Iowa Department of Education Releases First Installment of ESSA Guidance

The Iowa Department of Education released the first installment of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) guidance that it will provide this year. This guidance will be provided in a number of installments during the 2018-19 school year and will be timed to align with actions that districts will be completing throughout the year (e.g., consolidated applications, preparation for implementing Targeted and Comprehensive Supports, etc.). 

The Department will use a consistent template for its guidance, which will include a short executive summary as well as a more extended document that will dive into detail. Each ESSA guidance document will be emailed directly to districts from the Department and can also be found on the Department’s website at Consolidated ESSA Title Guidance. Any questions regarding ESSA should be directed to Dave Tilly at the Department.