ESSER III District Supplemental Plans

The ARP Act requires each district to submit two supplemental plans as part of their ESSER III grant:

ESSER III District Plan and
Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan.

Please read the ESSER III District Plan Requirements and Templates announcement and see below for more detailed information.

ESSER III District Plan

The ESSER III District Plans were due on October 20th, 2021. Districts do not need to ask for permission to change the way they spend their ESSER III dollars in between required updates, as long as the expenditures are allowable under the law. Please see the ESSER III Eligible Uses of Funds document for the full list of eligible uses.

NEW: Districts are required to complete the first update to their Interated Planning Tools (IPTs) as part of this year's ESSER data collection (due May 6th). Please note the IPT template has been updated. For more information on the required update, please refer to the District Plan Guide linked below.

District Plan Instructions

District Plan Guide - March 2022
District Plan Guide - July 2021
District Plan Overview Module
District Plan Steps to Complete and Submit Module

District Plan Template

Integrated Planning Tool Templates - Updated 3.21.22
Integrated Planning Tool Submissions - Updated 3.21.22

Completed ESSER III Plans by District

Safe Return to In-Person Instruction & Continuity of Services Plan

The Safe Return Plans:

Replace the required Ready Schools, Safe Learners Operational Blueprint under Executive Order 21-06;
Fulfill the requirements of ESSER III;
Fulfill the requirements of the Oregon State Board of Education requirement (OAR 581-022-0105); and
Should be informed by the Ready Schools, Safe Learners Resiliency Framework for the 2021-22 School Year.

Because the Safe Return Plans meet multiple requirements, both school districts and charter schools are required to complete them.

The Safe Return Plans were due August 27th, 2021 and must be updated every six months. The first update is due on March 30th, 2022. For more information on the update requirements, please read the District Supplemental Plans Update.

Safe Return Plan Instructions and Templates

Instructions - Updated 2.14.22
District Template - Updated 2.14.22
Charter School Template - Updated 2.14.22
Submission Form

Completed Safe Return Plans by District and Charter School

2022-23 School Year School-Level COVID-19
Management Plan

This plan is due August 26, 2022 or prior to the start of the 2022-23 school year.

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