Update on State Education Budget and ESSER Spending Bills
This update provides information on the State Education Budget, ESSER funds utilization, and the Student Opportunity Act financial implementation. It highlights the financial support for various education programs and initiatives to address COVID learning impacts.
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Update on State Education Budget, ESSER & SOA Spending Bill Bell, Chief Financial Officer Komal Bhasin, Chief School Officer Simone Lynch, Director of Federal Grant Programs Julia Jou, Budget Director June 28, 2022
State Budget Update State Budget Update
FY22 Update Student Opportunity Act (SOA) financial implementation. o$219.6M Ch.70 Increase o$28.2M Special Education Circuit Breaker Increase Implementation of new state funding to support: oEarly College Programs oCareer & Technical Education oAdult Basic Education oCOVID Learning Impacts Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation
FY23 Update Awaiting Conference Committee Report final FY23 appropriation levels. Commitment to continue Student Opportunity Act (SOA) financial implementation. o$490+M. Ch.70 Increase o$60+M Special Education Circuit Breaker Increase State funding to support schools to recover from COVID learning impacts, coordinated with use of federal ESSER funds. Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation 4
Federal COVID Relief Funding Update
Federal Relief Funding Sequencing of ~$3 billion over ~3 years Today $181.8 million Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund $194.4 million (CARES Act) Federal ESSER-I Fund $739 million (CRRSA Act) Federal ESSER-II Fund (American Rescue Plan) Federal ESSER-III Fund $1.66 billion $63.2 million (American Rescue Plan) Federal ARP IDEA (supplemental to the regular IDEA grants) FY21 12/31/21 9/30/22 9/30/23 9/30/24 6/30/21 Begin FY22 Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation 6
Distribution of ESSER funds 399 districts in MA 159 districts have a greater concentration of low-income students than the state average (43.8%) oThese 159 districts received over 83% of the ESSER funding Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation 7
ESSERs I, II, and III: Claimed vs. Unclaimed ESSER I $194,414,915 94% $183,495,252 $10,919,663 ESSER II $738,957,562 43% $315,219,891 $423,737,671 ESSER III $1,658,793,599 15% $242,389,356 $1,416,404,243 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Claimed Unclaimed *as of June 7th, 2022 Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation 8
ESSER Fund Overview of Budgeted Spending Planned/budgeted spending of $2.59 billion o100% of ESSER 1, 2, and 3 district applications have been approved by DESE oData pulled from ~1,200 budgets (400 LEAs x 3 ESSERs) oSummarized into categories of spending oCaveats: Planned spending can change (grants can be amended) Some overlap in how spending can be categorized Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation 9
Planned ESSER Spending by Category $700,000,000 $603,212,145 $600,000,000 $500,000,000 $396,924,187 $389,311,096 $400,000,000 $280,559,967 $300,000,000 $249,655,507 ESSER3 ESSER2 ESSER1 $193,692,639 $200,000,000 $186,560,434 $145,754,927 $145,824,084 $100,000,000 $- Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation 10
Most Popular Initiatives: % of Districts using ESSER, by Category 100% 100% 100% 90% 93% 90% 89% 86% 80% 80% 70% 60% 64% 59% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation 11
Student Opportunity Act Update
AN ACT RELATIVE TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS (a/k/a The Student Opportunity Act, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2019) A key goal: narrow gaps in learning experiences, student achievement, and post- secondary outcomes for student groups Aligned to Commissioner Riley s goals in Our Way Forward and goals of ESSER Funding approaches and supports for addressing inequities Revises the Chapter 70 funding formula to address inequities in how funds are allocated Substantial commitment to increasing Chapter 70 funding to support K-12 education Establishes Twenty-First Century Education Trust Fund to support education program Legislative expectations: funding will contribute to progress in closing gaps Districts develop, fund, and implement 3-year gap-closing plans DESE issues plan guidance and templates, sets targets, collects and posts districts' plans Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation 13
FY22 Plan Amendment Expectations DESE SOA Plan Amendment Guidance asks districts to consider full picture of financial resources: Strongly recommends multi-year planning that strategically braids ESSER 1, 2, 3 and SOA funds Chapter 70 increase for FY22 was $219.6M over FY21 Districts have access to another $2.6 billion in ESSER funds Districts were asked to account for use of ESSER and Chapter 70 funds to support gap-closing in SOA plans Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation 14
Number of Districts Selecting Each Evidence-based Program Area Evidence-based program area n % of plans 126 42% Supporting educators to implement high-quality, aligned curriculum 125 41% Inclusion/co-teaching for students with disabilities and English learners 122 40% Expanding capacity to address social-emotional learning (SEL) and mental health needs of students and families 106 35% Research-based early literacy programs in pre-kindergarten and early elementary grades 72 24% Culturally responsive teaching and other strategies that create equitable and culturally responsive learning environments for students 49 16% Acceleration Academies and/or summer learning to support skill development and accelerate advanced learners Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation 15
Support for Plan Implementation Key dates: FY23 Implementation Support Dec 2021 Guidance released Dec 2021- March 2022 Webinars, office hours, and technical assistance provided April 1, 2022 Plan amendments due May 25 Feedback provided June 30 District plan resubmission deadline Mid-July Plans posted publicly Technical assistance and office hours available on demand Targeted Support Catalog Planning & Prioritization Institute (April, May 2022) Regional Assistance support Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation 16
