ESSER III Spending Plan
The ESSER III Grant Program was authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) in March 2021 to address the impact of COVID-19 on elementary and secondary schools. School districts apply for funds and are awarded an entitlement based on their Title I student population. Frisco ISD’s entitlement is $6,102,125. This preliminary spending plan will be used to apply for the grant funds and was developed with stakeholder input. See the presentation from the June 14, 2021 School Board meeting.
The period of availability of ESSER III funding extends to September 30, 2024. Since these are temporary funds, our spending plan includes an exit strategy for each proposed solution.
Services to Address Mental Health
| Identified Need:
Mental health supports for students and
staff |
| Proposed Solution |
Approximate
3-year Cost |
Exit Strategy |
Counseling groups for students and staff
with mental health needs |
$180,000 |
Services will be contracted and can be
terminated at the end of the period of
availability. |
| Supplemental pay for individuals trained to respond to Relay notifications after-hours |
$45,000 |
If effective, we will consider embedding this
responsibility into existing positions after the
end of the period of availability. |
| Ethos mentoring program on select campuses, targeting students on each campus to focus on motivation and self-esteem |
$245,700 |
Services will be contracted and can be
terminated at the end of the period of
availability
|
| Identified Need:
Comprehensive support services for
students and families in need |
| Proposed Solution |
Approximate
3-year Cost |
Exit Strategy |
| School Support Specialists which will
provide access to critical living resources
for students and families in need |
$2,100,000 |
Positions will be phased out over the period of availability through attrition |
| FISD Mentoring Coordinator to supervise
School Support Specialists and assist in
matching students and families with
needed services |
$260,100 |
This would be posted as a 3-year term
position. If FISD is unable to fund the position in the future, responsibilities would be
absorbed by existing staff within the Student
Services or Guidance and Counseling
departments. |
| Identified Need:
Re-entry Support for students who are
transitioning back to in-person education |
| Proposed Solution |
Approximate
3-year Cost |
Exit Strategy |
| 2 Mental Health Transition Specialists |
$390,000 |
These would be posted as 3-year term
positions. We do not believe the services will
be needed beyond the period of availability |
| District-wide training on restorative
practices and development of common
language and protocols |
$255,000 |
Over the three-year period of availability, this
training will be transitioned into internal
“refresher” courses offered through FISD
professional learning. |
| Continuation and expansion of truancy
tribunals to mitigate unexcused absences |
$125,000 |
Services are contracted and therefore
temporary. FISD will develop a plan to
transition the tribunals in-house using existing
personnel. |
Services to Address Learning Loss
| Identified Need:
Learning loss in IEP-entitled students due
to complications from the pandemic |
| Proposed Solution |
Approximate
3-year Cost |
Exit Strategy |
| Additional compensatory services,
including speech therapy, physical therapy,
and Tier 3 academic and behavioral
remediation |
$200,000 |
Services will be contracted and can be
terminated at the end of the period of
availability. |
| Identified Need:
Learning loss in identified non-IEP-entitled
students |
| Proposed Solution |
Approximate
3-year Cost |
Exit Strategy |
| Free credit recovery and expanded summer
programming, including the use of MyPath,
which provides targeted intervention in
math and reading |
$170,000 |
Programs will either be phased out after
the period of availability or absorbed into
the District’s summer school model. |
| Compensatory services provided outside
the school day, including Tier 1 and Tier 2
tutorials and systematic, research based
supplemental instructional support focused
on Tier 3 needs |
$150,000 |
Services will be contracted and can be
terminated at the end of the period of
availability. |
| Additional personnel to provide Tier 1 and
Tier 2 academic support during the school
day |
$1,950,000 |
Positions will be phased out over the
period of availability through attrition. |
| Identified Need:
Academic recovery at the Middle School
level due to an increase in failure rates |
| Proposed Solution |
Approximate
3-year Cost |
Exit Strategy |
| Supplemental pay for campus personnel to
host promotion review committees to
develop academic recovery plans during
non-contract time |
$34,000 |
This is a one-year need and will be
phased out prior to the end of the period
of availability |