(ESSER) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief
Looking Ahead:
ESSER Grant Compliance:
The Annual Federal Data Collection process will occur during Spring 2023. Be on the lookout for information from OPI regarding your districts’ data reporting. OPI guidance on the Data Collection process is here.
The ESSER CRRSA II funding cycle closes on September 30, 2023. You have about 8 months to spend down this grant. Cash Requests should be submitted no later than September 25, 2023. The Final Expenditure Report (FER) should be submitted no later than October 25, 2023.
The ESSER ARP III funding cycle closes on September 30, 2024. You have about 20 months to spend down this grant. Cash Requests should be submitted no later than September 25, 2024. The Final Expenditure Report (FER) should be submitted no later than October 25, 2024.
February’s Virtual ESSER Guidance Sessions will take place on February 16th & 17th.
All sessions will be recorded and posted on the OPI ESSER Webpage. More information and updates will be sent out as we get closer to those sessions.
The Afterschool and Summer Enrichment grants for School Year 2022-23 reopened under the updated name ESSER Consolidated Special ELO. These grants will focus on Math and Reading programming efforts, combined with best practices promoting Social/Emotional Learning. View our site HERE for more information.
Please make sure your schools’ contact information is up to date in the OPI Contacts database. For instructions for making this update please click here.
We want your feedback! Please fill out this short Google Form to tell us what YOU want to see in our monthly Compass communication. It takes just a minute, and we appreciate your input!
Many resources are available on the OPI ESSER webpage including but not limited to:
The Broadband Modernization project information can be found here: https://opi.mt.gov/COVID-19-Information/ESSER/Broadband
OPI is committed to a system of support for school districts, students, and parents throughout Montana that provides an array of services. Individual district consultation on ESSER funding is available upon request. Please reach out to Wendi Fawns at wendi.fawns@mt.gov to schedule a time for your district.
Looking Back:
The thermometer image below shows how effective Montana schools have been at spending down the ESSER funds. (This visual is updated on a monthly basis and can be found on the OPI ESSER webpage.)
Let’s keep up the great work as we finish out ESSER CRRSA II and ESSER ARP III!
District Monthly Status Reports view of allocated and expended funds can be found on the OPI ESSER webpage here.
Thank you to the Department of Education for releasing an Updated FAQs Guidance Document which is posted on the OPI ESSER Webpage.
THANK YOU to all who registered and attended the January ESSER Virtual Guidance Sessions during the week of January 16th – 20th! Videos and slides from all past guidance sessions are posted on the OPI ESSER Webpage and YouTube channel.
For further information please contact:
Wendi Fawns, ESSER/EANS Director at wendi.fawns@mt.gov
Rebecca Brown, ESSER Program Manager at rebecca.brown@mt.gov
Questions? Contact:
Wendi Fawns, ESSER/EANS Director at wendi.fawns@mt.gov
Rebecca Brown, ESSER Program Manager at rebecca.brown@mt.gov
The OPI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, require an alternate format, or have questions concerning accessibility, contact the OPI ADA Coordinator, 406-444-3161, opiada@mt.gov, Relay Service: 711.
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