Maryland ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights

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Maryland ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights says Maryland's total ARP ESSER allocation is $1,952,539,087, with $1,300,757,868 released on March 24, 2021 and $651,781,219 released on October 14, 2021. It lists top priorities in the plan, including accelerating the return to in-person instruction, addressing mental health and social-emotional learning needs, and addressing the impact of disruption to learning. The highlights say the Maryland State Department of Education supported all districts to return to full time, in-person learning for the 2021-2022 school year and that, in March 2021, local school systems reported that more than 97 percent of eligible staff who had requested a vaccine had been vaccinated.

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                            Maryland ARP ESSER State Plan Highlights
Total ARP ESSER allocation for Maryland: $1,952,539,087
ARP ESSER funding released to Maryland on March 24, 2021: $1,300,757,868
ARP ESSER funding released to Maryland on October 14, 2021: $651,781,219
2020-2021 Preliminary Statewide Enrollment: 882,527
Top Priorities within Maryland’s Plan:
   • Accelerating the return to in-person instruction across the state
   • Addressing the mental health and social-emotional learning needs of students, particularly among
       underserved students most impacted by the pandemic, and of educators
   • Addressing the impact resulting from the disruption to learning since the beginning of the
       pandemic


Highlights of Maryland’s Plan:
   •   Returning to In-Person Learning in 2021: The Maryland State Department of Education
       (MSDE) supported all districts to return to full time, in-person learning for the 2021-2022 school
       year.

   •   Safely Reopening Schools and Sustaining Safe Operations: MSDE works closely with the
       Maryland Department of Health and other State agencies to promote vaccination opportunities for
       school staff and eligible students. In March 2021, Maryland local school systems reported that
       more than 97 percent of all eligible staff members (teachers, administrators, and support staff)
       who had requested a vaccine had been vaccinated.

   •   Addressing the Academic Impact of Lost Instructional Time: MSDE will focus on
       acceleration strategies that support students by providing more time in class, more dedicated
       attention in class, and exposure to grade-level learning. Most school systems are using a tiered
       approach to support all students, offering varying levels of support to students based on identified
       need. Students are identified for the type of support they will receive by school system using data.
       All funds reserved under this section will be allocated to districts based on the Title I formula.
       Districts will implement strategies including: high intensity structured tutoring, extended day/year
       programming, summer school programs, acceleration academies, formative assessments, and
       early childhood programs.

   •   Investing in Expanded Afterschool Programs: MSDE released an afterschool program request
       for proposal in July 2021 to solicit grant applications from districts and community-based
       agencies to develop or enhance afterschool programs. MSDE will grant awards to support the
       creation of afterschool learning centers to provide academic enrichment opportunities during
       afterschool hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing
       schools. Community-based organizations and school districts will provide academic and
       enrichment services over a three-year period to ensure students’ academic, social, emotional, and
       mental health needs are being addressed.

   •   Supporting Students’ and Educators Social, Emotional, and Mental Health Needs: MSDE
       will use a portion of ARP ESSER emergency needs funds to support students’ social emotional
    needs, including $10 million in funds to support the regional Maryland School Mental Health
    Response Program teams, and $3.2 million to address adverse childhood experiences.

•   Supporting Students Most Impacted: The MSDE Task Force on Achieving Academic Equity
    and Excellence for Black Boys (AAEEBB) has developed several evidence-based
    recommendations to address the inequities experienced by Black boys in eight LEAs across the
    state. Grant funding will be allocated to districts to implement the recommendations of the task
    force’s report, focusing on: 1) social-emotional and behavioral supports; 2) recruitment and
    training of effective teachers and administrators; and 3) curricula and instruction. Examples of
    evidence-based recommendations include: de-escalation and intervention training for all school
    staff, providing financial incentives to recruit and retain diverse teachers and administrators, and
    coordinating structured mentoring programs for black boys in grades K-12 with adult males and
    peers.

•   When Maryland’s LEA Use of Funds Plans were due: July 20, 2021

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