North Wamac Grade School District #186

ESSER III Funding Stakeholder Input Survey

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an undeniably difficult situation for many in our community and in our nation over the past 17 months. We are now on the path to where our students will be fully returning to in-person instruction for the 2021-2022 school year. While their return is clear evidence of progress, we know that many of our students will require a significant amount of attendtion to address academic learning loss, social-emotional needs, and safety as they engage in the traditional school setting.

North Wamac Grade School will be applying for a large amount of federal funding that is being made available through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) program. This funding will last for three years, and it is intended to help safely reopen and sustain the safe operation of schools and to address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on students. ESSER funding must be used to meet needs that have resulted from the COVID-pandemic.

We would like to ask you to complete a short survey as district stakeholders. Your responses will help us to finalize the major areas of need for which we will use ESSER III funding at North Wamac Grade School. The survey begins below, and responses will be collected through Friday, August 20, 2021, at 11:59p.m. We thank you for your feedback and support.

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* 1. I am answering this survey as a (select all that apply):

Student

Parent or Guardian

Community Member

Teacher

Professional Support Staff

Administrator

Civil Rights Organization Member

Disability Rights Organization Member

Stakeholder representing the interst of students with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, foster care placement, or incarceration

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Please select 3 areas below that you believe are the most important priorities as the district responds to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic:

Additional istructional time for students

Student social/emotional/mental well-being

Additional activities to support special populations, such as students with disabilities, English learners, and others

Improvements to facilities to improve safety, such as heating/cooling system and water fountain upgrades

Continued emphasis on student/staff safety practices

Continued emphasis on technology equipment and access

Additional staff to provide support for academic learning loss

Other (please specify)

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* 3. A minimum of 20% of ESSER III funding is required to be used to address academic learning loss. Which 4 areas below do you believe will best address this area?

Extended after school tutoring programs

Increase in the offering of Saturday tutoring sessions

Extended summer school program

Focused intersession tutoring programs

Focused intervention programs for specifically identified populations such as students at risk of dropping out of school, students with disabilities, English learners, and other

Acquiring evidence-based instructional materials to aid in interveniton efforts

Additional professional development for faculty and staff

Other (please specify)

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* 4. In additional to addressing academic learning loss, which 3 areas below do you believe will best address our students' needs as they reutrn to in-person instruction?

Social-emotional well being: Counseling and social work activities

Social-emotional well being: Professional development for faculty & staff

Cencentrated social-emotional well-being activities for students at risk of dropping out of school and other special populations

Safety considerations to include continued access to personal protective equipment and other daily safety practices

Safety considerations to inculde upgrades to district facilities

Technology needs to include device upgrades, software programs, and hotspot access

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Please provide any additional suggestions that you may have for North Wamac Grade School as we plan for ESSER III funding to be allocated in the bet interest of our students, focusing on needs resulting from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (maximum 100 characters).