Equitable Services Requirements
ESSA Requirement: The Ombudsman
To help ensure
equitable services and other benefits for eligible private school
children, teachers and other educational personnel, and families, an SEA
must designate an ombudsman to monitor and enforce ESEA equitable
services requirements under both Title I and Title VIII. (ESEA sections
1117(a)(3)(B) and 8501(a)(3)(B).)
CARES Requirement: The Ombudsman
An SEA must use the ombudsman also to monitor and enforce the requirements of the CARES Act programs that an LEA provide equitable services to students and teachers in nonpublic schools. (Providing Equitable Services to Students and Teachers in Non-Public Schools Under the CARES Act Programs NRG Q-7)
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CARES Act Equitable Services
GaDOE Resources Specific to Equitable Services
GaDOE Additional Program Guidance
GaDOE Data Collections & DE1111 Reporting
Nonprofit Status Look-Up Resources
(See also the ESSA Equitable Services Consultation Guide and Handbook)
USDE Resources Specific to Equitable Services
USDE Non-Regulatory Guidance Specific to Equitable Services
- 2020 IDEA Q&A- Open for public comment through 01.20.21
- 2019 Equitable Services NRG (Title I, Part A)
- 2016 Equitable Services NRG (Titles: IA, IC, IIA, IIIA, IVA, IVB)
- 2015 Equitable Services NRG (Title III, Part A)
- 2009 Equitable Services NRG (Titles: IC, IIA, IIIA, IVA, IVB)
- 2006 Equitable Services Toolkit (Title I, Part A)
- 2003 Equitable Services NRG (Title I, Part A)
USDE Non-Regulatory Guidance - Program SpecificUSDE Non-Regulatory Guidance - OverarchingUSDE Guidance Ombudsman Quarterly UpdateCode of Federal RegulationsUSDE Technical Assistance
Training Resources for LEAs
Consultation PPT for LEAs Updated 09.17.20