Dear Superintendent Baesler — ARP ESSER State Plan, North Dakota (August 12, 2021)

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A letter dated August 12, 2021 from the Secretary of Education to Kirsten Baesler, Superintendent of Public Instruction at the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, approving North Dakota's American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) State plan. It states that the Department will immediately release the remaining one-third of the State's ARP ESSER allocation. It asks the State to submit URLs for information related to ARP ESSER requirements, including the local educational agency plans for return to in-person instruction and use of ARP ESSER funds. It also states that approval is not a determination that the plan complies with federal civil rights requirements, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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                                       THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
                                            WASHINGTON, DC 20202




                                            August 12, 2021


The Honorable Kirsten Baesler
Superintendent of Public Instruction
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 201
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440

Dear Superintendent Baesler:

I am pleased to approve North Dakota’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary
School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) State plan. This plan, together with the unprecedented
funding available under ARP ESSER, will help ensure that districts and schools in your State can
continue to reopen safely; support sustained access to in-person instruction throughout the
summer and into next school year; and address the social, emotional, mental health, and
academic needs of students due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19),
particularly those students most impacted by the pandemic.

North Dakota’s plan is consistent with all ARP ESSER statutory and regulatory requirements
and addresses all of the ARP ESSER State plan elements. This letter, along with North Dakota’s
approved ARP ESSER State plan, will be posted on the U.S. Department of Education’s
(Department’s) website, and the Department will immediately release the remaining one-third of
your State’s ARP ESSER allocation for your use.

As part of the ARP ESSER State plan, each State assured that it would provide the
Department the URLs for information related to ARP ESSER requirements. First, by June 21,
2021, each State was required to post publicly on its website, for the most recent time period
available, data on mode of instruction and enrollment for all students, disaggregated by student
subgroups. The State assured that it would provide to the Department the URL(s) where the
public can readily find this data. The Department will follow up separately with you regarding
this requirement, if necessary. Second, your State assured that it would provide to the
Department the URL(s) for the State educational agency (SEA) and/or local educational agency
(LEA) websites where the public can find the LEA plans for: (a) the safe return to in-person
instruction and continuity of services; and (b) use of ARP ESSER funds. Please submit the URL
or URLs to the Department via email to your State mailbox at NorthDakota.OESE@ed.gov.

Please be aware that approval of North Dakota’s ARP ESSER State plan is not a determination
that all the information included in the State plan complies with Federal civil rights
requirements, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans
with Disabilities Act, and requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. It
is North Dakota’s responsibility to comply with these civil rights requirements.

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The Department is committed to working in partnership with your State so that your ARP
ESSER funds are quickly put to work to ensure students have sustained access to in-person
instruction as well as the comprehensive supports they need to recover fully from the impacts of
the COVID-19 pandemic. As you implement this plan, we expect you to continue meaningfully
engaging with stakeholders and the public and revising your plan, as necessary, to best meet the
needs of students, parents, and educators. Ongoing engagement with all stakeholders is vital to
ensuring that implementation of your plan is transparent, effective, equitable, inclusive, and best
meets the needs of your State. The thoughtful, evidence-based, and timely use of ARP ESSER
funds will have a lasting impact on our Nation’s schools and help to address the inequities in
resources, services, and opportunities available to our students.

                                      Sincerely,

                                      /s/

                                      Miguel A. Cardona, Ed.D.

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