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You have an unprecedented opportunity to fund services and accommodation acquisition for your students with disabilities
The US Government has released $190 billion in relief funds for K-12 schools, these funds are called ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds). There were three rounds of funding (Acts) passed; CARES (ESSER), CRRSA (ESSER II) and ARP (ESSER III). CARES funding mostly helped schools with PPE and devices for virtual learning. CRRSA and ARP funding are just now being awarded to schools—it's required that 90% of funds be directly awarded to LEAs (districts/schools). ALL LEAs are eligible but will receive different amounts—LEA allocations were calculated based on Title I formulas. Funding is finite and time sensitive, you must request the funding from your State Department of Education (SEA). If you don't request and use the funding by the prescribed deadlines, you will lose it.
Valuable Website Resources
Here are a few resources published by the US Department of Education (DOE), Office of Elementary & Secondary Education (OESE) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS).
- OESE State Plans - see what your state submitted to the DOE related to initiatives for allocating and spending stimulus funds
- Education Stabilization Fund - a data portal that reflects funding allocated and spent by state, district and individual schools
- COVID-19 Handbook, Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students’ Needs - published by OSERS in an effort to provide guidance to the many issues each setting might be facing with regard to addressing the learning needs of students with disabilities
Allowable Purchases
- Educational Technology
- Addressing Learning Loss
- Professional Development
All Dolphin tools, premium features, software maintenance agreements, and professional development are considered allowable purchases under any category of stimulus funding.
Visit the Dolphin Tools Page to learn more about the accommodations we produce for students.
