Teri Lynn Day

This document outlines how the Ashdown School District plans to utilize its American Rescue Plan Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) funds. The plan focuses on three key areas: creating safe and healthy learning environments, addressing lost instructional time through evidence-based interventions, and supporting educator and staff stability and well-being. These efforts aim to implement prevention and mitigation strategies for COVID-19, provide academic support to students impacted by learning loss, and ensure the well-being and stability of school staff, all to support continuous and safe in-person learning.

This plan details how the Ashdown School District will allocate American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) funds. The strategic areas focus on creating safe and healthy learning environments through COVID-19 prevention and mitigation strategies, addressing lost instructional time with evidence-based academic interventions, and supporting educator and staff stability and well-being. The plan also outlines procedures for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of these interventions, specifically targeting students disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This document outlines Ashdown School District's plan for utilizing the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) funds. The plan focuses on three key areas: creating safe and healthy learning environments, addressing lost instructional time, and supporting educator and staff stability and well-being. Strategies include implementing COVID-19 prevention and mitigation measures, making school facility repairs, and supporting transportation to reduce viral spread. To address learning loss, the district will deploy evidence-based interventions such as accelerated learning through various instructional approaches, providing tutoring programs, and offering out-of-school and summer learning opportunities, alongside supporting equitable access to technology and utilizing data to address resource inequities. Additionally, the plan details efforts to support educators and staff through technology provision, additional pay for COVID-19-related expenditures, and maintaining equity in operations, aiming to address the academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of all students, particularly those disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

This document outlines the Ashdown School District's plan for utilizing American Rescue Plan Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) funds. The plan's strategic direction is centered on three main pillars: creating safe and healthy learning environments, addressing lost instructional time, and supporting educator and staff stability and well-being. Key initiatives include implementing prevention and mitigation strategies for COVID-19, making school facility repairs, and providing transportation. It also details evidence-based interventions such as accelerating learning through various instructional approaches, enhancing technology access, and addressing resource inequities. The plan aims to respond to the academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of all students, particularly those disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This document outlines the Ashdown School District's plan for utilizing American Rescue Plan Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) funds. The plan focuses on three primary areas: creating safe and healthy learning environments, addressing lost instructional time through evidence-based interventions, and supporting educator and staff stability and well-being. It details strategies for COVID-19 mitigation, academic acceleration, technology integration, resource equity, and includes monitoring and evaluation processes for these initiatives.