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ARPA/ESSER
Grant Proposal
Colchester Public Schools - July 2021
Grant Timeline and Award
Complete “Assurances” documentation by June 1, 2021
Complete and Post “Safe Return to In-Person Instruction & Continuity of Services
Plan” by June 23, 2021
Engage stakeholders for feedback by August 16, 2021
Submit Grant Application by August 16, 2021
Three year allocation, through fall of 2024
Grant Award: $2,279,789
Grant - Funding Areas
● Learning Acceleration, Academic Renewal, and Student Enrichment
● Social, Emotional, and Mental Health of the Students and of our School Staff
● Strategic Use of Technology, Staff Development, and the Digital Divide
● Building Safe and Healthy Schools
Funding Allocations - Personnel
Academic Recovery
AREA 3-Year Total $
Summer School Director $ 5,300
ESY Additional Staff Hours $ 62,000
Summer School Staff Hours $ 30,000
Student Data & Intervention Planning $ 40,000
SEL Responsive Classroom Training $ 12,000
Summer Library Reading Program $ 3,360
DEI Consultant $ 77,512
Funding Allocations - Personnel
Program Improvement
AREA 3-Year Total $
1.0 Preschool Teacher $ 204,228
1.0 HS Intervention Coordinator $ 204,228
2.0 Preschool Paraprofessional $ 71,660
Preschool Curriculum Training $ 10,000
Funding Allocations - Personnel
Budget Offset
AREA 3-Year Total $
1.0 Kindergarten Teacher $ 62,164
Social Workers $150,212
Funding Allocations - Transportation
Academic Recovery
AREA 3-Year Total $
Summer School Transportation (1 year) $ 40,878
Program Improvement
AREA 3-Year Total $
Preschool Transportation (To/from cert daycare) $150,000
Funding Allocations - Supplies/Infrastructure
Program Improvement
AREA 3-Year Total $
HVAC Systems - District Wide $500,000
Advanced Manufacturing Center (BA) $ 94,609
Van for Transportation to Job Sites (CTAC) $ 35,000
Water Bottle Filling Stations $ 48,000
Library Text Replacement $ 3,000
Funding Allocations - Supplies/Infrastructure
Budget Offset
AREA 3-Year Total $
Wifi Replacement District Wide $180,000
Technology Hardware $116,410
Curriculum Implementation $ 25,000
Three-year Draft Allocations
Three-year Draft Allocations
Three-year Draft Allocations
Notes
● Grant amendments/changes can be done annually
● Some funding will change based on experience and actual expenditures (e.g.,
preschool transportation)
● Many permanent staff will be moved into local budget over three years to avoid
funding cliffs (see our preschool presentation for details)
● Some staff are temporary and will not continue past the span of the grant