ESSER
The American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (“ARP ESSER”) Fund, authorized under the American Rescue Plan (“ARP”) Act of 2021, provides nearly $122 billion to States to support the Nation’s schools in safely reopening and sustaining safe operations of schools while meeting the academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of students resulting from the coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic. It is particularly important that ARP ESSER funding will enable States and local educational agencies (“LEAs”), and more directly schools, to support students who have been most severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and are likely to have suffered the most because of longstanding inequities in our communities and schools that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022-2023 Safe Return to School
2022-2023 Safe Return to School (Spanish Version)
Continuity of Operations Plan (spanish version)
ESSER III Use of Funds (spanish version)
*This plan was developed in consultation with stakeholders after soliciting public comment via electronic survey. The survey is still available for additional input and results can be seen in the link below.
Additional Resources:
Translation Policy (spanish version)
ESSER III Survey Results (As of 08/01/2021)