Wyoming ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights

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Wyoming ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights from the Department of Education. It lists Wyoming's total ARP ESSER allocation of $303,779,377, with $202,472,927 released on March 24, 2021 and $101,306,450 released on October 7, 2021, and 2020-2021 preliminary statewide enrollment of 93,037. The highlights name top priorities including addressing academic gaps and social, emotional and mental health needs, and say Wyoming schools began the 2021-22 school year with in-person instruction available to all students. They describe the Wyoming Department of Education's Smart Start Guidance and competitive district grants titled Addressing Gaps and Accelerated Learning with awards expected no later than December 15, 2021. No date is printed for the page itself.

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                           Wyoming ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights
Total ARP ESSER allocation for Wyoming: $303,779,377
ARP ESSER funding released to Wyoming on March 24, 2021: $202,472,927
ARP ESSER funding released to Wyoming on October 7, 2021: $101,306,450
2020-2021 Preliminary Statewide Enrollment: 93,037

Top Priorities within Wyoming’s plan:
   ● Addressing academic gaps due to interrupted learning opportunities
   ● Addressing the social, emotional, and mental health needs of all individuals in the education
       system

Highlights of Wyoming’s Plan:
   ● Sustaining In-Person Learning in 2021: Wyoming schools began the 2021-22 school year with
       in-person instruction available to all students.

   ●   Safely Reopening Schools and Sustaining Safe Operations: The Wyoming Department of
       Education (WDE) developed a Smart Start Guidance document for the reopening of schools. The
       Smart Start Taskforce facilitated a series of meetings during May and June 2020 to consider
       research and utilize CDC Guidance and state and local health requirements to develop a practical
       guidance tool to assist school districts in reopening in the fall of 2020 and 2021. Schools are
       continuing to operate using the structures developed in the Smart Start Guidance, including CDC
       guidance, and state and local health requirements.

   ●   Addressing the Academic Impact of Lost Instructional Time: The WDE will award some
       ARP ESSER funds through competitive district grants titled “Addressing Gaps and Accelerated
       Learning.” Districts will select evidence-based interventions consistent with student needs and
       specific focus areas including kindergarten readiness, computer science, postsecondary
       partnerships, postsecondary transition programming, and content specific professional
       development. Additionally, interventions will include Tribal or Wind River Reservation district
       partnerships. Grant applications will open immediately with anticipated award notification no
       later than December 15, 2021.

   ●   Investing in Summer Learning and Expanded After School Programs: The WDE will
       continue to use ARP ESSER funding in summer 2022 to provide districts and community-based
       organizations with grants to implement or expand evidence-based summer learning enrichment
       and afterschool programs during the school year.

   ●   Staffing to Support Students’ Needs: With ARP ESSER funds, the WDE has funded a State
       School Nurse position to provide assistance to districts on implementation of state and local
       health orders. Additionally, the WDE will use ARP ESSER funds to add necessary staff in
       districts including highly-qualified interventionists and tutors, counselors, school psychologists,
       and paraprofessionals. Funds will be made available immediately to support LEAs and activities
       identified in the ARP state plan.

   ●   When Wyoming LEA Use of Funds Plans were Due: Within 90 days of district’s receipt of
       ARP ESSER funds.

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