Indiana ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights

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Indiana ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights from the Department of Education. It lists Indiana's total ARP ESSER allocation of $1,996,145,076, with $1,329,822,704 released on March 24, 2021 and $666,322,372 released on August 12, 2021, and 2020-2021 preliminary statewide enrollment of 1,033,964. The highlights name top priorities such as strengthening primary literacy instruction, supporting educators and modernizing the data system, and say all Indiana schools are expected to return to in-person instruction for the 2021-2022 school year. They say the Indiana Department of Education will solicit public comment through September 5 and launch a program of over $2.5 million to support educator licensure. No date is printed for the page itself.

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                            Indiana ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights
Total ARP ESSER allocation for Indiana: $ 1,996,145,076
ARP ESSER funding released to Indiana on March 24, 2021: $ 1,329,822,704
ARP ESSER funding released to Indiana on August 12, 2021: $ 666,322,372
2020-2021 Preliminary Statewide Enrollment: 1,033,964

Top Priorities within Indiana’s Plan:
   • Strengthen primary literacy instruction, including by helping schools and communities
       strengthen, expand, and create effective K-12 pathways & linkages to postsecondary
       opportunities, and supporting schools to meet the needs of educators as schools re-open in the
       fall.
   • Improve guidance, support, and accessible data for those recruiting, educating, and mentoring
       rising educators.
   • Invest in a modernized data system to accurately report performance data and inform local
       decision-making.
   • Develop a suite of multidisciplinary online courses that can be deployed virtually or in-person.

Highlights of Indiana’s Plan:
   • Returning to In Person Learning in 2021: All Indiana schools are expected to return to in-
       person instruction for the 2021-2022 school year.

    •   Safely Reopening Schools and Sustaining Safe Operations: The Indiana Department of
        Education (IDOE) will continue to work alongside the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) to
        provide guidance on safely maintaining the health of students, educators, and other staff.

    •   Addressing the Academic Impact of Lost Instructional Time & Investing in Summer
        Learning and Expanded Afterschool Programs: IDOE will be soliciting public comment
        through September 5 to inform its selection of evidence-based interventions to address the impact
        of lost instructional time, summer learning, and afterschool programs. Interventions may
        incentivize and support local communities to reimagine educational opportunities and
        multidisciplinary course frameworks.

    •   Staffing to Support Students’ Needs: IDOE will launch a program to provide over $2.5 million
        in ARP ESSER funds and IDEA, Part B funds to support licensure in high-need areas based on
        the Indiana Licensure Report. This report is made publicly available to assist LEAs in identifying
        gaps in licensure and identify high-need areas. This program will support licensure in special
        education and build on existing English learning licensure with the goal of assisting over 500
        educators secure adequate licensure and avoid emergency placements for high-need areas.

    •   When Indiana LEA Use of Funds Plans were Due: June 25, 2021


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