Letter Removing the Condition on Utah's ARP ESSER Grant (U.S. Department of Education, May 11, 2022)

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Utah's ARP ESSER grant, approved with conditions on July 7, 2021, is cleared in a letter from James F. Lane, Ed. D., Senior Advisor in the Office of the Secretary, to Sydnee Dickson, Superintendent of Public Instruction at the Utah State Office of Education, dated May 11, 2022. The condition required Utah to amend section D.1 of its plan to describe the evidence-based interventions funded from its section 2001(f) reserve. Utah's updated plan of February 7, 2022 supplied them, covering lost instructional time, summer learning and enrichment, and afterschool programs, so the Department removes the condition. No signature mark is printed.

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                                       THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
                                            WASHINGTON, DC 20202




                                             May 11, 2022

The Honorable Sydnee Dickson
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Utah State Office of Education
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200


Dear Superintendent Dickson,

In the letter approving Utah’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School
Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) State plan, dated July 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of
Education (Department) placed conditions on Utah’s ARP ESSER grant. Specifically, the
conditions required that Utah amend its ARP ESSER State plan to describe, in section D.1 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 February 7, 2022, Utah 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 Utah’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 Utah. If you have any questions, please contact your
program officer at: Utah.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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