Federal Grants – ESSER, ARP, CRRSA - Galway Central School District

Federal Grants – ESSER, ARP, CRRSA

School districts in New York State will receive additional funding in the 2021-22 enacted state budget from the Federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund allocated by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 to address learning loss and other items due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New York State was allocated nearly $9 billion under the ARP Act’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund.
An additional Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act provided New York State with just over $4 billion ESSER 2 Funds, with a minimum of $3.6 billion (90 percent) allocated to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs). At least 20% of the funds are to be used to address learning loss through the implementation of evidence-based interventions, such as extended day or extended school year programs.

In addition, the Governor allocated $322.9 million in Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER 2) funds for the purpose of providing educational agencies with emergency assistance to address the impact of COVID-19, of which $250.1 million is for an Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (EANS) grant program.

CCRSA Allocation for Galway CSD:

ESSER 2	$704,275
GEER 2	$68,786
CRRSA Total	$773,061

ARP - American Rescue Plan funds are focused on: • Supporting the safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of services • Addressing the impact of lost instructional time through the implementation of evidence-based interventions, such as summer learning or summer enrichment, extended day, comprehensive after school programs, or extended school year programs • Ensuring that such interventions respond to students’ academic, social, and emotional needs • Addressing the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on economically disadvantaged students, children with disabilities, English learners, racial and ethnic minorities, migrant students, students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth in foster care

ARP Allocation for Galway CSD:

Summer Enrichment	$100,002
After School	$100,002
Learning Loss Total	$648,484
Balance of ARP-ESSER	$594,980
ARP Total	$1,443,468

Each grant includes Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.

Galway Central School District reached out to stakeholders and asked them to identify the top three areas they would like the ESSER Funds to address. The top categories were:

• School year enrichment programs (58.5%)

• Physical education/athletic programs (42.9%)

• Mental health services and supports (38.4%)

• After school programs (30.8%)

As a result of this input, the district developed the following proposals for utilizing the funds:

Approved Grant Proposals:

CRRSA GEER 2 - School Psychologist (1 year)

• This funding will be used for a School Psychologist to support our students PK-12.

CRRSA ESSER 2 - Junior/Senior High School Science Classroom Remodels and Grade 3-6 playground with low ropes course

• Science Classroom upgrades will include plumbing upgrades, electrical upgrades, casework upgrades, flooring upgrades, painting, and furniture. • The grades 3-6 playground will include playground equipment suitable for older students and will have a low ropes course section that can be utilized with physical education courses, team building for classes, and for social open play.

Pending Grant Proposals:

ARP ESSER - Additional Staffing to support social, emotional, and learning needs as well as curriculum materials
• School Psychologist - an additional School Psychologist for PK-12 (3 years)
• School Counselor - an additional School Counselor PK-5 (3 years)
• Math AIS Teacher - a grade 6-8 Math AIS teacher
• Ready Reading curriculum materials

ARP State Reserves and Learning Loss
• Summer Camps - athletics, theater, arts, and STEM summer camps for 3 years including staffing, supplies, and materials
• Summer Enrichment staffing
• After School Help and Tutoring
• Additional Special Education Teacher
• Additional Kindergarten Teacher
• Summer Curriculum and Staff Development

Please click here for a presentation that outlines how Galway Central School District will allocate the federal grant funds.

Galway Central School District

The Galway Central School District does not discriminate in its programs and activities, including employment and admission as applicable, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, economic status, marital status, veterans' status, political affiliation, domestic victim status, use of a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog, disability, or other classifications protected under federal or state law, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The designated district compliance officer(s) will coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act, and the New York State Human Rights Law. The BOCES Civil Rights Compliance Officer is: Jennifer Hall, Galway Central School District, 5317 Sacandaga Road, Galway, NY 12074. phone: (518) 882-1033, email: [email protected]. Complaints may also be filed with the Office for Civil Rights, New York Office, U.S. Department of Education, 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2500, phone (646) 428-3800, fax (646) 428-3843, email: [email protected]