ESSER
CARES/ESSER Funding Programs
What is ESSER?
As part of the American Rescue Plan, the $122 Billion Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) is administered through the U.S. Department of Education and is intended to support efforts by states and school districts to safely reopen and sustain the safe operation of schools as well as address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on students.
Federal Programs Spending Overview - 2024-2025 School Year
CRRSA Act ESSER II
The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act dedicated funds to the Elementary and Secondary Relief grant. Please read our ESSER II Spending Overview.
ARP Act ESSER III
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER 3.0) is providing funding to the state of Pennsylvania and schools to address COVID-19 recovery.
AGCS will receive a portion of these funds, but it does come with strict guidelines for how it can be used.
ESSER III funding was designed to help safely reopen schools and address the impacts of the pandemic on students’ academic, social, emotional and mental health needs, including interventions to address “learning loss” — delays in students' academic progress related to the pandemic — and support equity with services and supports for student populations that have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
AGCS is seeking feedback from stakeholders, such as parents, students, employees and community members, to assist in developing its plan, and specifically the use of these funds.
We kindly ask you to complete the short ARP Act ESSER III Stakeholder Input Survey in order to gather feedback on how we can use ESSER III Funds in a meaningful way.
AGCS's Return to School Health and Safety Plan serves as the school’s forward-facing health and safety plan. In it are the school’s core mitigation efforts, procedures, and policies related to the safe operation of its instructional plan.
ARP Act ESSER III Use of Funds Plan
Based on stakeholder input, AGCS has developed the plans listed below, to support our safe return to school and continuity of educational services. The plans include ARP ESSER allocations, as well as, the ARP ESSER set-asides.
ARP ESSER Snapshot
ARP ESSER Full Report