This is correct. The ESSER money came in rounds and each round had different spending requirements defined by the ISBE (if you google it you can find their list of permitted expenses). I've seen the list, by ESSER2 it was pretty much most stuff allowed except major capital improvements and teacher salaries.
This is correct. The ESSER money came in rounds and each round had different spending requirements defined by the ISBE (if you google it you can find their list of permitted expenses). I've seen the list, by ESSER2 it was pretty much most stuff allowed except major capital improvements and teacher salaries.
I have yet to find any school district in America that used it for HVAC upgrades. This is just absolutely mindbogglingly stupid considering that when we had those hot days a month or two ago, even some of the nicer Districts north of us had to close because they .. didn't have air conditioning. None of this makes any sense because all the buildings were closed, so it would've been ideal for HVAC improvements.
Many, including D65 did use it for tutoring. D65 spent more than $2.5m of the ESSER money on tutoring, but that includes a lot of headcount on tutors, administrators, programming, etc that is hard to get rid of after the money is gone. This is the big issue facing a lot of Districts now.
I can verify that nothing was done where I taught in D65. The only HEPA filter you would find would have been purchased by a teacher for their own room. I was told by our custodial staff that the heating system could not handle the enhanced filters without burning out the motors.
This is correct. The ESSER money came in rounds and each round had different spending requirements defined by the ISBE (if you google it you can find their list of permitted expenses). I've seen the list, by ESSER2 it was pretty much most stuff allowed except major capital improvements and teacher salaries.
I have yet to find any school district in America that used it for HVAC upgrades. This is just absolutely mindbogglingly stupid considering that when we had those hot days a month or two ago, even some of the nicer Districts north of us had to close because they .. didn't have air conditioning. None of this makes any sense because all the buildings were closed, so it would've been ideal for HVAC improvements.
Many, including D65 did use it for tutoring. D65 spent more than $2.5m of the ESSER money on tutoring, but that includes a lot of headcount on tutors, administrators, programming, etc that is hard to get rid of after the money is gone. This is the big issue facing a lot of Districts now.
I can verify that nothing was done where I taught in D65. The only HEPA filter you would find would have been purchased by a teacher for their own room. I was told by our custodial staff that the heating system could not handle the enhanced filters without burning out the motors.