Mississippi ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights

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Mississippi ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights from the Department of Education. It lists Mississippi's total ARP ESSER allocation of $1,628,366,137, with $1,084,798,569 released on March 24, 2021 and $543,567,568 released on December 29, 2021, and 2020-2021 preliminary statewide enrollment of 442,627. The highlights name top priorities including internet connectivity and access to technology, mental health needs and social-emotional development, and say face-to-face instruction is the primary mode for all schools in the 2021-2022 school year. They describe a competitive grant program for tutoring and summer learning, a behavioral telehealth project and funds to put new medical staff in schools, and give August 30, 2021 as the date LEA use of funds plans were due. No date is printed for the page itself.

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                            Mississippi ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights
Total ARP ESSER allocation for Mississippi: $1,628,366,137
ARP ESSER funding released to Mississippi on March 24, 2021: $1,084,798,569
ARP ESSER funding released to Mississippi on December 29, 2021: $543,567,568
2020-2021 Preliminary Statewide Enrollment: 442,627
Top Priorities:
   • Improving internet connectivity and access to technology for all students, particularly for rural
       students and students from low-income backgrounds
   • Addressing the mental health needs of students
   • Supporting students’ social-emotional development


Highlights of Mississippi’s Plan:
    •   Returning to In Person Learning in 2021: Face-to-face instruction is the primary mode of
        instruction for all schools in the 2021-2022 school year.

    •   Safely Reopening Schools and Sustaining Safe Operations: The Mississippi Department of
        Education (MDE) has encouraged districts to consider how to host vaccination drives on school
        campuses, in addition to sharing Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations and
        guidance on safe in-person instruction with schools and districts in the state. Mississippi schools
        have also utilized various strategies to increase vaccination rates in the schools and communities.

    •   Addressing the Academic Impact of Lost Instructional Time: MDE will use ARP ESSER
        funds to support high-dosage tutoring, summer learning and enrichment, and extended day
        programs through a competitive grant program to address students’ academic, social, emotional,
        and mental health needs that the state is developing.

    •   Supporting Physical and Mental Health: MDE has launched a behavioral telehealth project in
        response to mental health concerns that may have been exacerbated by the pandemic, staffed by
        school staff. MDE is also using ARP funds for a pilot program to deliver mental and behavioral
        health care to children and increase educator knowledge about behavioral management
        techniques. Additionally, MDE has awarded funds to put 25 new medical staff on-site in schools.

    •   When Mississippi’s LEA Use of Funds Plans were due: August 30, 2021

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