ARP - ESSER Grant
Cocalico’s 3 year proposed plan for use of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief grant breaks down into two main areas:
20% Requirement for Academic Recovery:
• Provide After School Tutoring and supplies
• Maintaining a Home School Visitor on staff
80% Use of Remaining Funds:
• Additional First Grade Teacher (2021-22)/Third Grade Teacher (2022-23)
• Additional Fifth Grade Teacher (2021-22)/Third Grade Teacher (2022-23)
• Additional Kindergarten/ Special Education Teacher (2021-22)/Itinerant Autistic Support Teacher (2022-23)
• Contracting with the IU for School Psychologist services (2021-22)/Hiring of Additional School Psychologist (2022-23)
• Offering bussing for some Extended Learning opportunities
• Maintaining two ESL Teachers on staff
• New Elementary Math Implementation Coach
ARP - ESSER 7% Set Aside Programs Grant
Cocalico’s 3 year proposed plan for use of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief - 7% Set Aside Programs Grant breaks down into the following three areas:
Comprehensive Learning Loss:
• 30% Requirement to Address the Social, Emotional, and Mental Health Needs of Students: Pay a portion of the Student Assistance Program (SAP) contract for the 2022-2023 school year
• 10% Requirement to Provide Professional Development to Staff to Address the Social, Emotional, and Mental Health Needs of Students: Pay for summer in-service days and training for staff related to the Student Assistance Program (SAP), Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training, Responsive Classrooms, Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), and other summer days related to the above topics (Summer of 2022 and 2023)
• 8% Requirement to Address Reading Remediation and Improvement for Students: Pay for a portion of the contract for the Language Live program, which is used with middle school students with IEPs (2022-2023 school year)
• 52% of the Funds Used to Address Learning Loss: Secure additional substitute coverage to ensure we can maintain quality, in-person instruction when the assigned teacher is absent (November 30, 2021 - last day of school in June 2022)*
After School Tutoring:
• Middle School After School Sessions: Pay for tutoring, supplies, and transportation (2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years)*
• Elementary Science Explorers: Sponsor students representing various subgroups to attend the elementary program (2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years)*
Summer School Enrichment:
• High School Credit Recovery Program (Summer of 2022 and 2023)
• ESL 4-week Summer Camp: Pay for tutoring and books for students (Summer of 2022 and 2023)*
• High School Tutoring Program (Summer of 2022 and 2023)
• Middle School Tutoring Program (Summer of 2022 and 2023)
• Online Elementary Tutoring Program for Incoming 1st through 5th Graders (Summer of 2022 and 2023)*
* Denotes New Program/Service/Opportunity
Detailed grant information can be found in the documents below.
For questions regarding these grants or for assistance in reading/interpreting the documents, please contact the Assistant to the Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Dr. Beth Haldeman, at (717) 336-1403.