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Alaska ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights

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A Department of Education summary of Alaska's ARP ESSER state plan gives a total allocation of $358,770,937, with $239,138,089 released on March 24, 2021 and $119,632,848 on August 26, 2021, and 2020-2021 statewide K-12 enrollment of 126,876. Top priorities are face-to-face instruction, social, emotional and mental health supports and strategies to reduce learning loss. The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development plans CDC-based reopening guidance, evidence-based reading instruction for grades K-5 and career and technical education, and in-house school social workers for rural and remote districts. LEA Use of Funds Plans were due August 23, 2021.

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                            Alaska ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights
Total ARP ESSER allocation for Alaska: $358,770,937
ARP ESSER funding released to Alaska on March 24, 2021: $239,138,089
ARP ESSER funding released to Alaska on August 26, 2021: $119,632,848
2020-2021 K-12 Statewide Enrollment: 126,876

Top Priorities within Alaska’s plan:
   • Supporting face-to-face instruction
   • Expanding social, emotional, and mental health supports
   • Implementing strategies to reduce the “learning loss” that occurred during the pandemic

Highlights of Alaska’s Plan:
   • Safely Reopening Schools and Sustaining Safe Operations: The Alaska Department of
       Education and Early Development (DEED) will provide districts guidance and support through a
       variety of methods, including providing current CDC guidance on: masks; physical distancing;
       handwashing and respiratory etiquette; cleaning; contact tracing; diagnostic and screening testing;
       vaccination efforts; and appropriate accommodations for children with disabilities. DEED will
       work closely with the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services to provide statewide
       guidance and additional resources and supports on mitigation plans required under the ARP Act.

    •   Addressing the Academic Impact of Lost Instructional Time: DEED will focus on evidence-
        based strategies for reading and career and technical education. DEED will support districts,
        community-based organizations, tribal organizations, and other non-profit entities in
        implementing evidence-based reading instruction for grades K-5, provide educators with
        professional development in the science of reading, and make high quality instructional resources
        and activities available to all students statewide. DEED will also create statewide career and
        technical education programs of study that span elementary to postsecondary education. Lastly,
        DEED will partner with local communities to design and implement projects involving academic
        tutoring, work-based learning, and general school improvement efforts.

    •   Investing in Summer Learning and Expanded Afterschool Programs: DEED will establish a
        grant program for summer and afterschool out of school time that prioritizes students most
        impacted by the pandemic (students from low-income families, students from underrepresented
        racial/ethnic groups, English learners, students with disabilities, students experiencing
        homelessness, migratory students, and students in foster care) and focus on literacy, career
        readiness, or work-based learning. The program design must include academic and social-
        emotional skills, consistent and frequent participation by students, and small staff-to-student
        ratios. Both school districts and community-based organizations are able to receive grant funding.

    •   Supporting Students’ Social, Emotional, and Mental Health Needs: DEED is using ARP
        ESSER funds to support in-house school social workers who will assist district staff with social
        work tasks in rural and remote districts. The social workers will provide professional
        development on trauma-engaged practices, virtual self‐care, training on reducing student stress
        and depression, support for escalating anxiety of staff and students, social emotional learning, and
        school mental health related resources.


When Alaska’s LEA Use of Funds Plans Were Due: August 23, 2021

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