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Meeting Date:
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1/24/2023 - 5:30 PM
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Category:
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ITEMS OF BUSINESS
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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4. Action on a Request to Approve the Plan for the Use of the Back to School Supplemental Aid From Wisconsin's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 3 Effective and Efficient Operations
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Attachments
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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At the end of August, Governor Evers announced an additional $75 million Back to School Supplemental Aid allocation for local education agencies from Wisconsin's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) was allocated $6,568,360. MPS may use its allocation consistent with how it spends its regular operating budget. The grant must be fully expended by December 31, 2026. According to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the district shall not use funds to:
• Service debt or replenish financial reserves (e.g., “rainy day funds”);
• Satisfy settlements and judgments; or
• Fund programs, services, or capital expenditures that include a term or a condition that undermines efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.
The district has received allocations through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. ESSER II and III funding are on short timelines, with ESSER II work to be completed by September 30, 2023, and ESSER III by September 30, 2024. The plan for using funding is being implemented with a Department of Public Instruction-approved ESSER II plan, while the ESSER III funding still needs to be approved. December 7, 2022, the federal government updated guidance for the use of funding. Inflation is impacting the planned use of funds.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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The proposed plan is to use the $6,568,360 Back to School Supplemental Aid for the approved safety assessment at the cost of $799,948, and the remaining $5,768,412 will be reserved for unfunded or over-expended Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief line items.
After receiving feedback on the ESSER III application, the administration will come back with a detailed spending plan.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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The administration will move the plans forward as approved by the Board.
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Recommendation:
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The Administration recommends that the Board approve the plan for ARPA aid as follows:
1. Use $6,568,360 Back to School Supplemental Aid for the approved safety assessment at the cost of $799,948; and
2. The remaining $5,768,412 will be reserved for unfunded or over-expended Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief line items; and
3. The Administration is to bring a detailed spending plan back to the Board after receiving feedback on the ESSER III application.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Martha Kreitzman - Chief Financial Officer
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Signed By:
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Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent
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