Pensar Academy

ESSER III funds are being used to pay for salary and benefits of highly qualified teachers for FY22 who are charged with raising the educational level of all our students who have been impacted by lost instruction time. Funds are also requested to pay a .25FTE school counselor in FY23 and for two passenger vans that allows students to participate in after school enrichment activities. The vast majority of our students (93%) are from low-income families, so transportation is a barrier. Our targeted population includes approximately 90% of students within a racial/ethnic minority group with the highest percentage being Hispanic (74%) African American (9%), and Native American (6%). In addition, approximately 14% of the student population are English learners and 11% are SPED students.