Arizona ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights

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Arizona ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights from the Department of Education. It lists Arizona's total ARP ESSER allocation of $2,582,098,697, with $1,721,399,131 released on March 24, 2021 and $862,699,566 released on October 7, 2021, and 2020-2021 preliminary statewide enrollment of 1,112,256. The highlights name top priorities including enrichment and reinforcement of learning and mental, behavioral and physical health support, and describe an Arizona Department of Education Ready for School campaign to encourage re-enrollment. They say that despite an ongoing court battle over mandating universal indoor masking, the department stresses the importance of mask use, and give November 1, 2021 as the due date for LEA use of funds plans. No date is printed for the page itself.

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                           Arizona ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights
Total ARP ESSER allocation for Arizona: $ 2,582,098,697
ARP ESSER funding released to Arizona on March 24, 2021: $1,721,399,131
ARP ESSER funding released to Arizona on October 7, 2021: $862,699,566
2020-2021 Preliminary Statewide Enrollment: 1,112,256

Top Priorities within Arizona’s plan:
   • Enrichment and reinforcement of learning
   • Mental, behavioral, and physical health support for students and educators
   • Student and family re-engagement and support for critical transition periods

Highlights of Arizona’s Plan:
   • Returning to In-Person Learning in 2021: Arizona schools have returned to in-person
       instruction for the 2021-2022 school year. ADE launched the Ready for School campaign, which
       ran from June 2021 through September 2021, to encourage students and families to re-enroll in
       their public schools. The campaign used videos and advertisements to highlight the benefits of in-
       person instruction. ADE also created a hotline to support parents through the re-enrollment
       process.

    •   Safely Reopening Schools and Sustaining Safe Operations: Despite an ongoing court battle
        over the legality of mandating universal indoor masking, the Arizona Department of Education
        (ADE) continues to stress the importance of universal and correct use of masks and encourages
        districts to work with their school communities to ensure consistent and correct usage of masks to
        the greatest extent possible.

    •   Addressing the Academic Impact of Lost Instructional Time and Expanding Summer and
        Afterschool Programs: ADE will implement evidence-based interventions that focus on three
        priorities: enrichment and reinforcement of learning; mental, behavioral, and physical health
        support for students and educators; and student and family re-engagement and support.

    •   Supporting the Educator Workforce: ADE has partnered with the state’s three universities and
        has created a dedicated Educator Recruitment and Retention team to support schools with
        recruitment, retention, and professional development strategies in partnership with local
        communities. This team has also developed and implemented Principal and Supervisor of
        Principal professional learning academies to build leadership capacity in school districts and
        charter schools to provide support for students and educators.

When Arizona’s LEA Use of Funds Plans will be due: November 1, 2021


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