In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed three bills that provided immediate and direct economic assistance to state and local educational agencies through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds. These funds were provided to support areas with the greatest need including the academic and non-academic components for school districts that had the greatest impact due to COVID-19. As additional funding was provided, the intent of the funds was to support States and local school districts’ efforts to safely reopen schools, address significant gaps in learning, and support measures of implementation that will continue to reduce the effects of COVID-19 on students and families.
WCSD has been allocated ESSER funds to address learning and operational losses as follows:
Grant | Amount to WCSD | Begin Date | End Date | Local Use |
ESSER CARES IDEA | $23,363 | 4/1/2020 | 9/30/2022 | Supplemental support for Special Education program |
ESSER Emergency Relief | $2,548,501 | 4/30/2020 | 9/30/2022 | Bus fuel and utilities |
ESSER School Nursing | $29,559 | 5/4/2020 | 9/30/2022 | School clinic supplies & equipment and training for school nurses |
ESSER III - Bonuses | $1,625,167 | 7/1/2020 | 6/30/2022 | Retention bonuses for all staff |
ESSER III CTAE | $14,746 | 7/1/2020 | 6/30/2022 | Supplemental support for Career, Technical, & Agricultural Education |
ESSER II | $10,702,537 | 4/1/2020 | 9/30/2023 | Offset the cost of employee health coverage |
ESSER CTAE | $5,677 | 7/1/2021 | 9/30/2023 | Supplemental support for Career, Technical, & Agricultural Education |
ESSER School Nursing | $21,069 | 7/1/2021 | 9/30/2023 | School clinic supplies & equipment and training for school nurses
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Additionally, WCSD was allocated $24,055,245 in ESSER III - American Rescue Plan funding. These funds became available in July 2020 and will continue to be utilized through September 2024. These funds have been used to employ additional teachers, paraprofessionals, and other support staff, to pay for tutoring for students who experienced learning loss due to the pandemic, to support summer enrichment and remediation programs, to pay for licenses of software to support student learning and to purchase school supplies for all students PreK-12 for the past two school years. For more details, click
HERE to view the district’s current ESSER III-ARP Plan.
The school district would like the input of our stakeholders regarding how the remaining ESSER III-ARP funds should be used to offset negative effects on learning experiences as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Adjustments can be made to our plan based on stakeholder feedback. After reviewing our current plan, you may click
HERE to send us your feedback.