American Rescue Plan ESSER III

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act provides $122 billion in funding to states and school districts to facilitate the reopening and sustain the safe operation of schools. The Hoboken Public School District was fortunate to receive a total allocation of $5,810,582 to use in the areas of:

• Resources for principals to provide resources that are needed to address individual school needs
• Supplies to sanitize and clean the facilities
• Planning for and coordinating during long-term closures
• Educational technology purchasing
• Repairs on school facilities and upgrades to operations & protocols to reduce the risk of virus transmission
• Maintenance, testing, inspection, repair, replacement and upgrade projects to improve indoor air quality
• Other activities necessary to maintain the operation of and continuity of services

November 3, 2021 the Hoboken Public School District hosted small group sessions at 9:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM for stakeholders. The agenda for these meetings was as follows:

• Introductions
• What is ESSER III
• What is Hoboken’s Total Grant Allocation?
• What are Hoboken’s Sub Grant Allocations?
• What are Hoboken Public School’s Thoughts About Spending?
• What Input Do You Have?
• Closure

• November 8, 2021 the Hoboken Public School District hosted small group sessions at 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM for stakeholders. The agenda for these meetings was as follows:

• Introductions
• Review of ESSER & Our Allocations
• Review of Initial District Intent on Spending
• Review of Input from Stakeholders
• Finalization of Grant
• Can the Grant be Changed and What is the Process?
• Closure

The following brainstorming document remained on the website for stakeholders to continue providing input until the grant was submitted on November 23, 2021

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pf9cy8hlIi_Yvp_VBhOHTpqfFqOuIsXiZbHsryaNiFo/edit

ESSR III Presentation

Budget

Click here to view the NJDOE Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) webpage.