Pennsylvania ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights

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This is a document titled Pennsylvania ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights. It lists a total ARP ESSER allocation for Pennsylvania of $5,000,509,384, with $3,331,302,101 released on March 24, 2021 and $1,669,207,283 released on August 5, 2021, and 2020-2021 Preliminary Statewide Enrollment of 1,704,396. Its top priorities are mental health supports for students, educators, and staff, strengthening connectivity and equity of access in remote learning, and addressing human capital challenges, including staffing shortages. The highlights say subrecipients will be required to use at least 30 percent of the required State set-side to support students' social, emotional, and mental health needs, and that districts are encouraged to apply by September 2, 2021.

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                           Pennsylvania ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights

Total ARP ESSER allocation for Pennsylvania: $5,000,509,384
ARP ESSER funding released to Pennsylvania on March 24, 2021: $3,331,302,101
ARP ESSER funding released to Pennsylvania on August 5, 2021: $1,669,207,283
2020-2021 Preliminary Statewide Enrollment: 1,704,396

Top Priorities within Pennsylvania plan:
   • Developing student and educator and staff mental health supports
   • Strengthening connectivity and equity of access in remote learning and addressing instructional
       and learning inequities
   • Addressing human capital challenges, including staffing shortages

Highlights of Pennsylvania Plan:
   • Returning to In Person Learning in 2021: The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)
       expects the vast majority of schools will resume in-person instruction at the start of the 2021–22
       school year.

    •   Safely Reopening Schools and Sustaining Safe Operations: PDE, the Pennsylvania
        Department of Health, and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency collaborated with
        Intermediate Units and other education partners this spring to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to
        school employees and contracted staff as quickly as possible. Many schools offered vaccinations
        to educators and eligible students last spring. PDE has also partnered with the Pennsylvania
        Department of Agriculture to vaccinate migrant students and families over the summer.

    •   Addressing the Academic and Other Impacts of Lost Instructional Time: The Pennsylvania
        state budget allocated the ARP ESSER reserve for evidence-based interventions to address the
        academic and other impacts of lost instructional time as subgrants to school districts and other
        schools eligible to receive Title I-A funding. PDE will provide a list of vetted evidence-based
        interventions through its Evidence Resource Center. PDE is emphasizing the use of ARP ESSER
        funds for social, emotional, and mental health supports; professional development and technical
        assistance to educators, school support staff, school leaders, and school health professionals; and
        reading support and improvement for students. Subrecipients will be required to use at least 30
        percent of the required State set-side for addressing the academic impact of lost instructional time
        to support students’ social, emotional, and mental health needs. PDE has developed guidance and
        planning tools to support subrecipients in evaluating and addressing the pandemic’s
        disproportionate impact on vulnerable students and communities using ARP ESSER funding.

    •   Investing in Summer Learning and Expanded Afterschool Programs: PDE will allocate
        summer enrichment and comprehensive afterschool formula grants to school districts, available
        through the period of ARP ESSER funding. Interventions will include activities such as learning
        academies, 1:1 tutoring, socialization, and development of social-emotional skills and growth
        mindsets. School districts will be required to target funds to student groups disproportionately
        impacted by the pandemic.

    •   When Pennsylvania LEA Use of Funds Plans will be Due: Districts are encouraged to apply by
        September 2, 2021.

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