Section 2001(i)(1) of the American Rescue Plan requires each Local Educational Agency that receives ARP ESSER funds to develop and make publicly available on the LEA's website, not later than 30 days after receiving ARP ESSER funds, a plan for the safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of services for all schools, including those that have already returned to in-person instruction. Section 2001(i)(2) of the ARP requires that the LEA seek public comment on the plan and take those comments into account in the development of the plan.
An LEAs plan must include how it will maintain the health and safety of students, educators, and other LEA staff, and the extent to which it has adopted policies , a description of any such policies, on each of the CDC's safety recommendations. More particularly, the CDC safety recommendations that are to be addressed are described below.
Please provide your comments regarding how the current 2023-2024 Safe Return Plan addresses each of the nine CDC safety recommendations. Avant School's administration will consider your comments when revising the Safe Return Plan and presenting it to the Board of Education for approval in August.
This link will take you to the CDC recommendations we are seeking comment on:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-childcare-guidance.html