Alabama ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights
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A highlights summary of Alabama's ARP ESSER State Plan. It gives the total ARP ESSER allocation as $2,021,518,529, with $1,346,713,644 released on March 24, 2021 and $674,804,885 on August 12, 2021, and preliminary 2020-2021 statewide enrollment of 734,559. The top priorities are accelerating learning, particularly in grades K-3, increasing learning opportunities for students most impacted by the pandemic, and addressing mental health and social-emotional needs. The plan expects all schools to operate in person in 2021-2022 and describes partnerships between school districts and county health departments for screenings and vaccinations.
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“Alabama ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights.”
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Alabama ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights
Total ARP ESSER allocation for Alabama: $2,021,518,529
ARP ESSER funding released to Alabama on March 24, 2021: $1,346,713,644
ARP ESSER funding released to Alabama on August 12, 2021: $674,804,885
2020-2021 Preliminary Statewide Enrollment: 734,559
Top Priorities within Alabama’s Plan:
• Accelerating learning, particularly for students in grades K-3 to address the academic impact of
lost instructional time
• Increasing learning opportunities, particularly for students most impacted by the pandemic
• Addressing mental health and social-emotional needs
Highlights of Alabama’s Plan:
• Returning to In-Person Learning in 2021: The state expects all schools to operate in-person in
the 2021-2022 school year.
• Safely Reopening Schools and Sustaining Safe Operations: Partnerships between school
districts and county health department officials have included screenings and vaccinations to
eligible school community members. The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) has
used federal relief funds for salaries or wages for healthcare professionals or aides to provide
COVID-19 response and mitigation services in schools.
• Addressing the Academic Impact of Lost Instructional Time: ALSDE will use ARP ESSER
funds in 2021 to support LEAs to address students most impacted by the pandemic via Summer
Reading Camps for grades K-3. The Summer Reading Camps will provide direct, explicit, and
systematic reading intervention services and supports to improve any identified area of reading
deficiency. At a minimum, 70 hours of scientifically based reading instruction and intervention
must take place.
• Supporting Students’ and Educators Social, Emotional, and Mental Health Needs: To
support improved mental health and social emotional needs, ALSDE will further prioritize
comprehensive wraparound services within a multi-tiered support system (MTSS). ALSDE will
continue to provide detailed guidance to districts for utilizing federal funds to increase student
access to key support staff and expand grant funding to districts. These funds will support the
hiring and supplies of key support staff including nurses, school counselors, school social
workers, school psychologists, and other support professionals.
• When Alabama’s LEA Use of Funds Plans will be Due: August 23, 2021
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