ESSER III
ESSER III (ARP Act) Overview
On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act was signed into law. The US Department of Education is providing an additional $121.9 billion for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ARP ESSER Fund). This legislation will award these grants to state educational agencies (SEAs) for the purpose of providing local educational agencies (LEAs) with emergency relief funds to address the impact that COVID-19 has had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools across the nation.
South Carolina will receive $2,112,051,487 in ARP ESSER funds from the Act, of which 90 percent will flow through to school districts with amounts determined in proportion to the amount of Title I, Part A funds they received in Summer 2020 from funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The remaining funds will be used for state-level activities to address issues caused by COVID-19. ARP ESSER funds also include some additional requirements on the part of the LEAs and the SEAs, please see below for more detailed information.
ESSER III Resources
Support & Implementation Newsletter
Public Input
ESSER III Stakeholder Survey Results 6/23/2021
ESSER III Public Input Documentation from Schools - Amendment #1 & #2 - 5/12/2022
ESSER III Public Input Documentation from Schools - Amendment #3 - 11/9/2022
ESSER III Public Input Documentation from Schools - Amendment #4 - 4/3/2023
ESSER III Public Input Documentation from Schools - Amendment #5&6 - 6/28/2023
ESSER III Public Input Documentation from Schools - Amendment #7&8 - 11/29/2023
Approved Plans/Amendments
Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan
ESSER III Approved Plan/Academic Recovery Plan 1/28/2022
Academic Recovery Plans by School
ESSER III Approved Plan - Amendment #1 - 4/28/2022
ESSER III Approved Plan - Amendment #2 - 5/31/2022
ESSER III Approved Plan – Amendment #3 - 12/06/2022
ESSER III Approved Plan - Amendment #4 - 4/28/2023
ESSER III Approved Plan - Amendment #5&6 - 6/28/2023
ESSER III Approved Plan - Amendment #7 - 10/26/2023