Nebraska ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights

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Nebraska ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights says Nebraska's total ARP ESSER allocation is $546,290,147, with $363,939,079 released on March 24, 2021 and $182,351,068 released on October 14, 2021. It lists four top priorities, including improving access to comprehensive mental health services, expanding family and community engagement, and ensuring students have equitable access to grade-level instruction. The highlights say all districts in Nebraska have returned to in-person learning, that the Nebraska Department of Education will continue its Do Right, Right Now campaign promoting safety, masking, vaccinations, and mental health, and that it is partnering with the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation on afterschool enrichment.

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                            Nebraska ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights
Total ARP ESSER allocation for Nebraska: $546,290,147
ARP ESSER funding released to Nebraska on March 24, 2021: $363,939,079
ARP ESSER funding released to Nebraska on October 14, 2021: $182,351,068
2020-2021 Preliminary Statewide Enrollment: 324,697
Top Priorities within Nebraska’s Plan:
   • Improve access to comprehensive mental health services for students, staff, and communities
   • Expand authentic family and community engagement
   • Equip teachers and leaders with high-quality professional learning and resources and bolster the
       teacher pipeline
   • Ensure students have equitable access to grade-level instruction to address unfinished learning
       and support learning acceleration


Highlights of Nebraska’s Plan:
   •   Returning to In-Person Learning in 2021: All districts in Nebraska have return to in-person
       learning.

   •   Safely Reopening Schools and Sustaining Safe Operations: The Nebraska Department of
       Education (NDE) will continue to implement its Do Right, Right Now campaign, a statewide
       effort to promote the continued need for safety, masking, vaccinations, and mental health. NDE is
       also working on a project with a local medical group to promote the safety of vaccines in
       children.

   •   Addressing the Academic Impact of Lost Instructional Time: NDE will pursue evidence-
       based interventions that support the state plan priorities described above: supporting student and
       staff social emotional wellbeing and mental health; reimagining family and community
       engagement; investing in teacher professional development, upskilling, and the teacher and leader
       pipeline; and ensuring students have equitable access to grade-level instruction to address
       unfinished learning and support learning acceleration.

   •   Investing in Expanded Afterschool Programs: NDE is partnering with the Nebraska Children
       and Families Foundation to implement evidence-based enrichment activities. NDE will select
       sites for funding that have been impacted the most by the COVID-19 pandemic and are most in
       need. Identified schools include sites with current 21st Century Community Learning Center
       grants or other expanded learning programs. The identification process also prioritizes middle and
       high school settings.

   •   When Nebraska’s LEA Use of Funds Plans were due: September 15, 2021


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