ESSER stands for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief fund. This funding was included in the three packages signed into law in 2020 and 2021: the CARES Act, CRRSA, and the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The ARP provides $123 billion to states to support K-12 education, also known as ESSER III funding. The Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District received approximately $17.1 million in ESSER III funding that must be spent by September of 2024. The chart below shows how the District is allocating these funds.
ESSER III (ARP ESSER) Funds Usage
| CATEGORY TOTAL
|
Activities to address learning loss, e.g. summer and after school programming
| $1,437,133.37
|
Maintain operations and continuity of services
| $1,260,120.63 |
Provide mental health services and supports
| $787,651.21 |
Purchase educational technology
| $763,903.78
|
Implement public health protocols
| $46,587.42 |
| TOTAL TO DATE (6/17/2022): $4,295,396.41 |