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Tennessee ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights

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This Tennessee ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights page lists a total ARP ESSER allocation for Tennessee of $2,489,423,407, with $1,658,425,387 released on March 24, 2021 and $830,998,020 released on July 15, 2021. It gives 2020-2021 preliminary statewide enrollment of 985,207. It says the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) will use ARP ESSER funds for high-dosage tutoring through the Tennessee Accelerating Literacy and Learning Corps (TN ALL Corps). It says Tennessee's LEA Use of Funds Plans will be due August 27, 2021.

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                           Tennessee ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights
Total ARP ESSER allocation for Tennessee: $2,489,423,407
ARP ESSER funding released to Tennessee on March 24, 2021: $1,658,425,387
ARP ESSER funding released to Tennessee on July 15, 2021: $830,998,020
2020-2021 Preliminary Statewide Enrollment: 985,207

Top Priorities within Tennessee’s plan:
   • Combatting existing gaps in student achievement and opportunity
   • Addressing the needs of rural communities
   • Improving early literacy
   • Accelerating student academic achievement

Highlights of Tennessee’s plan:
   • Returning to In Person Learning in 2021: For both summer programming in 2021 and for the
       2021-2022 school year, the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) plans for districts and
       schools to be providing in-person instruction.

   •   Safely Reopening Schools and Sustaining Safe Operations: The vast majority of districts
       across the state re-opened with some form of in-person instruction at the start of the 2020-21
       school year, with 98 percent offering with an in-person option for at least half of the year and 100
       percent operating with an in-person option by early spring 2021. When Tennessee first moved to
       reopen schools, TDOE focused on ensuring that every district across the state could prepare for
       the new school year by prioritizing safety and providing in-person learning options for students
       and families; provided a Reopening Guide to plan for an eventual return to in-person instruction,
       dozens of toolkits, grant funding, and implemented Continuous Learning Plan policy with the
       State Board of Education to ensure districts had plans for continuity of instruction. TDOE will
       continue to work with health experts to develop resources that align with and support CDC
       recommendations.

   •   Addressing the Academic Impact of Lost Instructional Time: TDOE will use ARP ESSER
       funds to support high-dosage tutoring using a statewide tutoring model, called Tennessee
       Accelerating Literacy and Learning Corps (TN ALL Corps). This model will span the next three
       years, and will provide tutor training and certification, grade-level specific content, high-dosage
       tutoring, significant guidance and tutoring resources, and a directory of TDOE-reviewed
       providers. TDOE will offer districts the opportunity to apply for matching grants to fund TN ALL
       Corps, as well as offer matching grants for community partners to help provide academic
       acceleration supports for students. TDOE will also continue to invest in reading and early literacy
       through its statewide Reading360 initiative, launched earlier this year, directing a suite of
       supports and resources to boost third grade reading proficiency.

   •   Investing in Summer Learning and Expanded Afterschool Programs: Ensuring students and
       families had opportunities to extend learning beyond classrooms, TDOE developed at-home
       learning resources and materials in partnerships with Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the
       Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN) that continue today, and recently made available
       free Reading360 decodable readers for families with young children to focus on strengthening
       early reading skills. To support new statewide summer programing and tutoring supports for
       students, TDOE will provide resources for instruction in summer learning camps as well as
       district and community partner grants to support high dosage tutoring models.
•   Community Engagement and Consultation: TDOE engaged with over 150 education
    stakeholders in Tennessee. TDOE organized input to align with TDOE’s strategic priorities of
    academics, student readiness, and educators. Additionally, TDOE developed an ESSER planning
    guidance document and webpage of additional resources to provide transparency to the public on
    how decisions are made at the state level and the expected outcomes related to those decisions.

•   When Tennessee’s LEA Use of Funds Plans will be due: August 27, 2021

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