District 428 received the following federal government CARES Act and ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) funding to help mitigate the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CARES Act (ESSER 1): $1,609,122

ESSER 2: $6,300,850

ESSER 3: $15, 569,426

On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act was signed into law. In it, the U.S. Department of Education is providing an additional $121.9 billion for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ARP ESSER Fund). This legislation awards grants to state educational agencies (SEAs) for providing local educational agencies (LEAs, i.e., school districts) with emergency relief funds to address the impact that COVID-19 has had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools across the nation.

Opportunities for meaningful consultation provided valuable input to write the grant from various stakeholders in and outside the district, including D428 teachers, staff, administration, professional unions, families, students, and stakeholders representing the interests of children with disabilities, English learners, children experiencing homelessness, migratory students, and student in foster care. The plan was presented to the board of education in an open meeting to provide a public forum, and the plan was posted on our website. On the website, there is a Google form that community members can fill out to provide input on the spending of the grant. This will be monitored monthly so that the correct information is submitted for amendments.

Below is a summary of the plan for DeKalb CUSD 428.

Click on the link below to provide suggestions on how the ESSER III grant dollars are to be spent.

Public Comment Forum

Presentation made to the board about the spending plan on April 5, 2022.

DeKalb Community School District 428

Grants

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