ESEA Flexibility Request - Archive

In 2015 the U.S. Department of Education granted Arizona’s application for relief from some of the most burdensome federal education regulations. The approved Flexibility Request meant that Arizona would no longer subject to many onerous elements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

ESEA Flexibility Request Renewal 2015-2016^{Approved August 6, 2015}

ESEA Flexibility Request Renewal Approval Letter (August 6, 2015)

ESEA Flexibility Request Renewal Webinar

• PowerPoint (March 25, 2015)
• Questions and Answers (March 17, 2015)
• Recording (March 17, 2015)

ESEA Flexibility Request Renewal Informational Flyer (March 9, 2015)

ESEA Flexibility Request Renewal 2014-2015

• ESEA Flexibility Request Renewal Approval Letter (October 9, 2014)
• ESEA Flexibility Extension Granted Press Release (October 9, 2014)
• ESEA Flexibility Request Renewal Submission Template (August 29, 2014)
• ESEA Flexibility Request Renewal Informational Flyer (April 21, 2014)

ESEA Flexibility Request Extension 2013-2014

• ESEA Flexibility Request Extension Approval Letter (November 25, 2013)
• ESEA Flexibility Request Extension Approval PowerPoint (December 2, 2013)
• ESEA Flexibility Request Extension Informational Flyer (September 20, 2013)

ESEA Flexibility Request Original Submission 2012-2013

• Notification to LEAs from Superintendent Huppenthal (January 26, 2012)
• Arizona ESEA Flexibility Request Approval Letter (July 19, 2012)
• Approval Notification to LEAs from Superintendent Huppenthal (July 25, 2012)
• Implementation Letter from USED (August 3, 2012)
• Arizona ESEA Flexibility Request Informational Flyer (January 30, 2013)

For information on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which was signed into law in December of 2015 and will take effect in the 2017-2018 school year, please visit www.azed.gov/essa.

U.S. Department of Education, ESEA Flexibility: www.ed.gov/esea/flexibility