Theresa McCormick

This document details the Hardin County Board of Education's comprehensive plan for allocating federal COVID-19 relief funding to accelerate student achievement and ensure compliance with federal mandates. The plan is structured around four strategic pillars: Academics, Student Readiness, Educators, and Foundations. Key priorities include enhancing high-quality education through tutoring, summer programming, and literacy initiatives; serving students' academic and non-academic needs via career pathways, mental health supports, and credit recovery programs; investing in the recruitment, retention, and professional development of educators; and strengthening structural expectations through technology upgrades, facility improvements, and rigorous financial oversight. The overarching goal is to prepare students for the future and create a lasting positive impact through these strategic investments.

This document outlines Hardin County's plan for a safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of services, developed in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 and its ESSER 3.0 funding. The plan emphasizes extensive stakeholder consultation, involving students, families, educators, and various community organizations, to ensure inclusive decision-making. Key strategic priorities include the implementation of comprehensive health and safety measures such as universal masking, physical distancing, hand hygiene, robust facility cleaning and improved ventilation, contact tracing, diagnostic testing, and vaccination efforts for eligible individuals. The plan also ensures appropriate accommodations for children with disabilities. This plan is subject to review and updates every six months until September 30, 2023.

This document serves as an appendix guide for the Hardin County Board of Education's ESSER 3.0 Public Plan, detailing the allocation of remaining federal funds. The plan focuses on strategic investments across several key areas: academic achievement and learning loss recovery, student readiness and mental health support, educator recruitment, retention, and professional development, and essential infrastructure improvements including facility upgrades and technology. It emphasizes transparent financial management, robust community engagement, and ensuring safe and supportive learning environments for all students.

This document outlines the plan for safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of services, to be updated every six months until September 30, 2023, incorporating public input. Key strategic areas include significant stakeholder consultation and health department involvement in policy development. The plan addresses health and safety strategies such as physical distancing, hand hygiene, facility cleaning, contact tracing, diagnostic testing, vaccination efforts, and mask use. Furthermore, it ensures the continuity of essential services, including academic support, social-emotional-mental health assistance for students and staff, and other needs like food and student health services.

This plan outlines the strategies for a safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of services, funded by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) ESSER 3.0. It details health and safety protocols including mask-wearing, physical distancing, hygiene, facility maintenance, contact tracing, testing, and vaccination efforts, alongside accommodations for students with disabilities. The plan emphasizes continuity of services to address academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs, including food services for quarantined students. A significant component involves meaningful consultation with various stakeholders, including students, families, school administrators, and community groups, with a focus on incorporating feedback, particularly regarding mental health concerns.