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Board hears legislative update: federal waiver guidance, DPI allocation spreadsheets and report-card benchmark recommendations
Summary
District staff summarized a recent U.S. Department of Education "Dear Colleague" letter about waivers to federal education requirements, upcoming DPI allocation spreadsheets for 2025–26 and a recommendation to change report-card benchmarks forwarded to the state superintendent.
The Stoughton Area School District Board received a legislative update on federal and state actions that could affect district funding and accountability measures.
District staff reported that the U.S. Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to state education officials encouraging states to pursue waivers from certain federal education requirements to allow more flexible use of federal funds for academic supports, literacy and numeracy, and expanded parental decision-making. The staff member said they would forward the letter to the full board.
At the state level, the Legislative…
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