Per the Illinois State Board of Education, each school district that receives ARP ESSER funds must develop a plan for its use of the funds and submit the plan to ISBE within 90 days of the funds being received. School district must also provide the public opportunity to provide input on the plan and post the plan on the district’s website.
The Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 School Board is seeking public comments on the use of the district’s ARP ESSER grant at an open meeting on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 7:00 pm. The ARP ESSER III grant is listed as a public comment agenda item. The Board will continue to continue to publicly evaluate and discuss the ARP ESSER funds every six months until the end of the grant period. An email was sent to stakeholders inviting them to engage in meaningful consultation with the school district by providing input on the use of
ARP ESSER funds.
ARP ESSER Allocation Plan
ESSER III General Allocation = $571,043 (20% must address meaning loss)
Proposed Expenditures (80% of allocation = $456,834)
Staff salaries and benefits for RTI Coordinators and Paraprofessionals (to respond to the academic needs of students particularly those students disproportionately impacted by COVID-19)
Staff salaries and benefits for Social Worker (to respond to the social, emotional, and mental health needs of students particularly those students disproportionately impacted by COVID -19)
COVID Testing Supplies (for prevention and mitigation)
COVID Sanitation Supplies and Equipment (for prevention and mitigation)
Records digitization
Proposed Expenditures (20% of allocation addressing learning loss = $114,209)
Staff salaries and benefits for Director of Academic Improvement, RTI Coordinators
ESSER III State Set-Aside Allocation = $64,142 (Targeted Funding)
Target 1: Additional Learning Loss Funding = $45,816
Staff salaries for RTI Coordinators
Target 2: After-School Programming = $9,163
Staff stipends for after-school programming, interventions, tutoring
Target 3: Summer School Programming = $9,163
Staff stipends for summer school programs