Heritage Elementary School

ESSER III funds will also be used to provide continuity of services including positions such as classified administrator for accounting, Director of Federal Programs, Director and Asst. Director of Business Services, Chief Financial Officer, Fiscal Support Coordinators and Specialists, Buyers, and Position Control and Reconciliation Coordinator. Each of these positions are required to assist with the business service end of opening and operating schools for in-person learning.

There are several ways the LEA will ensure that interventions address the academic impact of lost instructional time and respond to academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of all students. All schools within our District are Title I schools and therefore serve the students that were disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

To meet the academic needs of our students we will:
-Implement summer learning programs - This includes providing extra duty for certified and classified staff to teach using evidence based practices, extra duty for staff to be trained on evidence based practices and resources, and extra duty for staff to coordinate and plan for the summer school program
-Implement comprehensive after school programs - This includes extra duty for certified staff to provide evidence based instruction to students after school during the school year
-Provide additional instructional assts. to work with students in 1st-2nd grade to pull small groups, model instruction for students, and provide support so students can access the curriculum being taught by the teacher.
-Provide acceleration teacher specialists who will provide small group intervention to students and assist schools in providing a MTSS structure for their students so all students can be provided the supports they need to learn at high levels
-Purchase supplemental evidence based online programs such as Moby Max to provide students with opportunities for blended learning and additional learning outside of the school day
-Increase technology in the classrooms to increase engagement, allow teachers to utilize blended learning opportunities, and allow for critical thinking of students
-Purchase supplies/materials so students have access to resources necessary to achieve at high levels
-Provide PD to teachers/staff on evidence based practices including feedback, goal setting, teacher clarity, and collective teacher efficacy

The LEA will also provide support and interventions for students regarding social emotional learning including:
-summer school for 5 weeks using Beyond Textbooks to work in small groups on standards based BT to ensure Learning Loss is addressed.
-Tutoring 4 days a week by teachers using Beyond Textbooks to work with vulnerable populations needing additional one on one instruction
-Salary/benefits for Response to Intervention - Teachers who will work to create a MTSS structure in the area of behavior and social emotional learning. These individuals will work to provide small group and individualize plans for students to ensure they receive the behavior and social skill instruction they need to be successful in the classroom. These individuals will utilize evidence based materials in SEL - "I can Problem Solve".