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EANS Allowable Expenses
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This version was posted on 7/8/2021. Updates since the prior version are highlighted in yellow.
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NumberCategoryDetailed ItemDirect ServiceFuture ReimbursementPast ReimbursementUSED FAQ ReferenceJustification and NotesSupply or EquipmentLabel Required (Y/N)
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1Supplies to sanitize, disinfect, and clean school facilitiesVendor to clean facilitiesNoNoNoD-3March 19, 2021 guidance from the U.S. Department of Education clarifies that the law allows for supplies to sanitize, disinfect, and clean school facilities, but does that authority does not extend to contracting with a vendor to perform cleaning.NANA
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1Supplies to sanitize, disinfect, and clean school facilitiesPaper towelsYesYesYesD-1We will allow paper towel purchases under supplies to clean school facilities.SupplyNo
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1Supplies to sanitize, disinfect, and clean school facilitiesCarpet cleaning: service or equipmentNoNoNoD-3Carpet cleaning is not allowed because it is a service and carpet cleaning equipment is not a recommended mitigation strategy by the CDC.NANA
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1Supplies to sanitize, disinfect, and clean school facilitiesFloor scrubbersNoNoNoD-1Floor cleaning is not a mitigation strategy recommended by the CDC.NANA
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1Supplies to sanitize, disinfect, and clean school facilitiesFloor waxNoNoNoD-1Floor wax does not sanitize, disinfect, or clean facilities and does not mitigate the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19.NANA
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1Supplies to sanitize, disinfect, and clean school facilitiesCarpet cleaning: suppliesYesYesYesD-1; D-3Carpet cleaning supplies (not equipment or service) will be allowed. Note that receipts for cleaning contracts will need to be itemized in order to identify the costs of cleaning supplies such as carpet cleaner.SupplyNo
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1Supplies to sanitize, disinfect, and clean school facilitiesUV lightsNoNoNoD-1UV lights are not currently on List N of products identified by the Environmental Protection Agency to effectively kill the virus that causes COVID-19. The effectiveness of these tools has not been fully established. NANA
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1Supplies to sanitize, disinfect, and clean school facilitiesElectro static sprayerYesYesYesD-1This is allowable, but the CDC cautions regarding use of wide-area electrostatic spraying. CDC guidance indicates that washing daily with soap and water, or disinfecting with items on the Environmental Protection Agency's List N of products that effectively kill the virus that causes COVID-19 is sufficient to maintain school health and safety.SupplyYes
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1Supplies to sanitize, disinfect, and clean school facilitiesBathroom-related supplies: toilet paper, urinal itemsNoNoNoD-1These items are not relevant to the additional cleaning recommended by the CDC to mitigate the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19.NANA
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3Improving ventilation systems, including windows or portable air purification systemsCustom UV systemsYesNoNoD-1; E-2Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation, or UVGI, is the use of ultraviolet (UV) energy to kill viral, bacterial, and fungal organisms. (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/ventilation/UVGI.html). The systems would likely be considered a capital improvement and would thus not be allowed, but the service to install the systems could be covered by EANS funds, through direct provision only.NANA
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3Improving ventilation systems, including windows or portable air purification systemsFurnacesNoNoNoD-8Improvements to ventilation systems (except portale air purification systems) are not reimbursible. Additionally, this would be a capital improvement. The service to install a furnace purchased with private dollars would be allowable.NANA
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3Improving ventilation systems, including windows or portable air purification systemsWindowsNoNoNoD-8Improvements to ventilation systems (including windows), except portable air purification systems, are not reimbursible. Additionally, this would be a capital improvement, which is not allowed. However, service to install new windows (that are purchased with private funds by the school) or to repair existing windows may be eligible.NANA
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3Improving ventilation systems, including windows or portable air purification systemsAir purifiersYesNo*YesD-8*Reimbursements are only allowable for portable air purification systems.
Improvements to ventilation systems, except for portable air purification systems, are not allowable as either past or future reimbursement, and any system that would be considered a capital improvement is not allowed, so in most cases the air purification system does have to be portable to be an allowable direct purchase or reimbursement.
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3Improving ventilation systems, including windows or portable air purification systemsNew ventilation systemNoNoNoE-2While the law allows services or assistance to improve ventilation systems, capital improvements are not allowable. As such, an allowable expense in this area would be limited to services to fix and/or improve ventilation systems, but not to purhcase a new system.NANA
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3Improving ventilation systems, including windows or portable air purification systemsAir conditioners (purchase of)NoNoNoD-1; D-8While the law allows services or assistance to improve ventilation systems, capital improvements are not allowable. As such, an allowable expense in this area would be limited to services to fix and/or improve ventilation systems, but not to purhcase a new system. Therefore, EANS funds may be used to repair existing air conditioners or install new units, but not purchase the air conditioners.NANA
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3Improving ventilation systems, including windows or portable air purification systemsServices to install ventilation systems, including windows or portable air purification systemsYesNo*No*D-1; D-8; E-2Services related to improvements to or installation of ventilation systems are allowable. These have to be directly provided via the CESA Catalog.
*Reimbursements (past or future) are allowable only for portable air purification systems.
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4Training and professional development for staff on sanitation, the use of PPE, and minimizing the spread of infectious diseasesReimbursement for existing staffing who have been directly addressing on safe school environments (nursing staff, janitorial staff, technology support)N/ANoNoD-8In general, staffing is not covered by EANS, even if those staff were directly involved in creating safe school environments. EANS focuses on supplies to sanitize, disinfect, and clean school facilities; training on sanitization, use of PPE, and minimizing spread of infection disease (but this is not reimbursable; it's only available as a direct service); and other materials, suppplies, or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and opeartion of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safety.NANA
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5Physical barriers to facilitate social distancingGym curtain to divide spaceYesYesYesD-1Okay to repair or replace a gym curtain to provide additional space due to COVID-19Equipment if =>$5,000Yes
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5Physical barriers to facilitate social distancingOutdoor fencing to separate classroomsYesYesYesD-1Cannot be permanent; must be temporary. Okay if separating class space. Not okay if bordering the school.Equipment if =>$5,000Discuss with CESA 6
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6Other materials, supplies, or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safetyHand sanitizerYesYesYesD-1Hand sanitizer is not a cleaning supply and should therefore be categorized in category six as a supply that effectively helps maintain the health and safety of students and staff.SupplyNo
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6Other materials, supplies, or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safetyHEPA filtersYesYesYesD-8While mprovements to ventilation systems (except portable air purification systems) are not reimbursible, the purchase of the filters themselves is allowable as a supply. (The 5/28/21 update here re-categorizes HEPA filters as supplies, under category 6 instead of category 3.)SupplyNo
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6Other materials, supplies, or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and operaton of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safetyDesksYesYesYesD-1Purchases of desks is allowable when the additional desks facilitate recommended social distancing guidelines (e.g., when a classroom currently has tables that are not large enough to facilitate social distancing and desks could replace the tables). CESA 6 will hold the title for the desks.SupplyYes
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6Other materials, supplies, or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and operaton of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safetyLunch program suppliesYesYesYesD-1Lunch services and meals are not allowable, but the CDC does recommend disposable food service items as one type of supply that can help ensure schools are effectively maintaining health and safety.SupplyNo
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6Other materials, supplies, or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safetyNo-touch drinking fountainsYesNoNoD-1; E-2CDC recommendations for reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safety do advise staff to consider no-touch drinking fountains. However, these would be considered capital improvements, which are not allowed. DPI is allowing the service to install no-touch drinking fountains, but not the fountains themselves. NA - service onlyNA
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6Other materials, supplies, or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safetyAutomatic faucets for bathroom sinksYesYesYesD-1; E-2CDC recommendations for reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safety do advise staff to consider automatic water faucets in high-use areas. However, these would be considered capital improvements, which are not allowed. DPI is allowing the service to install automatic faucets for bathroom sinks, but not the faucets themselves.NA - service onlyNA
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6Other materials, supplies, or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safetyEquipment for leased spaceYesYesYesD-1Purchasing materials, supplies, and/or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and operation of school facilities - including operation in a leased facility or space - is an allowed use of EANS funds.Supply if <$5,000; Equipment if >=$5,000Yes
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6Other materials, supplies, or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safetyAdditional weight room equipmentNoNoNoD-1In most cases, purchasing weight room equipment for use in the same space is not allowable because the CDC says that cleaning equipment between uses provides suffiicent mitigation of possible exposure to COVID-19.NANA
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6Other materials, supplies, or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safetyFansYesYesYesD-1We are not considering fans as part of ventilation systems, but rather part of other supplies to effectively maintain health and safety of schools.
CDC recommendations offer this strategy: use a window fan, placed safely and securely in a window, to exhaust room air to the outdoors. This will help draw outdoor air into the room via other open windows and doors without generating strong room air currents. Similar results can be established in larger facilities using other fan systems, such as gable fans and roof ventilators. (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/ventilation.html)
Likely supply but dependent upon priceYes
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6Other materials, supplies, or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safetyPlayground equipmentNoNoNoE-1; E-2With limited exceptions, playground equipment is considered a capital improvement and thus not an allowable EANS expense. Service to install the equipment also would not be allowed as this is not related to improvements to ventilation systems.NANA because not allowable. In limited allowable cases, labeling would be required.
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6Other materials, supplies, or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safetyTentsYesYesYesD-1Tents for the purpose of creating outdoor classroom space for recurring use will be allowed. Note that these would likely need to be returned at the end of the program period given the requirement for public title and the specific use case related to outdoor class space. Schools may not use EANS funds to purchase a tent for limited or one-time use like a graduation ceremony.Equipment if =>$5,000Yes
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6Other materials, supplies, or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safetyDesk shieldsNoNoYesD-1As of March 19, 2021, the CDC is no longer recommending the use of physical barriers in classrooms. Therefore, desk shields would be eligible for reimbursement of a purchase prior to March 19, 2021, but would not be eligible after that for reimbursement or direct purchase.SupplyYes
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6Other materials, supplies, or equipment recommended by the CDC for reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain health and safetyTables and chairsYesYesYesD-1Purchasing and reimbursing purchases of tables and chairs is allowed when the table and chairs enable recommended social distancing measure (noting that physical distance recommendations were amended from 6 to 3 feet on March 19, 2021).SupplyYes
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7Expanding capacity to administer coronavirus testing to effectively monitor and suppress the virusNursing staffYesNoNoD-1; D-6Staff must be employed directly by CESA, but are allowable to expand capacity to administer testing, and to effectively monitor and suppress the virus.NANA
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8Educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) to assist students, educators, and other staff with remote or hybrid learningInternet connectivityYesYesYesD-1Devices to enable or improve internet connectivity (e.g., wireless hotspots) that are not capital improvements are allowable expenses. NANA
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8Educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) to assist students, educators, and other staff with remote or hybrid learningChromebooks/laptopsYesYesYesD-1The purchase of any type of laptop for students or staff involved in remote or hybrid learning is an allowable expense. CESA 6 will hold the title for laptops.SupplyYes
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8Educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) to assist students, educators, and other staff with remote or hybrid learningInteractive TVsYesYesYesD-1Interactive TVs are allowable as educational technology to support remote or hybrid learning. CESA 6 will hold the title for interactive TVs.Supply unless >=$5,000, then equipmentYes
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8Educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) to assist students, educators, and other staff with remote or hybrid learningWireless access pointsYesYesYesD-1Wireless access points that are not capital improvements would be allowable. CESA 6 would hold the title for wireless access points.SupplyYes
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8Educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) to assist students, educators, and other staff with remote or hybrid learningWireless system upgradesYesYesYesUSED linkWireless system upgrades that are not capital improvements would be allowable in EANS as a purchase related to educational technology (and, specifically, connectivity). CESA 6 would hold public title to relevant items.NANA
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8Educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) to assist students, educators, and other staff with remote or hybrid learningOnline subscriptions for remote learningYesYesYesD-1This is limited to subscriptions to support remote learning. Online purchases characterized in support of initiating and maintaining education and support services or assistance for remote or hybrid learning or to address learning loss, or to redeveloping instructional plans, including curriculum development - are not reimbursible. Such services are limited to direct provision through CESA.NANA
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8Educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) to assist students, educators, and other staff with remote or hybrid learningStudent information systemNoNoNoD-1While a student infromation system can be helpful for a school generally, it does not directly address disruptions from COVID-19.NANA
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8Educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) to assist students, educators, and other staff with remote or hybrid learningBigger firewall YesYesYesD-1This would be allowable as educational technology to support remote or hybrid learning, and specifically to accommodate higher speed internet and additional devices (connectivity)NANA if in the cloud; physical appliances would need to be labeled.
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8Educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) to assist students, educators, and other staff with remote or hybrid learningNew cabling NoNoNoE-2Cabling would be considered a capital expense which is not allowable per USED guidance. Service to install cabling will be allowed under the category of educational technology to improve connectivity.NANA
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8Educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) to assist students, educators, and other staff with remote or hybrid learningNew serverYesYesYesD-1A server would be allowable if not a capital expense, i.e., CESA 6 would have to hold public title to the server. Equipment if a physical server and if the cost =>$5,000Yes for physical server (not cloud)
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8Educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) to assist students, educators, and other staff with remote or hybrid learningProtective softwareYesYesYesD-1Protective software mitigates possible connectivity and access issues and would thus be allowable as an expense for educational technology.NANA
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8Educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) to assist students, educators, and other staff with remote or hybrid learningSmartboardsYesYesYesD-1Smartboards purchased/reimbursed with EANS funds would have to be in public title held by CESA 6. Services to install the Smartboard is considered part of the purchase, but not subject to public title. Equipment if >=$5,000Yes
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8Educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) to assist students, educators, and other staff with remote or hybrid learningSmartboard installationYesYesYesD-1Purchasing a Smarboard with installation would make the item itself useless. We are considering one-time installation of educational technology part of the purchase of the technology.NANA
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8Educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) to assist students, educators, and other staff with remote or hybrid learningDocument CamerasYesYesYesD-1Allowable to support remote or hybrid learning.SupplyYes
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8Educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) to assist students, educators, and other staff with remote or hybrid learningSetup for technologyYesNoYes*D-1; D-8Education technology is limited to purchases of items (hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment). One-time setup of technology that was part of the purchase of the technology may be covered (and reimbursed) by EANS funds. For future purchases, initiating or maintaining technology services that provide support for remote or hybrid learning falls under a category that is only eligible for direct provision of services, not future reimbursement.NANA
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9Redeveloping instructional plans, including curriculum development, for remote or hybrid learning, or to address learning lossCurriculumYesNoNoD-1; D-8Adjusting or updating curriculum for remote or hybrid learning or to address learning loss is allowed only as a direct service. SupplyYes for printed materials
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10Leasing sites or spaces to ensure safe social distancingLeasing space to store items removed from classrooms in order to ensure recommended social distancingYesYesYesD-1If your building lacks sufficient storage space to hold items removed from classrooms to allow for CDC-recommended social distancing of students and staff, you may lease a space to store those items for the period of the EANS program, or until the CDC recommendations change and the space is no longer needed (whichever is shorter).NANA
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10Leasing sites or spaces to ensure safe social distancingRepairs to leased facilitiesNoNoNoE-2Repairs that constitute capital improvements are not allowable expenses in EANS.NANA
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10Leasing sites or spaces to ensure safe social distancingLeasing space for ceremonies or co-curricular activitiesNoNoNoD-1EANS funds are to be used to address educational disruptions caused by COVID-19; additional ceremonies, services, or co-curricular activities are not covered under the program and thus leasing space to facilitate these activities cannot be covered.NANA
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11Reasonable transportation costsBuses to ensure safely distanced travel for academic purposesYesYesYesD-1Ensuring safely distanced travel includes the use of additional buses to allow for students to maintain CDC-recommended distance during commutes to and from school. This is limited to academic transportation. EANS funds may not be used for co-curricular or athletic events.EquipmentNA for bus services; if a bus or vehicle is purchased with EANS funds, a label would be required.
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11Reasonable transportation costsBusing to summer school programming intended to address learning loss and/or provide support services for studentsYesYesYesD-1Many schools are offering summer school remediation and support to address the impact of COVID-19 and busing students to and from these summer school offerings would be an allowable expense. This would be limited to a contract with a busing company; the school cannot directly employ staff to drive buses.NANA
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12Initiating and maintaining education and support services or assistance for remote or hybrid learning or to address learning lossIT managed servicesYesNoNoD-1Ongoing IT support and management is different than one-time set-up or installation of new technology (which would be covered under category 8 - educational technology) and is an allowable support of remote or hybrid learning.NANA
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12Initiating and maintaining education and support services or assistance for remote or hybrid learning or to address learning lossSalary for reading interventionistYesNoNoD-6; D-8Through direct provision only. Any staff hired must be under direct supervision of the public agency (CESA) providing services.NANA
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12Initiating and maintaining education and support services or assistance for remote or hybrid learning or to address learning lossInstructional staffYesNoNoD-8Through direct provision only. Any staff hired must be under direct supervision of the public agency (CESA) providing services.NANA
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12Initiating and maintaining education and support services or assistance for remote or hybrid learning or to address learning lossAdministrative staff (for supervision of program and facilities)YesNoNoD-8Through direct provision only. Any staff hired must be under direct supervision of the public agency (CESA) providing services.NANA
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12Initiating and maintaining education and support services or assistance for remote or hybrid learning or to address learning lossAcademic assessments to measure learning lossYesNoNoD-1; D-8Providing support services that address learning loss requires an understanding of that loss and current skills and abilities. This is not a reimbursable expense but may be provided directly.Supply if physical; NA if onlineNo if online materials; if physical, label the set, but not individual assessments.
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12Initiating and maintaining education and support services or assistance for remote or hybrid learning or to address learning lossSummer school programYesNoNoD-1; D-8The program should prioritize students who have experienced learning loss due to the COVID-19 health crisis; if room remains, students who have not experienced learning loss may participate as well as long as additional staff are not needed. Various items involved, likely mostly suppliesNA
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12Initiating and maintaining education and support services or assistance for remote or hybrid learning or to address learning lossPlanning for summer programmingYesNoNoD-1; D-8This expense is allowable as a direct service provided through the CESA Catalog. This would cover the event of planning, not staff time, which is not allowable unless staff are directly hired and supervised by CESA.NANA
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12Initiating and maintaining education and support services or assistance for remote or hybrid learning or to address learning lossPaying teachers to help after school or in the summerYesNoNoD-1; D-6; D-8This is allowable only if the staff are directly employed by CESA. This is not a reimbursable expense.NANA
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12Initiating and maintaining education and support services or assistance for remote or hybrid learning or to address learning lossOnline textbooksYesNoNoD-8Online textbooks fall under the category of education and support services or assistance for remote or hybrid learning which is non-reimbursable, but eligible for direct provision through the CESA Catalog.NANA
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12Initiating and maintaining education and support services or assistance for remote or hybrid learning or to address learning lossMental health supportsYesNoNoD-1; D-8Initiating and maintaining education and support services may take into account the mental health needs of both students and staff to help address the impact of COVID-19 on the school community, to best address learning loss, and to support the transition or adjustments to remote or hybrid learning. This is only available as a direct service, but may include both resources to assist with supports and staff (employed by CESA).NANA
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12Initiating and maintaining education and support services or assistance for remote or hybrid learning or to address learning lossInterventionists to address learning lossYesNoNoD-1Addressing learning loss via direct service is allowable in EANS. Interventionists must be directly employed by CESA.NANA
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Initiating and maintaining education and support services or assistance for remote or hybrid learning or to address learning loss
Paying teacher to attend PD sessions to address learning lossNoNoNoD-6Paying for teachers to attend professional development is the same as paying for staff time, and EANS funds may not be used to pay salaries of non-public school teachers or other staff. EANS funds may be used for direct provision of the professional learning itself (if for an allowable toopic), but not for the staff time to attend.NANA
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12Initiating and maintaining education and support services or assistance for remote or hybrid learning or to address learning lossBooks for intervention supportYesNoNoD-1; D-8Purchasing books to address learning loss (through interventionist services, afterschool programming, and/or summer school)SupplyYes
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N/AN/AItems used for religious purposesNoNoNoB-2All services or assistance provided by EANS funds, including any materials, equipment, and any otehr items used to provide such services or assistance, are limited to secular, neutral, and non-ideological purposes.NANA
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