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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>FYI,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Todd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please read the following on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, As Amended By the Every Student Succeeds Act: Accountability and State Plans; and Title I-Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged-Academic Assessments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Accountability Comments: Docket ID ED-2016-OESE-0032, <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=ED-2016-OESE-0032-0001">https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=ED-2016-OESE-0032-0001</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations implementing programs under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to implement changes to the ESEA by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) enacted on December 10, 2015. The Secretary also proposes to update the current ESEA general regulations to include requirements for the submission of State plans under ESEA programs, including optional consolidated State plans.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Comments are to be submitted on or before August 1, 2016 on <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> and please use the Docket ID listed above to search for where to submit the comments or use the links provided above.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Assessment Comments: Docket ID ED-2016-OESE-0053, <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=ED-2016-OESE-0053-0001">https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=ED-2016-OESE-0053-0001</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations governing programs administered under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). The proposed regulations would implement recent changes to the assessment requirements of title I of the ESEA made by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Unless otherwise specified, references to the ESEA mean the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Comments are to be submitted on or before September 9, 2016 on <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> and please use the Docket ID listed above to search for where to submit the comments or use the links provided above.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Attached are comments being submitted by our national partner, ATAP (Assocation of Assistive Technology Act Programs) based on feedback from all of the statewide AT Act programs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I strongly encourage you to read over this and submit any comments that you might have. If you would like to submit comments to me to submit on behalf of the KATS Network Advisory Council, please do so by July 29th, 2016. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jimmy Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>KATS Network<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>