Colorado ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights

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A Department of Education summary of Colorado's ARP ESSER state plan gives a total allocation of $ 1,167,153,961, with $777,552,421 released on March 24, 2021 and $389,601,540 on November 4, 2021, and preliminary 2020-2021 statewide enrollment of 883,199. Top priorities are accelerating learning for the students most affected, expanding learning opportunities to raise engagement and strengthening state capacity to handle student data. The Colorado Department of Education plans vaccine information for students aged 5-17 with the public health department, high-impact tutoring, and educator workforce supports including expanded AmeriCorps. LEA Use of Funds Plans were due December 16, 2021.

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                            Colorado ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights
Total ARP ESSER allocation for Colorado: $ 1,167,153,961
ARP ESSER funding released to Colorado on March 24, 2021: $777,552,421
ARP ESSER funding released to Colorado on November 4, 2021: $389,601,540
2020-2021 Preliminary Statewide Enrollment: 883,199
Top Priorities for Colorado:

   •   Accelerating learning for students most impacted by the pandemic to address opportunity and
       achievement gaps
   •   Increasing student engagement through expanding learning opportunities
   •   Strengthening state capacity to collect, secure, process, and report on student data

Highlights of Colorado’s Plan:

   •   Returning to In Person Learning in 2021 and Safely Reopening Schools and Sustaining Safe
       Operations: The majority of Colorado schools are offering fully in-person learning for the 2021-
       2022 school year. To ensure that they are able to do so safely, the Colorado Department of
       Education (CDE) is in close collaboration with the Colorado Department of Public Health and
       Environment to provide information to educators and parents about vaccines for students aged 5-
       17. Districts have access to communications tools to support COVID-19 vaccine messaging
       including social media graphics, sample messages to parents, and an online vaccine-finder.

   •   Addressing the Academic Impact of Lost Instructional Time: CDE will use ARP ESSER
       funds to support high-impact tutoring, increased access to high-quality curricular and
       instructional materials, professional learning modules, educator workforce recruitment and
       retention efforts, school improvement grants, supplemental funding to support Native American
       students and students with disabilities, and career and technical education programs.

   •   Investing in Expanded Afterschool and Summer Programs: CDE plans to support academic
       acceleration for students disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, with an emphasis on K-8
       students in math and literacy and supporting expanded learning opportunities to strengthen
       student engagement. Potential uses of funds include high-impact tutoring for students most
       impacted by the pandemic, expanding 21st Century Community Learning Centers, additional
       partnerships between districts and community-based organizations, and school-based summer
       academies.

   •   Engaging Rural Students through Career-Connected Learning: To strengthen student
       engagement in rural communities, CDE will use ARP ESSER funds to foster collaborations
       among rural districts to build career-connected learning opportunities. These coalitions will allow
       districts to establish partnerships that address the career-connected learning needs of their
       communities by leveraging the work occurring in neighboring districts.

   •   Supporting the Educator Workforce: CDE will use ARP ESSER funding to create
       opportunities that encourage preservice educators to enter the workforce, recruit high-quality
       educators to Colorado schools, and establish mentoring retention programs that provide support
       to new-to-service educators while also providing professional growth opportunities for
       experienced educators. Other retention strategies currently being piloted in the state may also be
    supported, such as expanding the AmeriCorps program as a both a tutor and future teacher
    pipeline.

•   When Colorado’s LEA Use of Funds Plans will be due: December 16, 2021

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