Germantown Elementary School District #60 has been allocated $126,394 through the ARP-LEA American Rescue Plan, otherwise known as ESSER III. The district will implement ARP-ESSER funds for prevention and mitigation strategies as follows:
Employ class size reduction teacher for fourth grade
Employ paraprofessional for kindergarten classroom
Employ paraprofessional for RtI
Employ educators for after school homework help program
Employ educators for summer enrichment programming
Employ consultant to conduct professional development with staff
Employ consultant to assist in coordinating new transitional kindergarten program
Employ full time substitute teacher
Purchase EdPuzzle Subscription
Purchase materials and supplies to promote student and staff social-emotional health
Purchase materials and supplies for summer enrichment program
Purchase (2) automatic water bottle fillers
Purchase furniture, materials, and supplies for new classroom - transition computer lab into a classroom
The District will allocate no less than 20% of funds to address learning loss by means of summer learning opportunities and after school programs. Funds will be spent to address the academic impact of lost instructional time. The social, emotional, and mental health needs of our students will be addressed via individual, small group, and whole class push-in sessions with the school social worker. Members of the school community, staff and parents, will be provided the opportunity to share ongoing feedback via email, in person discussion, phone call, at monthly school board meetings, and through surveys.
May 25, 2023 Update
The District has used and will continue to use ARP ESSER funds to address the academic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The District has addressed this with the purchase and implementation of new curriculum and materials to support our TK-8 classrooms for the 2021-2022 school year and beyond.
The District used funds to hire a classroom size reduction teacher for a targeted class that was highly impacted by the pandemic.
Funds were used to create a transitional kindergarten program to better meet the needs of our 4 and 5 year old student population.
An after school Homework Help Program and a Summer Program were offered to our students using APR ESSER funds.
The district used funds to purchase 2 bottle filling stations so that the students could fill up their water bottles instead of drink from a fountain that posed the risk of germs being spread.
The District has and will continue to provide interventions to respond to the social, emotional, mental health, and academic needs of all students and particularly those students disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic by providing staff members with training on the Second Step SEL Program. The district will also create an SEL Coordinator position. This individual will lead the SEL movement in our school district.
The District will continue to seek meaningful consultation with stakeholders, including students, families, educators, and school staff by continually updated policy and procedure as the COVID-19 pandemic dictates through mass messaging information and instructions to our constituents.
To the extent the District finds necessary communication with the following groups: civil rights organizations (including disability rights organizations); and stakeholders representing the interests of children with disabilities, English learners, children experiencing homelessness, children and youth in foster care, migratory students, children who are incarcerated, and other underserved students, mass communication information will be provided as the situation changes.
Last Updated: 05/25/2023