Relief Aid ESSER Year Survey Form

ESSER Funds Year 4 Annual Report

Instructions - Please complete the survey, providing applicable data for the school district for the time period of October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023. Data after September 30, 2023 will be collected in the next reporting year. If you have any questions regarding the survey, please contact Sara Leber through the NDE Office of Budget & Grants Management ticket system at NDE.BGMhelp@nebraska.gov or (402) 890-8977.

Name(Required)

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Position(Required)

School District(Required)

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Note: The following questions relate collectively to all ESSER funds (CARES ESSER I, CRRSA ESSER II, and ARP ESSER III). It will be noted in the questions, but some of them are based on whether districts spent money from any of the three ESSER funding sources during the current reporting period for any of the items noted and other questions are just based on whether districts were awarded any of the three ESSER funding sources.

1. Maintaining Safe In-Person Instruction

Did the LEA expend ESSER funds on any of the items below in the current reporting period of October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023 (note, ESSER refers to ESSER I, ESSER II, and ARP ESSER funds): (Select Y/N for each)

Promoting vaccination(Required)

Yes

Consistent and correct mask use(Required)

Yes

Physical distancing(Required)

Yes

Screening testing to promptly identify cases, clusters, and outbreaks(Required)

Yes

Ventilation(Required)

Yes

Handwashing and respiratory etiquette(Required)

Yes

Staying home when sick and getting tested(Required)

Yes

Contact tracing(Required)

Yes

Cleaning and disinfection(Required)

Yes

2. ESSER Funds to Provide Internet Access

Did this LEA use ESSER to provide home Internet access for any students in the current reporting period of October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023 (note, ESSER refers to ESSER I, ESSER II, and ARP ESSER funds):(Required)

If yes, what types of home internet services were provided by the district using ESSER funds?(Required)

Mobile hotspots with paid data plans

Internet connected devices with paid data plans

District pays for the cost of home Internet subscription for student

District provides home Internet access through a district-managed wireless network

Other

Check all that apply

Please specify(Required)

3. Reengaging Students

(Provide a response for all LEAs that received [were awarded] ESSER I, ESSER II, or ARP ESSER funds.)

Did the LEA seek to reengage students with poor attendance or participation? Please answer regardless of whether ESSER funds were used for this purpose.(Required)

4. Reengaging Students Activities

How did the LEA seek to reengage students with poor attendance or participation? Please answer regardless of whether ESSER funds were used for this purpose.

If yes, what methods were used to reengage students with poor attendance or participation?(Required)

Direct outreach to families

Engaging the school district homeless liaison

Partnering with community-based organizations

Offering home internet service and/or devices

Implementing new curricular strategies to improve student engagement

Offering credit recovery and/or acceleration strategies

Other

Check all that apply

Please specify(Required)

5. LEA Hiring and Retention of Specific Positions with ESSER Funds

Did this LEA partially or fully pay any staff with ESSER funds during the current reporting period of October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023? (note, ESSER refers to ESSER I, ESSER II, and ARP ESSER funds)(Required)

If yes, Indicate the total number of full-time equivalents (total FTE) of these specific positions and dollar amount paid with any of the ESSER funds for the following positions for the current reporting period of October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023. Support indicates salaries and/or benefits were partially or fully paid with ESSER funds.

LEA paid staff with ESSER

Special educators and related service personnel

Paraprofessionals

Bilingual or English as a second language educators

School counselors, school psychologists and/or social workers

Nurses

Short term contractors

Classroom educators, not covered by previous categories

Support personnel, not covered by previous categories

Administrative staff, not covered by previous categories

Special educators and related service personnel positions

Special educators and related service personnel Dollar Amount Paid

Paraprofessionals Positions

Paraprofessionals Dollar Amount Paid

Bilingual or English as a second language educators Positions

Bilingual or English as a second language educators Dollar Amount Paid

School counselors, school psychologists and/or social workers Positions

School counselors, school psychologists and/or social workers Dollar Amount Paid

Nurses Positions

Nurses Dollar Amount Paid

Short term contractors Positions

Short term contractors Dollar Amount Paid

Classroom educators, not covered by previous categories Positions

Classroom educators, not covered by previous categories Dollar Amount Paid

Support personnel, not covered by previous categories Positions

Support personnel, not covered by previous categories Dollar Amount Paid

Administrative staff, not covered by previous categories Positions

Administrative staff, not covered by previous categories Dollar Amount Paid

6 . Allocation of ESSER Resources within LEA

Did this LEA allocate some portion of ESSER funds to schools in the current reporting period of October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023? (Note, ESSER refers to ESSER I, ESSER II, and ARP ESSER awards)

Did this LEA allocate some portion of ESSER funds to schools in this reporting period?(Required)

How did this LEA allocate ESSER funds? Check the box to indicate whether the below criteria were used to allocate ESSER funds to schools. For example, if the LEA allocated funds using a weighted formula of total number of enrollments and total number of enrolled students with disabilities, the LEA should check both the first and second boxes below.

Check all Criteria Used to Allocate Funds to Schools Within LEA:(Required)

Flat amount per school or pupil

Number or proportion of students at the school with specific curricular needs, such as students with disabilities or English language learners

Number or proportion of students at the school who are eligible for Free or Reduced-Price Lunch and/or other indicators of low-income background

Measure(s) of lost instructional time (“learning loss”)

Stakeholder or community input

Title I status

Other

Please specify(Required)

7. Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Positions

Provide the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) positions for the LEA as of September 30, 2023. (The number of FTE positions includes all staff regardless of whether the position is funded by Federal, State, local, or other funds – and equals the sum of the number of full-time positions plus the full-time equivalent of the number of part-time positions.)

Full-time equivalent (FTE) positions on September 30, 2023(Required)

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Relief Aid ESSER Year Survey Form

ESSER Funds Year 4 Annual Report

1. Maintaining Safe In-Person Instruction

2. ESSER Funds to Provide Internet Access

3. Reengaging Students

4. Reengaging Students Activities

5. LEA Hiring and Retention of Specific Positions with ESSER Funds

6 . Allocation of ESSER Resources within LEA

7. Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Positions