Greater Clark County Schools

CARES Act/ ESSER II & III

Programming

June 2021

Dr. Kimberly Hartlage

Deputy Superintendent

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Introduction and Overview

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What is the Cares Act?

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, provided an economic stimulus to individuals, businesses, and schools.

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Two funding streams dedicated to schools:

• Governor’s Emergency Relief Fund - GEER
• GEER - $136,880
• Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund - (ESSER)
• ESSER I - $1,669,579.37 (GCCS & non-pubs)
• ESSER II - $6,687,068.90
• ESSER III - $15,018,206.85

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*(ESSER II and ESSER III - Non-pubs required to do a separate application and no allocations in our funding)

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CARES I - Total Allocation with Non - public portion $1,669,579.37

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GCCS - $1,648,237.71

• ELA Textbooks, Google enterprise, Kajeet hot spots $676,237.50
• Virtual Academy Coordinator - $92,356.12
• Technician - $24,493.00
• Cleaning equipment/supplies /PPE - $250,000
• Learning Loss programming - $131,588.59 (stipends, summer school, remediation)
• Chromebook devices for grade,1 Edmentum virtual program/Exact Path Intervention $473,562.50

*Non - pubs - $21,341.66

GEER - Requirement to submit collectively with other community organizations

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GCCS - $136,880.00

Submitted collaboratively with NAFC and non- pubs

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• Kajeet Hot spots - $26,880.00
• Meraki Wifi access points and Omni antennas @ 8 school building locations strategically selected throughout the district (CDW/Cisco/Meraki) - $110,000.00

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ESSER II - $6,687, 068.90

GCCS $6,687,068.90

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• Chromebook lease payment - $718,000
• Elementary math wkbks. for interim year - online resources - $125,000
• Lost wages para Group - continuation of programming - $700,000
• New textbooks (HS ELA, SS 6 - 12, World Languages - $1,100,000.00
• New math adoption textbooks (k - 12) 2023 - $1,215,609.20
• Employee stipends due to Covid - 19 - $1,230,439.55
• HVAC system repairs - $253,951.25
• Lost wages bus drivers - continuation of programming $383,861.07
• Edmentum Plato courseware renewal - $58,394
• Edmentum - Exact Path - $358,000
• Google Enterprise - $50,600
• Chromebooks for Kindergarten - $350,000
• Salary & benefits - Technician and Virtual Academy Coordinator $143,213.83

ESSER III - $15,018, 206.85

$15, 018,206.85

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ESSER III REQUIREMENTS

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• ESSER III requires 20% to be allocated to support Learning Loss and Accelerated learning due to Covid - 19 ($3, 003, 61.37)
• ESSER III requires regular updates on the Return to In-Person Instruction Plan and accessibility to plans on the district website.
• ESSER III plan requires all constituents have an opportunity to provide feedback to the plan.
• Plan was shared with GCEA
• Community Task force has been established for the purpose of prioritizing facility needs and HVAC upgrades
• Board Meeting Presentation

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*Non - public schools required to submit a separate application entitled EANS (Emergency Assistance for Non - Public Schools)

ESSER III - $12,014,565.49

$12,014,565.49

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Administrative Expenses

• Facilities - HVAC - $8,000,000
• Employee Compensation - $3,000,000
• Dual Credit Credentials - $200,000
• Technician to support devices - $50,000 (added in 2021)
• Virtual Academy Coordinator - $98,000 (added in 2020)
• Virtual Academy Curriculum development/stipends - $350,000
• Virtual Academy Staffing - $250,000
• Band Program Needs - $50,000
• STEM Program Expansion - $80,000

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ESSER III - $3,003,641.37

$3,003,641.37

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Learning Loss and Accelerated Learning

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• Stipends to Participate in Orton Gillingham Fall 2021 Training - $50,000.00
• Orton - Gillingham Online Training Fall Registration ($595.00 each) $15,000.00
• Orton Gillingham Stipends June 2022 - $50,000.00
• Dyslexia Orton-Gillingham Onsite Training June 2022 (30 people) $35,000.00
• Instructional Coaches (12 - 2 years)- $2,400,000.00
• Professional Development Coaching/Math - $333,641.37
• 4 Paras (Kindergarten) - $120,000.00

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Summary

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Questions

Total - CARES FUNDING Allocations

$23,522,735.10

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