Friday, August 19, 2022

Hoboken School District - American Rescue Plan ESSER III

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act provides $122 billion in funding to states and school districts to facilitate the reopening and sustain the safe operation of schools. The Hoboken Public School District was fortunate to receive a total allocation of $5,810,582 to use in the areas of:


  • Resources for principals to provide resources that are needed to address individual school needs
  • Supplies to sanitize and clean the facilities
  • Planning for and coordinating during long-term closures
  • Educational technology purchasing
  • Repairs on school facilities and upgrades to operations & protocols to reduce the risk of virus transmission
  • Maintenance, testing, inspection, repair, replacement and upgrade projects to improve indoor air quality
  • Other activities necessary to maintain the operation of and continuity of services

November 3, 2021 The Hoboken Public School District hosted small group sessions at 9:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM for stakeholders on November 3, 2021. The agenda for these meetings was as follows:

 

  • Introductions
  • What is ESSER III
  • What is Hoboken’s Total Grant Allocation?
  • What are Hoboken’s Sub Grant Allocations?
  • What are Hoboken Public School’s Thoughts About Spending?
  • What Input Do You Have?
  • Closure

  • On November 8, 2021 the Hoboken Public School District hosted small group sessions at 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM for stakeholders. The agenda for these meetings was as follows:

  • Introductions
  • Review of ESSER & Our Allocations
  • Review of Initial District Intent on Spending
  • Review of Input from Stakeholders
  • Finalization of Grant
  • Can the Grant be Changed and What is the Process?
  • Closure

  

The following brainstorming document remained on the website for stakeholders to continue providing input until the grant was submitted on November 23, 2021

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pf9cy8hlIi_Yvp_VBhOHTpqfFqOuIsXiZbHsryaNiFo/edit

 

ESSR III Presentation for the Hoboken School District 

 

Budget Proposed for ESSER III