In July 2018, the Secretary of the Interior established the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Standards, Assessments, and Accountability System Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee), to provide the Secretary with recommendations on the development of regulations to define BIE's standards, assessments and accountability system consistent with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) section 1111 (20 U.S.C. § 6311), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act. In addition, the Committee was asked to provide recommendations that encourage the exercise of the authority of Tribal governing bodies or school boards to adopt their own standards, assessments, and accountability system through the use of waivers as described in ESEA section 8204(c).
On June 10, 2019, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) published the proposed rule in the Federal Register. To view the proposed rule, please click here. In addition, the Tribal Leader letter announcing the consultation sessions is available here. The comment period of Friday, August 9, 2019, has closed. Transcripts from the previous consultation sessions are provided at the bottom of this page.
The final rule was published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2020. In addition, the Agency Plan to Implement the Standards, Assessments, and Accountability System was published in the Federal Register on March 27, 2020, which includes upcoming consultation sessions. Detailed information for the upcoming consultation sessions is provided in the table below.
Comments
Please submit comments to consultation@bia.gov, with the header "Draft BIE Agency Plan Comments," on or before Friday, May 8, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. (ET).
Consultation Sessions
The presentation for the consultation sessions is available here: BIE's Agency Plan. The Draft BIE Consolidated Agency (State) Plan is available here: Draft BIE Consolidated Agency (State) Plan.
For: | Dates | Time (EDT) | Webinar Transcripts |
Tribal Session | Monday, April 27, 2020 | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Transcript |
Public Session | Tuesday, April 28, 2020 | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | |
Tribal Session | Wednesday, April 29, 2020 | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | |
Public Session | Thursday, April 30, 2020 | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | |
Tribal Session | Friday, May 1, 2020 | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Previous Tribal Consultation and Information
| Date | Time (Local Time Zone) | Location |
| Thursday, July 11, 2019 | 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) 9169 Coors Blvd, NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 |
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Navajo Nation Museum Highway 264 and Loop Road Window Rock, AZ 86515 |
Thursday, July 18, 2019 | 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Oglala Lakota College Head Start Building 490 Piya Wiconi Road Kyle, SD 57752 |
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 | 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | 2001 Killebrew Drive Minnesota Room Bloomington, MN 55425 |
Friday, July 26, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (ET) | Please join the meeting by using the call-in number and access code below: Call-in number: +1 (872) 240-3412 Access Code: 661-181-805 Please join the online meeting using the link below to access chat and screen sharing: |
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 | 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Wa He Lut Indian School 11110 Conine Ave, SE Olympia, WA 98513 |
