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ESSER Grant Funds

LAE Board Meeting

September 9, 2021

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ESSER I

Total Received $5,909,686- with 95% Expended to date

End date Sept. 30, 2022

Description

% spent

Example

Instructional/ Professional Salaries & Fringe Benefits

7%

BBE’s, BCBA’s, Custodial OT

Stipends

4%

PD, School Tech Support, Additional Support for high needs students

Contracted Services

1%

Professional Development for all staff supporting remote learning strategies, addressing loss learning and support students social emotional wellbeing

Supplies & Materials

70%

Hotspots, Ipads, Chromebooks, Instructional Licenses in support of remote learning - which included PD associated with the specifically purchased resources

Other Costs

9%

Postage, Storage units, Supplemental learning spaces

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ESSER I

Mar 20, 2020 - Sep 30, 2022

  • Amount Received - $6,399,893
    • Proportionate Share - $490,207
    • Lawrence Public Schools - $5,909,686

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ESSER II

Mar. 20, 2020- Sept. 30, 2023

Amount allocated $24,085,662

    • ESSER-II does not mandate equitable services/proportionate share. Private schools received specific funding through the CRRSA Act.

    • Specific and targeted Focus Areas of Grant Activities
      • Academics and Instruction
      • Social Emotional Supports
      • Operations to address planning, coordinating, and provisions of services
      • Mental Health Services and Supports (10K minimum)

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ESSER II

LPS - Total Received $24,085,662

Description

% Allocated

Sample elements allocated to support

Instructional/ Professional Salaries & Fringe Benefits

6%

BCBA’s, BBE’s, Professional Development Stipends, Additional Educational Supports for Students

Stipends

12%

Professional development, School family tech support, Additional support for high needs students

Contracted Services

16%

Professional Development, Coaching, regional partnerships for enrichment, translation services

Supplies & Materials

46%

Identified curriculum needs, universal screeners identify and support learning needs, SEL supports, PPE needs, HVAC, Boilers, Technology

Other Costs

7%

Transportation, school furniture to support classroom needs

Equipment

12%

Materials needed to support the boilers and HVAC work, network data servers and SANs

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ESSER III -Submitting before 10/4/21 with completed spending by Sept. 30, 2024

$54,108,599

  • The purpose of the ESSER III fund is to 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

  • ESSER III funds must include a reservation of 20% minimum ($10,821,719) to address learning loss through the implementation of evidence-based interventions and ensure that those interventions respond to students' social, emotional, and academic needs and address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on underserved student subgroups. (Community survey drills into this area specifically)

  • The period of performance is through 9/30/24. Allowable costs for ESSER III are the same as ESSER I/II. No Equitable Services Requirement for ESSER III. Unlike ESSER I/II, ESSER III contains new requirements for how funds must be spent and what reports/plans must be made available, including: District Plan for Safe Return to In-Person Instruction District Plan on Use of ESSER III Funds consultation with district stakeholders to determine LEA priorities

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ESSER III

Total Received $54,108,599 . Received DESE approval to move forward with projects. End date Sept. 30, 2024

DESE Budget Line Description

Sample elements allocated to support

Instructional/ Professional Salaries & Fringe Benefits

Nurses, Interventionists, Early College Program Teachers, Adjustment Counselors, Social Workers, Tutors/ Instructional Assistants, LFISS Program Managers, LPN/ Health Assistants

Stipends

Acceleration Academies, Early Learners Academies, Summer School Programs, Professional Development Stipends, Compensatory Services - PT/OT, Speech & Psych

Contracted Services

Professional Development (Anet, Datawise, LYNCH, Art Programs, RJ, Saftey Care, CPI), Coaching, Regional Partnerships for Enrichment, HVAC (Arlington, SLE, Bruce, Hennesey), Engineering Design Conracts, Behavioral House Services, SQR

Supplies & Materials

Tech Infrastructure (Wireless Access Point, Switch Area Networking), Chromebook Implementation Program, Curriculum and Instructional License (Screencastify, Nearpod, NWEA), Arts Program, CPI, Play to Learn,

Other Costs

Translation, Transportation for Summer School and Acceleration Academies

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Description

%

Example

Instructional/ Professional Salaries & Fringe Benefits

7%

BBE’s, BCBA’s, Custodial OT

Stipends

4%

PD, School Tech Support, Additional Support for high needs students

Contracted Services

1%

Professional Development for all staff supporting remote learning strategies, addressing loss learning and support students social emotional wellbeing

Supplies & Materials

70%

Hotspots, Ipads, Chromebooks, Instructional Licenses in support of remote learning - which included PD associated with the specifically purchased resources

Other Costs

9%

Postage, Storage units, Supplemental learning spaces