Comment on this guidance document.

2009-04-01 – Guidance – Funds for Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Comment on this guidance document.

2005-11-21 -- TAC-06-01--Factors State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies Should Consider When Determining Whether a Job Position Within a Community Rehabilitation Program is Deemed to be in an "Integrated Setting" for Purposes of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program

Comment on this guidance document.

2003-08-08 -- PD-03-06--Whether Centers that do not Receive Title VII, Part C Grants are Included as Centers for Independent Living Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended and the Implications for SILC Composition, Network of Centers, and Part B and Part C Funding

Comment on this guidance document.

2002-07-03 -- PD-02-03--Satellite Centers for Independent Living

Comment on this guidance document.

2001-01-17 -- PD-01-03--Implementation of Informed Choice

Comment on this guidance document.

1997-08-19 -- PD-97-04--Employment Goal for an Individual with a Disability

Comment on this guidance document.

1997-02-24 -- TAC-97-01--What a Designated Client Assistance Program Agency Must Do to Satisfy the Mediation Procedures Requirement

Comment on this guidance document.

**Documents Withdrawn from List**

**Adult Education**

2002-04-25 -- Guidance for Revisions in State Performance Levels For Vocational and Adult Education

1999-05-14 -- Reservation of Funds for State Administration under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 and Adult Education and Family Literacy Act

2003-01-30 -- Additional Guidance on the Application of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to Reporting under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act

1999-06-01 -- Responsibilities and Opportunities Created by Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998

1999-05-27 -- Application of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act to Performance Reporting

**Elementary and Secondary Education**

2013-08-08 --  ESEA Flexibility *Guidance for Renewal Process For Windows 1 and 2 States* (August 8, 2013)

2010-08-13 – Initial Guidance for States on the Education Jobs Fund Program

2010-08-13 – Initial Guidance for the State of Texas on the Education Jobs Fund Program

2010-08-13 – Initial Guidance for the Insular Areas on the Education Jobs Fund Program

2009-12-01 - Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Phase II of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund

2009-07  --  Non-Regulatory Guidance on Title I, Part A Waivers

2009-06  --  Guidance on the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program for the Insular Areas

2009-04-10 – Guidance – Impact Aid Section 8007 School Construction Funds Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

2009-04-01 -- Guidance on the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program

●  Modifications to Questions in the April 2009 Guidance on the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program (April 7, 2009)

●  Modifications to Questions in the April 2009 Guidance on the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program (May 11, 2009)

●  Modification to the Answer to Question III-B-1 in the April 2009 Guidance on the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program (July 6, 2009)

●  Supplement to Section IV The Government Services Fund in the April 2009 Guidance on the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program (October 2, 2009)

●  Guidance for Grantees and Auditors: State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program (December 24, 2009) (NOTE:  This guidance supersedes III-D-4 in April 1, 2009 Guidance on the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program)

**●**Guidance on the Maintenance-of-Effort Requirements in the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program (January, 2010)

2009-01-12 -- Growth Models – Non-Regulatory Guidance

2009-01-12 -- Standards and Assessments Non-Regulatory Guidance

2008-12-02 – Letter to Chief State School Officers on Performance Indexes

2007-07-20 -- Modified Academic Achievement Standards – Non-Regulatory Guidance

2007-05-17 -- Non-Regulatory Guidance Regarding the Consolidation of Title II Tech Prep Funds into Title I Basic Grant Funds

2006-09-05 -- Letter to Chief State School Officers regarding efforts to ensure that all core academic subjects are taught by highly qualified and effective teachers, and encouraging states to eliminate use of High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE) procedures

2006-03-29 -- Volume II—Frequently Asked Questions—Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students

**●**Update to Volume I –Frequently Asked Questions on Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students (issued on February 2, 2006) 

2006-03-21 -- Letter to Chief State School Officers Regarding States’ Progress in Meeting the HQT Goal

2006-01-10 -- FAQ--Assistance for Homeless Youth Program under the Hurricane Education Recovery Act

2005-10-21 -- Letter to Chief State School Officers regarding the “highly qualified teacher” provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and elements the Department will use in determining if states are in compliance

2004-01  -- Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act—State Grants—Guidance for State and Local Implementation of Programs

2003-09-30 -- William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Programs Non-Regulatory Guidance

2003-03-17 -- Early Reading First Non-Regulatory Guidance

2003-02-26 -- 21st Century Community Learning Centers Non-Regulatory Guidance

2003-02-25 -- Title III State Formula Grant Program -Standards, Assessments and Accountability Non-Regulatory Guidance

2002-08-01 -- Comprehensive School Reform Program Non-Regulatory Guidance

2002-04-01 -- Reading First Program Non-Regulatory Guidance

**Higher Education**

2006-12-01 -- FP-06-16 - Update on Consolidation Loan Issues

2006-10-20 – GEN-06-18 - Implementation of "Academic Year" Definition in the Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) and National SMART Grant Programs

2006-05-03 -- GEN-06-08 - Additional Implementation Guidance -- Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) and National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (National SMART Grant) Programs

2006-05-02 -- GEN-06-07 - Notification and extension of guidance to assist Title IV participants affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

2004-02-24 -- GEN-04-04/FP-04-03 - General guidance for helping Title IV participants affected by a disaster

2002-05-28 -- GEN-02-03/CB-02-08/G-02-334/L-02-228—New Total and Permanent Disability Discharge Procedures for Title IV Loans-Effective July 1, 2002

**Special Education and Rehabilitative Services**

2010-06 -- Questions and Answers on Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), Evaluations and Reevaluations

2009-06 -- Questions and Answers on Procedural Safeguards and Due Process Procedures for Parents and Children with Disabilities

2009-04-01 – Guidance – Funds for Title I, Part B of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

2009-04-01 – Guidance – Funds for the State Independent Living Grants Program and Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind Program -- Title VII, Chapter 1, Part B, and Title VII, Chapter 2 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, -- Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

2002-09-26 -- TAC-02-02--Documents to Submit when Requesting a Waiver or Modification of the State's Maintenance of Effort Requirements under the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program

1977-07-26 -- PI-77-26--RSA Policy Statement of Interpretation of State VR Organizational Requirements of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended (PI-75-31, dated June 3, 1975)

1975-06-03 -- PI-75-31--RSA Policy Statement on Interpretation of State VR Organizational Requirements of the Rehabilitation Act as amended****

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