ESSER3/ARP Grant Overview
Information below will provide information on the amount of grant money M.S.A.D. No. 75 received and priorities for returning to school
Information below will provide information on the amount of grant money M.S.A.D. No. 75 received and priorities for returning to school
The American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER3) Fund, authorized under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021, provides over $411 million to Maine to support schools in safely reopening and sustaining safe operations while meeting the academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of students resulting from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic.
The following pages includes information regarding M.S.A.D. No. 75's allocation of $3,254,014.20 in federal stimulus funds through the American Rescue Plan. Of the ARP-ESSER total allocation of $3,254,014, 20% of the total funding or $650,802.84 must be earmarked to address student learning losses during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The remaining portion of the allocation can be used to support our district, particularly in areas most impacted by the Pandemic. With guidance from the ED COVID-19 Handbook: A Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students Volume 2 (2021) funds will allow us to:
Create safe and healthy learning environments
Meeting basic needs
Meeting the social, emotional, and mental health of students
Providing all students with access to a safe and inclusive learning environment
Address lost instructional time
Accelerating learning through instructional approaches, tutoring, and expanded learning time.
Supporting equitable access and effective use of technology
Using data about students' opportunities to learn to help target resources and support
Addressing resource inequities
Support educator and staff stability and well-being
Stabilizing a diverse and qualified educator workforce
Supporting educator and staff well-being
Address the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on students, including the impacts of interrupted instruction and learning loss and the impacts on low-income students, children with disabilities, English Language Learners, and students experiencing homelessness
Implement evidence-based strategies to meet students’ social, emotional, mental health, and academic needs
If you have any questions about the ESSER3/ARP funding plan, please contact Interim Superintendent Bob Lucy at lucyb@link75.org or by phone at 729-9961 ext. 1012.