Flagler County Public Schools issued the following announcement on November 30.
Flagler Schools will apply for a grant from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) based on funds they received from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. Flagler Schools is eligible for $22,605,333 in funding.
FLDOE will release two thirds of the funds after the completion of of the required application and submission of a Safe Return to In Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan. The additional third of the funds are scheduled to be released at a later date. Our plan must include stakeholders' input on how we plan to safely return students to school. These funds must be spent by September 30, 2024.
We would appreciate you taking time to complete the short survey below. This input is important as we work through this process. Responses will be collected through Wednesday, December 8th at 5:00 pm, est.
American Rescue Plan Stakeholder Input Survey
For your information purposes, the fifteen allowable uses for the ARP funds are:
- Any activity authorized under: ESEA Individuals with Disabilities Act, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, Subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act
- Coordinate Emergency Response
- Address needs of highly vulnerable populations
- Ensure preparedness and coordination (systems and procedures)
- Training related to infectious diseases
- Purchasing cleaning supplies to sanitize and clean schools
- Planning/coordinating for continued education
- Purchase educational technology
- Mental Health Support
- Summer learning
- Learning loss
- Facilities repairs and improvements
- Improving indoor air quality
- Developing strategies and implementing public health protocol
- Other activities necessary for maintaining services and instruction
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