Letter Removing Conditions on Mississippi's ARP ESSER Grant (U.S. Department of Education, November 08, 2022)
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Mississippi's conditions are lifted in a letter from James F. Lane, Ed. D, Senior Advisor in the Office of the Secretary, to Interim State Superintendent of Education Kim S. Benton, Ed.D., dated November 08, 2022. The Department had attached conditions when it approved the state's ARP ESSER plan on December 30, 2021, requiring Mississippi to describe in section D its evidence-based interventions under section 2001(f) of the ARP Act. Mississippi answered with an updated plan on October 4, 2022, and the Department says it is removing the conditions from the grant and will post the letter and plan.
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“Letter Removing Conditions on Mississippi's ARP ESSER Grant (U.S. Department of Education, November 08, 2022).”
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November 08, 2022
The Honorable Kim S. Benton, Ed.D.
Interim State Superintendent of Education
Mississippi State Department of Education
Post Office Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
Dear Dr. Benton:
In the December 30, 2021, letter approving Mississippi’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and
Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) State plan, the U.S. Department of Education
(Department) placed conditions on Mississippi’s grant. Specifically, the conditions required that
Mississippi amend its ARP ESSER State plan to describe, in section D of its State plan, the evidence-
based interventions it will implement using the funds it reserves under section 2001(f) of the ARP Act.
On October 4, 2022, Mississippi submitted an updated ARP ESSER State plan that responds to these
conditions by describing the evidence-based interventions it will implement to address: (1) the academic
impact of lost instructional time, (2) summer learning and enrichment programs, and (3) comprehensive
afterschool programs and how the interventions it identified will address the disproportionate impact of
COVID-19 on certain groups of students. As a result, I am removing the conditions from Mississippi’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 and your staff’s efforts to implement the ARP ESSER program and to address the
academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of students and educators. We look forward to
continuing our work with you to support the education of students in Mississippi. If you have any
questions, please contact your program officer at: Mississippi.OESE@ed.gov.
Sincerely,
James F. Lane, Ed. D
Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary
Delegated the Authority to Perform the
Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
400 MARYLAND AVE. SW, WASHINGTON, DC 20202
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The Department of Education’s mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by
fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access
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