ESSA Guidance for Schools and Districts
The guidance materials below are intended to build the capacity of local education agencies (LEAs) receiving federal funds from one or more programs authorized as part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in order to administer programs effectively. The documents and resources developed by the New York State Education Department (NYSED or “the Department”) are informed by non-regulatory guidance issued by the United States Department of Education in order to provide accurate and complete information about both programmatic and fiscal topics of interest to district and school leaders, private school administrators, parents, and community stakeholders. For additional questions that may not be addressed, please contact us at conappta@nysed.gov.
ESSA Funded Programs Calendar of Reminders | PDF Printable Version
Title I, Part A
- Parent and Family Engagement - June 2019
- Comparability of Services - September 2018
- Identification and Selection of Public School Attendance Areas and Allocation of Title I Funds to Those Areas and Schools - July 2022
- Supplement – Not Supplant - Updated July 2019
- Transferability - September 2018
- District Level Parent and Family Engagement Policy Checklist
- School Level Parent and Family Engagement Policy Checklist
- Title I Schoolwide Program Plan Checklist
USDE Guidance:
- Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act: Providing Equitable Services to Eligible Private School Children, Teachers, and Families Updated May 17,2023
- Supporting School Reform by Leveraging Federal Funds in a Schoolwide Program September 2016
Title I, Part C (Migrant Education)
- Office of Migrant Education Program (OME)
- Migrant Education Program (MEP)
- MEP Non-Regulatory Guidance (March 2017)
The guidance materials below are intended to build the capacity of local education agencies (LEAs) as part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in order to administer programs effectively in coordination and collaboration with local Migrant Education Tutorial and Support Services (METS) program centers.
- New York State Migrant Education Program (NYS-MEP)
- ABOUT New York State Migrant Education Program (NYS-MEP) https://www.nysmigrant.org/about
- NYS-MEP Resources for School Districts
Title I, Part D (N&D Education)
USDE Guidance:
Title II, Part A (Supporting Effective Instruction)
USDE Guidance:
- Non-Regulatory Guidance for Title II, Part A - September 2016
- Federal Presentation on ESSA Evidence Levels
Title IV, Part A (SSAE)
- Title IV Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment
- Well-Rounded Educational Opportunities Companion Guide to the Title IV Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment - August 2018
- Effective Use of Technology Companion Guide to the Title IV Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment - August 2018
- Safe and Healthy Students Companion Guide to the Title IV Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment - August 2018
USDE Guidance:
- Non-Regulatory Guidance for Title IV, Part A
- Non-Regulatory Guidance on selecting evidence-based interventions -September 2016
Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)
USDE Guidance:
- ESEA/ESSA Text (see Sections 5201-5225)
- REAP Guidance
- What LEAs Need to Know in FY 2019 USDE Presentation
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education
- The McKinney-Vento Act: Education of Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness - August 2019
- New York State Education Law Section 3209, Education of Homeless Children - April 2017
- Commissioner's Regulations Section 100.2(x) Updates - April 2017
USDE Guidance:
- Education for Homeless Children and Youths Program Non-Regulatory Guidance - Updated August 2018
- McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act, Reauthorized by Title IX, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Equitable Services for Private Schools
USDE Guidance: