Dear Superintendent Arntzen — ARP ESSER State Plan, Montana (May 11, 2022)
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A letter dated May 11, 2022 from the Secretary of Education to Elsie Arntzen, Superintendent of Public Instruction, of the Montana Office of Public Instruction. It recalls that the August 5, 2021 letter approving Montana's American Rescue Plan ESSER State plan placed conditions on the grant requiring Montana to describe the evidence-based interventions it would use with funds reserved under section 2001(f). It says Montana submitted an updated plan on September 27, 2021 describing interventions for lost instructional time, summer learning and enrichment, and comprehensive afterschool programs, and that the condition is removed from the grant.
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“Dear Superintendent Arntzen — ARP ESSER State Plan, Montana (May 11, 2022).”
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THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
WASHINGTON, DC 20202
May 11, 2022
The Honorable Elsie Arntzen
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Montana Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
Dear Superintendent Arntzen:
In the letter approving Montana’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency
Relief (ARP ESSER) State plan, dated August 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (Department)
placed conditions on Montana’s ARP ESSER grant. Specifically, the conditions required that Montana
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 September 27, 2021, Montana submitted an updated ARP ESSER State plan addressing the 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 condition from Montana’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 Montana. If you have any questions, please contact your program officer
at: Montana.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
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