North Dakota ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights

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North Dakota ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights says North Dakota's total ARP ESSER allocation is $305,338,029, with $203,511,253 released on March 24, 2021 and $101,826,776 released on August 12, 2021. It lists top priorities, counteracting COVID fatigue among students, families, educators, and staff, addressing equity gaps in learning opportunity, and addressing educator shortages. The highlights say the vast majority of North Dakota schools returned to in-person learning in August and September 2020 and will remain in-person for the 2021-2022 school year. They also say the Department of Public Instruction is partnering to use $7 million of ARP ESSER funds for high-quality classrooms for 4-year-olds through grants of $120,000.

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                         North Dakota ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights
Total ARP ESSER allocation for North Dakota: $305,338,029
ARP ESSER funding released to North Dakota on March 24, 2021: $203,511,253
ARP ESSER funding released to North Dakota on August 12, 2021: $101,826,776
2020-2021 Preliminary Statewide Enrollment: 114,955

Top Priorities within North Dakota’s Plan:
   • Counteract COVID fatigue among students, families, educators, and staff across the state
   • Address equity gaps and disparities in learning opportunity
   • Address educator shortages

Highlights of North Dakota’s Plan:
   • Returning to In Person Learning in 2021: The vast majority of North Dakota schools returned
       to in-person learning in August and September 2020, at the beginning of the 2020-2021 school
       year and will remain in-person for the 2021-2022 school year.

   •   Safely Reopening Schools and Sustaining Safe Operations: The North Dakota Department of
       Public Instruction (NDDPI) worked together with North Dakota Department of Health
       (NDDOH), the North Dakota United Teachers’ Union, and school districts to communicate with
       educators about available vaccination options. A COVID Vaccine Locator was developed by the
       NDDOH to assist individuals in identifying vaccine availability near them. A vaccine video
       resource library was also developed and included resources and videos on a variety of topics that
       included COVID-19 updates and information.

   •   Investing in Early Learning: NDDPI is partnering with North Dakota Department of Human
       Services to use $7 million of ARP ESSER funds to offer high-quality, well-resourced classrooms
       for 4-year-olds through grants of $120,000 available to public, private, and religious
       organizations. The classroom cohort size can be no smaller than 14 students and programs must
       adhere to exemplar professional development and instructional strategy coaching guidelines.

   •   Addressing the Academic Impact of Lost Instructional Time: NDDPI will implement several
       evidenced-based interventions, such as summer school, Comprehensive Literacy State
       Development grants, development of priority standards, and the Innovation Zone Project, which
       addresses unfinished learning by blending adaptive digital and online curriculums with traditional
       classroom instruction. Evidence-based interventions also will include several reading and early
       learning programs, and Exact Path, an online tool that combines adaptive diagnostics with
       individualized instruction and learning paths for K-12 students.

   •   Investing in Summer Learning and Expanded Afterschool Programs: NDDPI has expanded
       in person summer school for all students in grades K-12 and made an online learning system
       available to all schools and students, which will provide free tutoring for math (pre-algebra
       through calculus), SAT prep, AP prep, and college applications. NDDPI will also use ARP
       ESSER funds for evidence-based comprehensive afterschool programs to offer before and after
       school grant opportunities statewide. Eligible applicants include school districts, community-
       based organizations such as the Boys/Girls Clubs, YMCAs, and other agencies providing services
       to schools.

   •   Community Engagement and Consultation: Among other stakeholder outreach activities, the
       North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders, in collaboration with the NDDPI and the North
    Dakota School Boards Association, held a statewide convening to discuss the ARP ESSER
    requirements and brainstorm ideas on the potential use of these resources. This convening had
    close to 100 percent participation from all North Dakota school districts.

•   When North Dakota LEA Use of Funds Plans will be Due: August 24, 2021


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