The Secretary of Education to the Honorable Colt Gill — Oregon (May 27, 2022)

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A letter dated May 27, 2022 from the Secretary of Education to Deputy Superintendent Colt Gill of the Oregon Department of Education. It recalls that the July 15, 2021 letter approving Oregon's American Rescue Plan ESSER State plan placed conditions on the grant, requiring Oregon to describe the evidence-based interventions it would use with funds reserved under section 2001(f). It says Oregon submitted an updated plan on May 17, 2022 describing interventions for the academic impact of lost instructional time, summer learning and enrichment, and comprehensive afterschool programs. The Secretary states that the condition is removed from Oregon's ARP ESSER grant.

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                                       THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
                                              WASHINGTON, DC 20202




                                               May 27, 2022

The Honorable Colt Gill
Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, N.E
Salem, OR 97310-0203

Dear Deputy Superintendent Gill:

In the letter approving Oregon’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School
Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) State plan, dated July 15, 2021, the U.S. Department of
Education (Department) placed conditions on Oregon’s ARP ESSER grant. Specifically, the
conditions required that Oregon amend its ARP ESSER State plan to describe, in section D of its
State plan, the evidence-based interventions it will implement using the funds it reserves under
section 2001(f) of the ARP Act.

On May 17, 2022, Oregon submitted an updated ARP ESSER State plan addressing the
conditions by describing the evidence-based interventions it will implement to address: (1) the
academic impact of lost instructional time, (2) summer learning and enrichment programs,
and (3) comprehensive afterschool programs and how the interventions it identified will address
the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on certain groups of students. As a result, I am
removing the condition from Oregon’s ARP ESSER grant. This letter and the updated plan will
be posted on the Department's State Plans website here.

Thank you for your efforts, and the efforts of your staff, to implement the ARP ESSER program
and to address the academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of students, educators,
and staff during the pandemic. We look forward to continuing our work with
you to support the education of students in Oregon. If you have any questions, please contact
your program officer at: Oregon.OESE@ed.gov.

                                              Sincerely,



                                              James F. Lane, Ed. D.
                                              Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary
                                              Delegated the Authority to Perform the
                                              Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary
                                              Office of Elementary and Secondary Education


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