Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds Act (ESSER)
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, was enacted on March 11, 2021. The ARP Act provides additional funding for school districts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Education portion of ARP is known as the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III or ARP ESSER) Fund. Carthage Independent School District is applying for the ESSER III Federal grant for funding.
The purpose of the grant is to address learning loss and support the safe reopening and sustaining safe operations of schools while meeting students' academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. These federal funds were appropriated to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for public education purposes under the ARP Act through the ESSER III Fund. The grant expires September 20, 2023, but districts can carry over unused funds and be allowed to continue spending until September 20, 2024.
CARTHAGE ISD PUBLIC NOTICE
ESSER III PLAN
Board Meeting - June 21, 2021 - 6:30 pm
CISD Professional Learning Center #1 Bulldog Drive
Please consider this Public Notice and subsequent request for CISD Board approval of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds Acts (ESSER II and ESSER III). These stimulus bills were passed by Congress under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act. Funds are provided to school districts to help safely reopen and sustain the safe operation of schools and address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Nation's students. Some funding options for CISD include Summer Schools, Before/After and Saturday School, Professional Development, Instructional Coaches, Social Emotional Learning Programs, Bus Services, HVAC Systems, Construction Costs and Nutrition. The Department will monitor the use of ESSER funds. In addition, ESSER funds are subject to audit requirements under the Single Audit Act and to review by the Government Accountability Office. The Department’s Office of the Inspector General may audit program implementation, as may any other federal agency, commission, or department in the lawful exercise of its jurisdiction and authority.
ESSER III funds total $4,561,012 for school years 2020-2023.
All funding will expire on designated school years according to TEA guidelines CISD understands the use of the funds for ongoing purposes could result in funding deficits in future years after the funding expires on September 30, 2023 , and it makes no assumptions that the state will provide replacement state funds in future years.
CISD WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT.
ESSER Vision Design Team
Allison, Reba - Retired Superintendent
Angie Bishop - Special Education
Brown, Isha - Teacher/Afterschool Youth Ed. Program
Courtney, Melanie - Parent
Dawson, Mark - Business/Community Partner
Dawson, Andy - CISD Maintenance/Safety
Deason, Amanda - CISD Registered Nurse
Dunlap, Jim - CISD Superintendent
Hambrick, Kelly - CTE Teacher
Henderson, Gary - Business/Community Partner
Hicks, Dazell - Parent/Retired Panola College
Koch, Allen - Curriculum Director/Parent
Koch, Allison - Teacher/Parent
Kruebbe, Kathleen - Community/Parent
Kyle, Wayne - CISD Retired School Board Member
Ladymon, Misty - Parent
Lipsey, Stuart - Business Partner
Malone, Todd - Business/Community/Parent
Meck, Patsy - Community/Business Partner
Payne, Jim - Community/Business Partner
Penner, Rachel - Teacher/Parent
Porter, Donna - CISD Assistant Superintendent
Ray, John - Community Member
Risinger, Rene' - CISD Transportation
Roberson-Jones, Sharon - Community Partner
Rocquemore, Mike - Community Partner
Ross, Twink - Community/Retired Panola College
Smith, Michael (Smokey) - Business/Community
Richard Sullivan - CISD Technology Director
Thomas, Jean - CISD Administrative Assistant
Thompson, Jeretta - Community/Retired CISD
Campus Principals - Justin Smith, Wade Watson,
Clarinda Collins, Staci Davis, Kiley Schumacher, Shelbye Almeida
Students - Za'Kayla Bradley, Jose Deluna, Lundy Dutton,
Maddie Jacks, Makhai Lewis, Kensington Travis
CISD ESSER PRELIMINARY PLANNING
SUMMER SCHOOL/EXTENDED LEARNING PARENT INVOVLEMENT/SOCIAL WORKERS Salaries Community in Schools
Transportation Parent/School Liaison
Supplies Afterschool Youth Education Program
Before/After School and Saturdays Teen Choice
Facilities listed in Infrastructure below Suicide
Salaries
COMMUNICATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
All Levels / Website /News Media SEL Programs
Curriculum Consultants
INTENSIVE INTERVENTION/LEARNING LOSS Leadership Mentors
Additional Planning Time Region VII
Instructional Coaches
RTI /MTSS Software Programs Infrastructure - Customarily 1 time expenditures
Edgenuity / Renaissance HVAC Systems
Branching Mind Construction/Repair Costs
BrainPop/Discovery Day Care Facilities
CTE Programs/Skills/Certifications
Sharon Wells Math Safety and Security
Technology Programs COVID-19 Protocols
Curriculum Material and Supplies Cleaning/Disinfecting
Air Quality / Mental Health / Wellness