ESSER III Stakeholder Feedback
Many of you provided feedback on the spending of ESSER III (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) funds last year either through a survey and/or a scheduled Zoom meeting;  these funds were given to school districts as a result of the pandemic   We greatly appreciate your past input and would like to give everyone another opportunity to continue the feedback. 

There are four sections to the ESSER III funding, which will be explained separately below. Please read through each of them and let us know your thoughts. 

We greatly appreciate your time and feedback. If you have any questions, please reach out to your school lead. 
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The first section is below, along with Innocademy's response based on stakeholder feedback. What are your thoughts? 

REQUIREMENT:
Please describe the extent to which and how the funds will be used to implement prevention and mitigation strategies that are, to the greatest extent practicable, consistent with the most recent CDC guidance on reopening schools, in order to continuously and safely open and operate schools for in-person learning:

 RESPONSE:

Innocademy will use the funds to purchase air purifiers to improve air quality in our classrooms and other small spaces throughout the building. The school building has high ceilings where the air is readily circulated but does not circulate well in the smaller areas. In addition, portions of our HVAC system will be upgraded to ensure proper and optimal ventilation, heating, and cooling to reduce the spread of disease and lower the risk of exposure by reducing the viral particle concentration.  

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The second section is below, along with Innocademy's response based on stakeholder feedback. Our plan is to further address instructional learning loss by supplementing these funds with another grant to provide additional instructional support during break weeks beginning the second semester. What are your thoughts? 

REQUIREMENT:
Please describe how the LEA will use the funds it reserves under section 2001(e)(1) of the ARP Act (see below) to address the academic impact of lost instructional time through the implementation of evidence-based interventions, such as summer learning or summer enrichment, extended day, comprehensive after-school programs, or extended school year:

RESPONSE: 

Based on how Innocademy operates on a balanced school calendar, we will create meaningful partnerships with outside organizations, such as Outdoor Discovery Center and/or local public libraries to address learning loss during break weeks, an after-school program, and/or summer break.  The funds will be used to staff a coordinator position that will oversee all of these programs (break weeks, an after-school program, and/or summer break) as well as compensate internal and/or external staff for any non-contractual time.  It will also be used to pay teachers, other staff, overhead costs, and materials to implement a program that would include specific, evidence-based reading and mathematics interventions with both small group and/or one-on-one tutoring.  We will also hire tutors for each grade level band ( k-2, 3-5, 6-8) to help support accelerated learning by providing "just in time learning" by using adaptive online tools such as Amplify, Imagine Learning, iStation to meet individual student academic needs on targeted standards.
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The third section is below, along with Innocademy's response based on stakeholder feedback. What are your thoughts? 

REQUIREMENT:
Please describe how the LEA will spend its remaining ARP ESSER funds consistent with section 2001(e)(2) of the ARP Act:

 RESPONSE: 

Innocademy will use the funds for additional COVID prevention and mitigation strategies by creating small group outdoor learning areas: a classroom in a box and on the move such as rolling whiteboards, clipboards, wifi-access, and a supply kit.  In addition, we will use these funds to provide mental health support for both students and staff and support a coordinator who will connect students with community resources such as Kids Hope, Community Action House, and InterCare. Finally, funds will be used to maintain and/or increase staff to ensure smaller class sizes to help with COVID mitigations strategy (social distancing) and address the learning loss and mental health needs of each student.   

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The fourth section is below, along with Innocademy's response based on stakeholder feedback. What are your thoughts? 

REQUIREMENT:
Please describe how the LEA will ensure that the interventions it implements, including but not limited to the interventions implemented under section 2001(e)(1) of the ARP Act (see below) to address the academic impact of lost instructional time, will respond to the academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of all students, and particularly those students disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including students from low-income families, students of color, English learners, children with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, children in foster care, and migratory students:

RESPONSE: 

Funds will be used by increasing the number of school days, teacher and staff professional development, as well as related materials. We will provide on-going specialized professional development for the purpose of helping teachers develop Tier I skills that support students in areas of academic loss and social-emotional development. This professional development would include working with the Formative Assessment for Michigan Educators project (FAME) run by the Michigan Assessment Consortium and sponsored by Michigan Department of Education.  In addition, building sub(s) will be hired to provide coverage for teachers because of illness, as well as providing opportunities for teachers to participate in the identification of student needs both academically and socially. Finally, funds will be used to support the hiring of math, reading, and behavior interventionists in both the elementary and middle school (iG: high school) grades. These interventionists will identify students that have specific academic and mental needs and provide support through evidence-based interventions.
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