"American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, 2021 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) CSDE is continuing to solicit feedback on ARP ESSER investments! Find registration information in the flyer.” Hoja de Promocion (Spanish)
- ARP ESSER Maintenance of Equity Revised Filing (July 1, 2022)
- Annual Reporting Update – Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund
- Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund Federal Reporting Requirements
- USED Releases American Rescue Plan Communications Toolkit
- Allowable Uses of ESSER/GEER funds for Student Transportation FAQs (November 15, 2021)
- New Maintenance of Equity Requirement under ARP
- 2021-22 Safe Return to In-Person Instruction Plans by LEA (September 27, 2021)
- Letter to Superintendents
- Connecticut's ARP ESSER Guidance: Reimagining Schools to Transform Students' Lives
- ARP ESSER Fund Financial Allocations
- Public and Stakeholder Input Form: ARP ESSER State Plan (Due May 24, 2021 @11:59 p.m.)
- Public Forum Videos May 20, 2021 and May 21, 2021
- Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan
- ARP ESSER Maintenance of Equity FAQ (June 2021)
Voice4Change (CSDE) is investing more than $1.5 million in high school students across the state to encourage them to get involved, be heard, and make change.
The department is accepting public comment on the request to the United States Department of Education to extend the deadlines for expending federal Title funds. Please email any comments to the department's Chief Financial Officer, Kathy Demsey, at kathy.demsey@ct.gov. Comments will be accepted through Thursday, October 7, 2021. 2020-21 Fiscal Waiver Template