Letter — Removing Condition on District of Columbia ARP ESSER Grant (January 18, 2022)

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A January 18, 2022 letter on Secretary of Education letterhead to Christina Grant, State Superintendent of Education, Office of the State Superintendent of Education, about the District of Columbia's ARP ESSER grant. It recalls that the July 7, 2021 letter approving the State plan placed a condition on the grant because evidence-based interventions to address the academic impact of lost instructional time had not yet been identified (section D.1 of the State template). It states that the District of Columbia submitted an updated plan on August 6, 2021 and that the condition is being removed from the grant. The signature block names Ian Rosenblum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs.

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                                           THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
                                                  WASHINGTON, DC 20202




                                                  January 18, 2022


The Honorable Christina Grant
State Superintendent of Education
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
1050 First Street, N.E., Third Floor
Washington, DC 20002

Dear Superintendent Grant:

In the letter approving the District of Columbia’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 a condition on the District of Columbia’s ARP ESSER grant. Specifically,
the District of Columbia indicated that it had not yet identified the evidence-based interventions it would
implement to address the academic impact of lost instructional time, as required in the Department’s
interim final requirements and described in section D.1 of the ARP ESSER State template. As a result, the
condition required the District of Columbia to amend its ARP ESSER State plan to describe how it meets
the requirements in section D.1 of the ARP ESSER State plan template, including identification of the
evidence-based interventions it will implement to address the academic impact of lost instructional time
and a description of how the interventions will address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on
certain groups of students.

On August 6, 2021, the District of Columbia submitted an updated ARP ESSER State plan addressing the
condition by describing the evidence-based interventions it will implement to address the academic
impact of lost instructional time and how the interventions will address the disproportionate impact of
COVID-19 on certain groups of students, consistent with statutory requirements. As a result, I am
removing the condition from the District of Columbia’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 the District of Columbia. If you have any questions, please contact your program officer
at: DistrictofColumbia.OESE@ed.gov.

Sincerely,



Ian Rosenblum
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs
Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education


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