The areas detailed below represent what IDOE has approved for reimbursement to EVSC to date as part of EVSC’s ESSER III ARP Plan. This list will continue to be updated upon future iterations of the grant approval process.
Included in EVSC’s ESSER III ARP Plan:
Summer school expenses to support learning loss (teachers, paraprofessionals, nurses, custodial, administrators, site coordinators, transportation, crossing guards, supplemental afternoon programming, summer school materials and supplies) (Summer 2022, 2023, 2024)
Increased capacity for counseling and social work services to support mental wellness and other full-service school wrap-around services and supports
Increased capacity to provide interventions to accelerate achievement and provide achievement gaps
Multi-tiered systems of support for systemic, continuous improvement framework in which data-based problem-solving and decision making is practiced across all levels to support the individualized needs of students across 3 tiers
ELL Teachers to support the academic needs and address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on underrepresented student subgroups
IXL online supplemental curriculum access for personalized learning opportunities for students for intervention, remediation, and enrichment for core content in reading, mathematics, science and social studies
Digital content to support High School students in successful completion of Next Level CTE Pathway Courses
Research best practices and curriculum for mathematics K-12
Support for students in developing executive functioning skills leading to increased attention and focus
Evidence-based social emotional learning interventions and embedded school support
Improved family communication tool leading to reduction in student absence
HS AVID teachers to focus on closing the opportunity gap in college graduation rates among diverse and underrepresented demographic groups (AVID will give teachers a solution for systematically increasing academic rigor/creating engaging learning environments and accelerating performance of underrepresented students.)
Increased capacity to provide nursing services
Stipend to incentivize student teacher and mentor teachers
Incentives to retain high quality teachers and staff to recruit and retain at schools
Ventilation upgrades to improve indoor air quality
Additional classroom furniture to allow for social distancing for minimizing transmission
Long term substitutes to support more continuity of instruction for students during a time when teacher absenteeism is heightened due to atypical quarantine and isolation requirements
Continuous improvement planning, including needs and inequities assessment
Increased capacity to support implementation of Continuous Improvement Plan
Grant administrative costs/indirect costs to carry out ESSER III activities and ensure continuity of services to schools
Professional Development and teacher certification programs aligned to improvement strategies to address student opportunity and achievement gaps, including those most impacted by COVID-19
Added capacity to provide oversight and support to the EVSC Virtual Academy Program due to increased enrollment
Additional capacity for reducing class size per needs identified by school administrators
TalkSpace subscription to support staff
New comprehensive data and student information system to address need to make informed decisions based on data
COVID-related healthcare expenses