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Partners

The organizations supporting this campaign include: �

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB)
Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE)
Colorado BOCES Association
Colorado Children’s Campaign
Colorado Education Association (CEA)
Colorado PTA Association
Colorado Rural Schools Alliance
Great Education Colorado
Stand for Children

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CSFP ESSER Technical and Communication Resources

The federal stimulus dollars represent an unprecedented influx of funding that have transparency and accountability requirements.

School districts and BOCES are doing the hard work of deploying federal pandemic recovery funds to improve the lives of students they serve. Under resourced schools need help in telling their story.

We are stronger together and by sharing stories, lessons learned, and best practices, we emerge better equipped to help students.

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TELLING YOUR STORY

Creating safe and healthy learning environments

Addressing lost instructional time

Meeting mental health needs of students and staff

Supporting educators and staff stability and well-being

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Based on: US Dept of Ed COVID-19 Handbook and Federal Data Collection Form

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THE MEDIA WILL BE TELLING A STORY

Colorado Politics: Follow the money: How schools spent $190 billion in COVID-19 relief funds, August 23, 2022

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OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE TELLING THEIR STORY

September 21, 2022

Edunomics Webinar recording & slides from June 28, 2022.

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OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE TELLING THEIR STORY

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Edunomics Webinar recording & slides from June 28, 2022.

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OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE TELLING THEIR STORY

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Link to Edunomics Calculator to look up your district’s calculation.

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CSFP website provides a one-stop resource to help districts/BOCES meet transparency requirements.

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Context is provided on federal stimulus dollars and we can address common questions/concerns.

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What percentage of federal stimulus dollars that came into Colorado went to education?

Less than 5%
5-25%
26-50%
Over 50%

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The Colorado School District Needs Inventory was administered by CDE, in collaboration with the Colorado Education Initiative (CEI), from March 27 to April 4.

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The top four education supports identified as the top priorities across all regions of the state were: student emotional support, technical supports for delivering remote learning, online instructional support for teachers and family engagement practices.
The estimated number of students without access to a Wi-Fi-enabled device is 52,918 statewide or approximately 6% of students in the represented districts/BOCES.
The estimated number of students without access to the internet at home is 65,860, or approximately 8% of students in represented districts/BOCES.
While there was variability in the top community need identified across regions, internet connectivity and food access were the two community needs that commonly appeared as a top need in most regions across the state.
Every region elevated mortgage and rent support as a top need except the Southeast Region.
Three-fourths of regions indicated that unemployment assistance was an urgent community need.
Mental health and counseling services for either students or families were prioritized in 50% of regions.

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Upcoming ESSER Deadlines

Important Dates

ESSER III Supplemental budgets due - September 2
Deadline to spend ESSER I Funds - September 30 ~ Statutory Deadline! No Extensions Possible!
Deadline to submit Request for Funds forms for ESSER I funds - October 31
If you have not done so already, please submit your Use of Funds plan ASAP through this form; you can check if you have submitted yours on this site

Resources

ESSER launchpad page- includes deadlines and resources
ESSER I distribution report
Request for funds webpage
ESSER Lead Reviewer list - CDE staff to contact with questions on ESSER applications

From the August 18 CDE ESEA office hours.

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The decision on how to spend federal pandemic recovery resources is inherently and intentionally local as school communities are best equipped to identify and address their most urgent local needs.

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ESSER I Key Takeaways

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ESSER I

Statewide preliminary data shows that of the three highest expenditures for districts, the top three went to:

Supporting equitable access and effective use of technology

Stabilizing a diverse and qualified workforce

Providing all students with access to a safe and inclusive learning environment

1st

2nd

3rd

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ESSER I

These statewide investment priorities remained fairly consistent regardless of district size.

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ESSER I

When looking at statewide poverty levels, the top three investment priorities remained fairly consistent.

District’s FRL Rate	2b-Technology Access	4a-Stabilizing Workforce	1b-Safe Learning Environment
Less than 35% �(63 districts)	35%�(1st priority)	29%�(2nd priority)	14%�(3rd priority)
35 - 50%�(55 districts)	25%�(3rd priority)	27%�(2nd priority– tied)	27%�(2nd priority– tied)
51 - 70%�(35 districts)	34%�(1st priority)	26%�(2nd priority)	17%�(3rd priority)
More than 70%�(16 districts)	25%�(2nd priority)	31%�(1st priority)	19%�(3rd priority)

Note: 9 districts had too few to report.

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ESSER I

When looking at the number of students receiving special education services statewide, the top three investment priorities remained fairly consistent.

District’s Special Education Rate	2b-Technology Access	4a-Stabilizing Workforce	1b-Safe Learning Environment
Less than 10% �(29 districts)	48%�(1st priority)	24%�(2nd priority)	10%�(3rd priority)
10 - 11%�(41 districts)	27%�(1st priority – tied)	27%�(1st priority – tied)	20%�(3rd priority)
12 - 13%�(38 districts)	32%�(1st priority – tied)	32%�(1st priority – tied)	16%�(3rd priority)
14- 15%�(35 districts)	20%�(3rd priority)	29%�(2nd priority)	37%�(1st priority)
More than 15%�(31 districts)	29%�(1st priority – tied)	29%�(1st priority – tied)	13%�(3rd priority)

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Does your community know what your top ESSER I investment priority was?

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Every district has a fact sheet on the CSFP website that shows top 3 investments made with ESSER I funding.

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ESSER FACT SHEETS

Help districts meet transparency and communication requirements

Build understanding of ESSER and federal stimulus funds with basic information

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How prepared do you feel to share the impact of your ESSER funds on your students?

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The website provides specific tips and technical tools to support your investment priorities.

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Each funding priority has a graphic tool to help districts explain the impact of ESSER investments on students.

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Preparing to Tell Your Story

Know how your district prioritized its ESSER funds and why.

CSFP ESSER website and your district fact sheet is a great place to start.

Know how you engaged others in those decisions and how you can continue to do so.
Collect the impact metrics

Use the applicable Theory of Action model from the CSFP ESSER website.

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Communication Tips

Lead with your district’s values.
Consider communication timing, channels, and spokespeople.
Highlight the connection between stakeholder engagement and your investment decisions.
Focus on impact.

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ESSER communication strategies and resources are available to support you.

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Share Your Stories!�

Sign up on the wall to have us get in touch with you about sharing your story! ��Or you can send an email to TellYourStory@cosfp.org

September 21, 2022

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Workshop on ESSER I & ESSER II Takeaways this afternoon after lunch

September 21, 2022

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Workshop on ESSER I & ESSER II Takeaways

September 21, 2022

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ESSER II

Statewide preliminary data shows that of the four largest expenditures for districts, they went to:

Supporting equitable access and effective use of technology (17%)

Stabilizing a diverse and qualified workforce (23%)

Providing all students with access to a safe and inclusive learning environment (26%)

Accelerating learning (22%)

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ESSER II

Small Rural

Rural

Other

1b - Providing all students with access to a safe and inclusive learning environment (38%)

2a - Accelerating learning (24%)

2b - Supporting equitable access and effective use of technology (28%)

4a - Stabilizing a diverse & qualified educator workforce (24%)

1b - Providing all students with access to a safe and inclusive learning environment (20%)

2a- Accelerating learning (16%)

4a - Stabilizing a diverse & qualified educator workforce (43%)

2a - Accelerating learning (26%)

1b - Providing all students with access to a safe and inclusive learning environment (17%)

2b - Supporting equitable access and effective use of technology (13%)

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