Norfolk ESSER III Implementation Plan

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4		Plans for the Use of ESSER III Funds: The United States Department of Education (USED) is requiring two plans from all recipients of ESSER III funds: 1) A plan for the safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of services The requirement for this plan is likely met by your District Reopening Plan submitted to DESE in August of 2020, along with any subsequent amendments (see Tab 3 Assurances). It will need to be revisited and revised as necessary every 6 months, including soliciting stakeholder input and considering changes to CDC guidance. 2) A plan for the Use of ESSER III Funds, based on broad stakeholder input, and addressing the following: • The district's prevention and mitigation strategies, including extent district has adopted CDC recommendations ( Step 4.4) • How the district will use its 20% reservation of ESSER III funds to address loss of instructional time with evidence- based interventions (Step 4.2 and Tab 6, Budget) • How the district will spend the remainder of its ESSER III funds for allowable expenditures (Tab 5) and budget (Tab 6) • How the use of ESSER III funds will respond to the academic, social, emotional and mental health needs of all students, especially those disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic (Tab 4.2, Tab 4.3), including:
5		• students from low-income families • students of color • English learners • students with disabilities • students experiencing homelessness • students in foster care • migratory students • students who are incarcerated • other underserved students This application, when fully and thoughtfully completed, along with your District Reopening Plans, will constitute the plans required by USED. These plans must be published on your website and must be accessible to families in a language they understand, either translated in writing or orally, as well as in an accessible format for those with disabilities. You should expect that DESE will be collecting data and other information from you as a result of implementation of your plans for and use of ESSER funds.
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7	Step 4.1 of 4.4	ESSER III regulations require that the stakeholder groups below be meaningfully consulted as part of the planning process for use of ESSER III funds. Which of the following groups have you consulted with? (check all that apply)			If you have not yet consulted with this group in planning for use of ESSER III funds, when and how do you plan to get their input?
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10			Students		We are an elementary district only so have not solicited student feedback, but worked through parents/guardians and families
11			Families
12			School and District administrators, including special education administrators
13			School leaders
14			Teachers
15			Other educators
16			School staff
17			Unions representing educators and school staff
18			Tribes*		Not applicable
19			Civil rights organizations (including disability rights organizations)*		not applicable
20			Stakeholders representing the interests of children with disabilities, English learners,
21			children experiencing homelessness, children in foster care, migratory students, children
22			who are incarcerated, and other underserved students.*
23			who are incarcerated, and other underserved students.*
24		*To the extent present in or served by the district
25	Step 4.2 of 4.4	Evidence-Based Strategies, Interventions, and Supports: Describe how ESSER III funds, including the required 20% reservation, will be used to respond to students' social, emotional, and academic needs through evidence-based interventions, how progress will be measured, and how/if chosen interventions address disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on underserved subgroups. Select from the following list of evidence-based interventions and provide a narrative at the bottom of this step for any of your district's evidence-based initiatives that are not listed. Note: Your district's 20% reservation to address loss of instructional time must be spent on evidence-based interventions.
26		Enhanced Core Instruction			Our district is using ESSER III funds for this strategy	This strategy will address pandemic-related learning loss/disproportionate impact	What data will you use to measure progress?	Does this strategy/intervention address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on underserved student subgroups (each major racial and ethnic group, students from low-income families, students with disabilities, English learners, gender, migrant students, students experiencing homelessness and students in foster care)? If yes, please explain which group(s) are being served, what impact is being addressed, and how this strategy/intervention will provide support.
27		Expanding access to full-day, high-quality prekindergarten			Select	Select
28		Purchasing and/or expanding use of high-quality, aligned instructional materials (any content area) and associated professional development			Select	Select
29		Professional development for teachers and administrators re: culturally responsive teaching			Select	Select
30		Screening assessments and associated professional development (e.g., early literacy screening)			Select	Select
31		Expanding access to career-technical education (including "After Dark" district/vocational partnerships), innovation pathways, and advanced placement courses (including fee subsidies and teacher training)			Select	Select
32		Extending the school day/year and prioritizing student access to additional time by student need			Select	Select
33		Tutoring programs and support, including early literacy tutoring (including training paraprofessionals) and peer tutoring programs.			Select	Select
34		Developing or strengthening data cycles to facilitate and inform student learning and associated professional development and support personnel			Select	Select
35		Early college programs, particularly those focused on students underrepresented in higher education			Select	Select
36		Targeted Student Supports			Our district is using ESSER III funds for:	This strategy will address pandemic-related learning loss/disproportionate impact	What data will you use to measure progress?	Does this strategy/intervention address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on underserved student subgroups (each major racial and ethnic group, students from low-income families, students with disabilities, English learners, gender, migrant students, students experiencing homelessness and students in foster care)? If yes, please explain which group(s) are being served, what impact is being addressed, and how this strategy/intervention will provide support.
37		Developing or expanding high quality co-teaching and inclusion models for students with disabilities and associated professional development			Yes	Yes	Learning walks, Teacher evaluations, district benchmarks	Yes- We will be hiring a math specialist to provide coaching and support to teachers on the accelateration road map and also on how to effectively differentiate instruction and support students who have experienced great learning loss due to the pandemic in closing current acheivement gaps.
38		Acceleration academies (during school year vacations) and summer learning opportunities for individualized instruction and enrichment			Select	Select
39		Language support programs, including dual language and heritage language programs (students learning in-home/native language) and associated professional development			Select	Select
40		Community-based afterschool programs for parents, including citizenship and ESL classes			Select	Select
41		Dropout prevention and recovery programs			Select	Select
42		Talent Development and Staffing			Our district is using ESSER III funds for:	This strategy will address pandemic-related learning loss/disproportionate impact	What data will you use to measure progress?	Does this strategy/intervention address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on underserved student subgroups (each major racial and ethnic group, students from low-income families, students with disabilities, English learners, gender, migrant students, students experiencing homelessness and students in foster care) ? If yes, please explain which group(s) are being served, what impact is being addressed, and how this strategy/intervention will provide support.
43		Academic support staff, including academic coaches, interventionists, student teaching residency programs, paraprofessionals			Yes	Yes	District screeners, district benchmark assessments, math running records, progress monitoring tools	Yes, as with Title I programs students who are homeless, migrant students and students in foster care will automatically be eligible for additional developmental math instruction. All other students will be assessed using common metrics and students experiencing the most significant learning loss or who are at the greatest risk on not meeting grade level standards will be prioritized for additional support. Students who have experienced a disproportionate impact due to the pandemic will be prioritized for additional services.
44		Diversifying the educator workforce through recruitment and retention strategies			Select	Select
45		Strategies to staff hard-to-staff schools and positions with high-performing educators			Select	Select
46		Increasing staff and opportunities for arts, enrichment, world languages, athletics, and elective courses			Select	Select
47		Increasing high-quality common planning time for teachers and academic support staff			Select	Select
48		Developing leadership pipeline programs for schools			Select	Select
49		Labor-management partnerships to improve student performance			Select	Select
50		Conditions for Student Success - Social/Emotional and Mental Health Supports			Our district is using ESSER III funds for:	This strategy will address pandemic-related learning loss/disproportionate impact	What data will you use to measure progress?	Does this strategy/intervention address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on underserved student subgroups (each major racial and ethnic group, students from low-income families, students with disabilities, English learners, gender, migrant students, students experiencing homelessness and students in foster care)? If yes, please explain which group(s) are being served, what impact is being addressed, and how this strategy/intervention will provide support.
51		Increasing personnel and services to support holistic student needs, including school guidance and adjustment counselors, nurses, psychologists, and/or social workers			Yes	Yes	Student daily mental health checks, progress monitoring, student referral data, family and staff surveys	Yes- many of our students in underserved sub-groups have experienced disproportionate impacts from the covid 19 pandamic. Mental health services are very difficult to access in the Commonweatlh and particularly so for low-income families who may not have insurance coverage, for families of ELL students who may have difficulty accessing information from outside providers in their native language and for students with social/emotional disabilities. Students of color have also experienced significant additional stress, discrimination and microagressions due to the current political climate. Increasing mental health support within our schools will allow us to better provide both individual and family support to students in need.
52		Building/strengthening partnerships with community-based organizations to increase student/family access to services for mental/physical health and well-being			Select	Select
53		Working with community-based organizations that provide enrichment during the school day and/or out of school time			Select	Select
54		Arranging for wraparound services to be provided at schools			Yes	Yes	community partnership data, enrollment data, case counts	Many students in underserved sub-groups have difficulty accessing off-site services and currently in Massachusetts there are very few providers in our area taking on new clients. Offering services and supports to families on site will significantly improve access to quality care for students in these sub-groups, as well as for other students who are at risk or struggling with behavioral or emotional health needs.
55		Engaging community partners to build capacity among educators and support personnel to implement equitable and culturally responsive learning environments			Select	Select
56		Create transitional programs, partnering with community based organizations, for students with mental health or behavioral-related absences returning to school			Select	Select
57		Parent-teacher home visiting programs to build positive relationships between home and school			Select	Select
58		Facilities improvements to create healthy and safe school environments			Select	Select
59		Other Interventions/Strategies/Supports Use this section to describe evidence-based strategies your district will fund with ESSER III that are not listed above				This strategy will address pandemic-related learning loss/disproportionate impact	What data will you use to measure progress?	Does this strategy/intervention address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on underserved student subgroups (each major racial and ethnic group, students from low-income families, students with disabilities, English learners, gender, migrant students, students experiencing homelessness and students in foster care)? If yes, please explain which group(s) are being served, what impact is being addressed, and how this strategy/intervention will provide support.
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67	Step 4.3 of 4.4	Equitable Use of ESSER III Funds
68		How is your district taking educational equity into account when planning for expending your ESSER III funds? For example, 1) allocating funds both to schools and districtwide activities based on student needs, and 2) implementing an equitable and inclusive return to in-person learning by, for example, avoiding over-use of exclusionary discipline and creating a positive and supportive learning environment for all students.
69		We are an elementary only district. We have two schools and are seeking to add a part-time additional mental health staff member to provide counselling and referal supports to families equitably across both school facilities. We are also seeking to hire a math specialist who will provide coaching, support and direct instruction to all students in the district who are identified as at risk in grades k-2. Through Title I funds, we will be adding additional math support at the upper elementary school to provide direct instruction and support to students at the gr. 3-6 level. District data has identified that math is the primary subject that students show the greatest learning loss or unfinished learning in. Our district utilizes a positive approach to student discipline and almost never implements out-of school suspensions for any student.
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72	Step 4.4 of 4.4	CDC School Safety Recommendations This information will come from your District Reopening Plan as well as any supplemental/revised reopening policies for your district.
73		CDC Recommendation		Does your district have a policy or policies on this topic?	If "Yes," is it described in your District Reopening Plan?	If you have a policy but it is not described in your District Reopening Plan, please briefly describe here.
74		1	Universal and correct wearing of masks	Yes	Yes
75		2	Modifying facilities to allow for physical distancing (e.g., use of cohorts/podding)	Yes	Yes
76		3	Handwashing and respiratory etiquette	Yes	Yes
77		4	Cleaning and maintaining healthy facilities, including improving ventilation	Yes	Yes
78		5	Contact tracing, isolation, quarantine in collaboration with health departments	Yes	Yes
79		6	Diagnostic and screening testing	Yes	Yes
80		7	Efforts to provide vaccination to school communities	Yes	Yes
81		8	Appropriate accommodations for children with disabilities with respect to health and safety policies	Yes	Yes
82		9	Coordination with state and local health officials	Yes	Yes