First Installment of ESSA Guidance for 2018-19 from the DE

The Iowa Department of Education guidance this school year (2018-2019) will be provided in a number of installments, 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 their 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 you from David Tilly, Deputy Director and Administrator at the Iowa Department of Education, and can also be found on the Department’s website at Consolidated ESSA Title Guidance.

The attached guidance provides a summary of the new Title IVA grant program. Approximately $9M will be disbursed this fall to public districts on a formula basis. Individual district allocations will be posted on the Department’s website, and will also be available in the Consolidated Application in September. Additional detail on the purpose of these dollars and spending parameters are contained in the attached guidance documents.