ESSER I (Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act):
Congress set aside approximately $13.2 billion of the $30.75 billion allotted to the Education Stabilization Fund through the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER Fund). Signed into law on March 20, 2021, the Department awarded these grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) for the purpose of providing local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are LEAs, with emergency relief funds to address the impact that COVID-19 has had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools across the Nation.
ESSER Fund awards to SEAs are in the same proportion as each State received funds under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, in fiscal year 2019.
ESSER II (Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act):
The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSA), was signed into law on December 27, 2020 and provides an additional $54.3 billion for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER II Fund).
ESSER II Fund awards to SEAs are in the same proportion as each State received funds under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, in fiscal year 2020.
ESSER III (American Rescue Plan (ARP)):
On Thursday, March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act was signed into law. It is an unprecedented $1.9 trillion package of assistance measures, including $122 billion for the ARP Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund. Funds are provided to State educational agencies and 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.
ARP ESSER Fund awards to SEAs are in the same proportion as each State received funds under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, in fiscal year 2020.
Giltner Public Schools Use of ESSER I Funds ($13,884)
Subsidized Lunch Account - We provided meals to families in need during the COVID closure so that children would not go hungry.
Giltner Public Schools Use of ESSER II ($45,389)
School Facility Repairs and Improvements - We added security cameras to hallways, transportation, and grounds to monitor and ensure that all guidelines regarding COVID-19 are followed: social distancing, proper mask wearing, and cleaning/sanitizing by staff.
Giltner Public Schools Use of ESSER III ($102,008)
Addressing Learning Loss Among Students ($31,008)
Smeken’s 6 Traits of Writing - an evidence based curriculum with over 50 years of research supporting their strategies.
Lexia Learning - online language arts program to implement evidence-based activities as reading intervention.
Boys Town - model school-wide discipline training for PK-12 grade focusing on behavior management, building relationships, and teaching social skills, while maximizing instructional time and learning in order to make up for learning loss due to COVID-19.
Transportation ($71,000) - New 71 passenger bus to socially distance students being transported to and from school and school activities.
Please contact Nick Mumm at Giltner Public School if you have any questions nmumm@giltnerschool.us or 402-849-2238.