Winnsboro Independent School District

This document outlines Winnsboro ISD's plan for the use of ESSER III funds for the period 2021-2024. The plan focuses on addressing learning loss through supplemental instruction and evidence-based interventions, providing mental health services, enhancing educational technology, and improving school facilities to reduce the risk of virus transmission and support student health needs. It aims to support all students, with particular attention to those disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as low-income students, students with disabilities, English learners, and students experiencing homelessness.

The Plan de Uso de Fondos (ESSER III) 2021-2024 for Winnsboro Independent School District outlines the strategic allocation of federal ESSER III grant funds to address the educational and health needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Key priorities include mitigating learning loss through evidence-based interventions such as summer learning and extended day programs; providing comprehensive mental health and health services; improving indoor air quality; investing in educational technology; and repairing and upgrading school facilities to minimize virus transmission risks. The plan specifically targets support for student populations disproportionately affected by the pandemic, including those from low-income families, students of color, English learners, students with disabilities, homeless students, children in foster care, and migrant students. The strategy emphasizes continuous stakeholder consultation and regular plan revisions.

This document outlines Winnsboro ISD's Use of Funds Plan for the ESSER III grant from 2021-2024. Developed with stakeholder input and integrated with the district's Comprehensive Needs Assessment, the plan aims to provide excellent education for all students. Key priorities include addressing the needs of special populations, mental health services, lost instructional time, improving air quality, and enhancing educational technology and facilities to mitigate virus transmission. The plan also focuses on evidence-based interventions like summer learning and extended day to address academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs, particularly for students disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Winnsboro ISD RIPICS Plan outlines strategies for returning to in-person instruction and ensuring continuity of services from 2021 to 2024, developed to fulfill ESSER III grant requirements and adapt to evolving health guidelines. Key focus areas include implementing CDC-consistent prevention and mitigation protocols such as physical distancing, hygiene, facility improvements, contact tracing, and testing. The plan also addresses the continuity of educational services, academic remediation through evidence-based interventions and extended learning, and comprehensive support for the social, emotional, mental, and physical health needs of both students and staff. Additionally, it details accommodations for students with disabilities and adherence to food service guidelines.

El Plan de Regreso a la Instrucción en Persona y Continuidad de Servicios (RIPICS) del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Winnsboro, desarrollado para la subvención ESSER III, detalla las estrategias para un retorno seguro a la instrucción presencial y la continuidad de los servicios educativos. Aborda áreas críticas como el apoyo a poblaciones especiales, servicios de salud mental, recuperación del tiempo de instrucción perdido, mejora de la calidad del aire, adquisición de tecnología educativa y mejoras de instalaciones para mitigar los riesgos de transmisión de virus. El plan enfatiza la participación continua de las partes interesadas, la adhesión a los protocolos de prevención alineados con los CDC y la provisión de apoyo académico y socioemocional dirigido a todos los estudiantes, con un enfoque en aquellos desproporcionadamente afectados por la pandemia de COVID-19.