May 10, 2016

The Honorable John B. King, Jr. Secretary of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202

Dear Secretary King:

As teachers and principals in Title I schools, we are writing to urge you to ensure that one of the most important provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act – the provision that ensures that federal Title I funds are supplemental to state and local school funding – is fully and fairly enforced by states.

This provision goes to the heart of this civil rights law because it is intended to ensure that federal resources are spent to provide the additional educational resources that students need to succeed. While leaders in Congress agree that ensuring equity for all students is a core component of the new law, the steps to honor this intent and carry it out are complex, controversial, and could have unintended consequences. Making smart, fair choices as the law is implemented will take concerted effort by everyone involved.

The purpose of Title I is to “provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, and to close educational achievement gaps.” As teachers and principals in Title I schools who are working every day to close these achievement gaps, we see first-hand the importance to our students of the critical services and resources made available through supplemental Title I funding.

If this important ESSA provision is not properly enforced, we are concerned that some states could misunderstand the law's intent and use Title I for other purposes, including using it to replace state and local funding. This would mean a net loss of resources for schools that are already being shortchanged. Data from a recent Teach Plus Flash Poll found that nearly three quarters of the 1,000+ teachers surveyed said their Title I school does not currently receive sufficient funds to meet their students’ learning needs.

On behalf of our students, we urge the Department of Education to issue regulatory language that honors the purpose of this provision and the intent of the law. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Belleville, Baltimore City Public Schools, MD Ronique McDaniel, Prince George's County Public Schools, MD Jessica Ellis, Prince George's County Public Schools, MD Mbulwa Musyoki, Prince George's County Public Schools, MD Rachel Man, Prince George's County Public Schools, MD Ashley Smith, Baltimore City Public Schools, MD Raquel Maya, District of Columbia Public Schools, DC Sheena Washington, Prince George's County Public Schools, MD Jennifer Acheson, Indianapolis Public Schools, IN Julia Brasser, Boston, MA Bridget Adam, Boston Collegiate Charter School, MA Ellen Bratcher, Shelby County, TN Jacqueline Adams, Shelby County, TN Alexis Bright, Davidson County, TN Joni Adams, Chicago Public Schools, IL August Brill, Chicago Public Schools, IL Attah Adjei-Boateng, , MA Lauren Britt, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, CO Tova Adler, LAUSD, CA LaJuana Broden, Shelby County Schools, TN Diane Adomian, Los Angeles Unified School District, CA Sean Brooks, Boston Public Schools, MA Irma Aguirre, LAUSD, CA Brianne Brown, Boston Public Schools, MA Patrick Albano, The Soulsville Charter School, TN Lisa Brown, District of Columbia Public Schools, DC Jacqueline Aldridge, MSD of Wayne Township, IN Danielle Brown, Fort Huachuca Accommodation School District, AZ Belinda Alducin, Chicago Public Schools, IL Shannon Brown, CSUSA-Emmerich Manual High School, IN Jonathan Alfuth, Shelby County Schools, TN Kristina Brubaker, Los Angeles Unified School District, CA Lirazol Alie, Montachusett Regional School District, MA Milton Bryant II, District of Columbia Public Schools, DC Daniel Allen, CSUSA, IN Lorelei Buen, Chicago Public Schools, IL Steven Almazan, KIPP LA Schools, CA Maria Buendia, Boston Public Schools, MA Margaret Amarante, KIPP Indy Public Schools, IN Juliet Buesing, Boston Public Schools, MA Pamela Amaya, LAUSD, CA Meteka Bullard, Los Angeles Unified School District, CA Pat Anderson, LAUSD, CA Marily Burgos, LAUSD, CA Whitney Anderson, District of Columbia Public Schools, DC Darren Burris, Boston Collegiate Charter School, MA Mario Andrade, LAUSD, CA Anne Busacca-Ryan, Los Angeles Unified School District, CA Sabrina Anfossi Kareem, Chicago Public Schools, IL Layla Cable, Boston Public Schools, MA Brent Angelo, Boston Public Schools, MA Yolanda Calderon, Aurora Public Schools, CO Rhonda Anthony, Shelby County Schools, TN Logan Caldwell, Shelby County Schools, TN Timothy Appel, Boston Public Schools, MA Jose Camacho, LAUSD, CA Laura Arce-Ferri, Providence Schools, RI Gina Caneva, Chicago Public Schools, IL Roxanne Archibald, , MA Ann Carberry, Baltimore City Schools, MD Marica Aretz, Adams 12, CO Casey Carlock, Chicago Public Schools, IL Patricia Arevalo, Chelsea Public Schools, MA Raquel Carson, District of Columbia Public Schools, DC Luisana Argueta, Chicago Public Schools, IL Kaellagh Cassidy, Noble Network of Charter Schools, IL Pearl Arredondo, Los Angeles Unified School District, CA Sean Cauley, District of Columbia Public Schools, DC Valentina Atanassova, , MA Alfonso Ceciliano, Chelsea Public Schools, MA Danielle Aucoin, Boston Public Schools, MA Isagani Celzo, LAUSD, CA Alecia Augspurg, Chelsea, MA Public Schools, MA Amanda Chaloupka, Boston, MA Concetta Avellino, Boston Public Schools, MA Amelia Chase, Boston Public Schools, MA Erika Avendalto Shorey, Chelsea Public Schools, MA Georgeann Chavez, Boston Public Schools, MA Ashley Back, MSD Pike Township, IN Keauna Cheers, Shelby County Schools, TN Ray Baker, Chicago Public Schools, IL Deborah Cherry, , MA Caleb Balderston, Academy of the Pacific Rim, MA Emily Chestnut, Indianapolis Public Schools, IN Emily Banta, Lawrence Family Development Charter, MA Kyle Cheung, Achievement School District, TN Paula Barajas, Chicago Public Schools, IL Christine Chiu, LAUSD, CA Shawnta S. 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