Montana ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights

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Montana ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights says Montana's total ARP ESSER allocation is $ 382,019,236, with $254,679,491 released on March 24, 2021 and $127,339,745 released on August 5, 2021. It lists top priorities, student mental health, integrating social and emotional learning, and addressing the impact of lost instructional time. The highlights say the Montana Office of Public Instruction has allocated funds to school districts to invest in evidence-based programs, will use the Opportunity to Learn Survey collected in May 2021 to identify student groups disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, and is partnering with community-based organizations to support summer and afterschool programs.

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                             Montana ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights

Total ARP ESSER allocation for Montana: $ 382,019,236
ARP ESSER funding released to Montana on March 24, 2021: $254,679,491
ARP ESSER funding released to Montana on August 5, 2021: $127,339,745
2020-2021 Preliminary Statewide Enrollment: 146,252

Top Priorities within Montana’s plan:
   • Student mental health
   • Integrating social and emotional learning
   • Addressing the impact of lost instructional time

Highlights of Montana’s plan:
   • Safely Reopening Schools and Sustaining Safe Operations: The Montana Office of Public
       Instruction (OPI) worked with districts, local county health departments, and their governing
       school boards to develop plans to address COVID-19 in the 2021-2022 school year.

    •   Addressing the Academic Impact of Lost Instructional Time, Investing in Summer
        Learning and Expanding Afterschool Programs: OPI has allocated funds to school districts to
        invest in evidence-based programs and is providing tools to help school districts decide how to
        select interventions. OPI will provide a variety of sustained, multi-tiered systems of supports,
        professional learning, data support, and technical assistance opportunities to school districts to
        support their academic impact plans and implementation. OPI will use the Opportunity to Learn
        Survey collected in May 2021 and the Professional Needs Survey collected in February 2021,
        along with data collected at the local level, to identify student groups disproportionately impacted
        by the pandemic. Districts will submit specific action plans to target those students, such as
        afterschool or summer school programs. The OPI is also partnering with community-based
        organizations like the YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs, and local libraries to support summer and
        afterschool programs.

    •   Expanding Summer Enrichment Opportunities: OPI is developing summer enrichment
        opportunities for Montana students based on student-driven interests and purpose. The first
        student film festival will be held the Summer of 2022 and will be enhanced with after school
        workshops developing student interests and skills in digital media and communication. The
        Montana Arts Council, the Department of Labor, the Chamber of Commerce, and Reach Higher
        are all partners in this effort. OPI will release a summer enrichment planning guide for public and
        nonpublic schools and communities the fall of 2021.

    •   Supporting Students’ and Educators Social, Emotional, and Mental Health Needs: Social,
        emotional, and behavioral supports and guidance are embedded throughout resources published
        by OPI. OPI also held virtual meetings for the Montana School Counselors Association that
        continued throughout spring 2020 focusing on school counseling, screening, and social emotional
        learning in partnership with the Montana School Counselors Association. Additionally, OPI is
        encouraging schools to utilize the additional funding received from COVID-19 relief to add
        personnel to their schools as deemed necessary through local needs assessments, including
        counselors.

    •   Community Engagement and Consultation: OPI utilized surveys, webinars, and stakeholder
        meetings to engage the community on the ARP ESSER plan. OPI sought public input, meeting
    with Tribal groups, education advocates, legislators, the Montana Small School Association, the
    Montana Rural School Association, and Community Learning Centers. This engagement
    informed the development of the ARP ESSER plan.

•   When Montana LEA Use of Funds Plans Were Due: June 7, 2021

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