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