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Morgan County, American Rescue Plan (ARP) ESSER - Fiscal Year 2021 (Rev 0)
 
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Cover Page & Required Narratives

Superintendent of Schools 
Name*
ARP ESSER Point of Contact 
Name*
Role*
Phone*
Ext
Required Narratives 
How does the LEA plan to use funds to implement prevention and mitigation strategies in order to continuously and safely operate schools for in-person learning?
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Student safety is the number one priority for Morgan County Schools. It is our goal to keep children in the schoolhouse while providing a safe environment for them to continue to grow and be successful. To do so, we take great measures in providing numerous personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies. MCS would like to use ARP ESSER funds to continue purchasing disposable masks for students/employees/visitors to wear in the buildings as well as on the buses. Outside visitors are extremely limited and must adhere to a temperature check and completion of a questionnaire that focuses on COVID symptoms before entering the building. Thermometers will be provided for daily temperature checks which are conducted by the first period or homeroom teacher. Custodians will spray the entire building at least once weekly with electrostatic sprayers. This process is completed more if needed. We would also like to purchase numerous sanitization supplies such as hand sanitizing stations, nitrile gloves, disinfecting spray, disinfecting wipes, and disinfecting cleaner.  

Our lunchrooms provide meals in the classroom or cafeteria dependent on CDC guidelines for social distancing. We will provide disposable trays, covered with plastic wrap, and disposable plasticware. 

The nurses play a pivotal role in ensuring our students' safety during the COVID pandemic. We plan to use ARP ESSER funds to purchase necessary supplies to staff our nurse's stations. We also plan to add a nurse's station to Falkville Elementary. They were sharing a station with Falkville High because they are on the same campus. However, it is in the best interest of student safety to add an additional station for the elementary school. Once this task is completed, all MCS schools will have their own nurses and nursing stations.  

It is our goal to utlize ARP ESSER funding to purchase the necessary PPE supplies to maintain procedures to keep all MCS students as safe as possible to continue their in-person education.

How will the LEA ensure that the evidence-based interventions will address the academic impact of lost instructional time and ensure that those interventions respond to the academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of all students including underrepresented student subgroups (each major racial and ethnic group, children from low-income families, children with disabilities, English Learners, gender, migrant students, students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth in foster care) and those who are particularly impacted disproportionately by the COVID-19 pandemic?
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MCS prides itself in providing the best evidence-based interventions for its students. We strive to provide data-driven instruction at all times. To respond to the academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of its students, MCS plans to hire utilize ARP ESSER funds to hire 19 instructional interventionists (19 FTEs) and one mental health interventionist (1 FTE). Each campus will receive one instructional interventionist. West Morgan Middle School and Union Hill School will each receive an additional instructional interventionist to assist with their high EL student populations. (Timeline: 2023-2024 school year)

The instructional interventionists will be utilized to complete more in-depth and accurate data analysis to correctly identify Tier II and Tier III students as well as provide more high dosage tutoring. The interventionists will dig deeper into student data, lead data meetings, provide data-based instructional strategies for teachers, model classroom teaching strategies, and provide high dosage tutoring for tier III students during non-instructional times that are implemented into each student's class schedule. These tutoring sessions will take place during students' non-instructional class times, such as academic enrichment periods.

The mental health interventionist will address the mental health of students due to their learning loss as a result of a decrease in instructional time during COVID-19. As educators, we must address the needs of the whole child for successful learning to take place. Many students have experienced an increase in mental health issues due to the loss of instructional time. To successfully educate the students, we must address the needs as categorized by Maslow's Hierachy of Needs. Once these needs have been met, then the students can be mentally prepared to learn in the classroom, and we can better reach their academic needs as categorized by Bloom's Taxonomy. 

iStation and iReady assessments will be purchased with ARP ESSER funds to accurately identify students in need of intervention services. This data will guide individualized instruction. Students will take an beginning, middle, and end of year assessment (ISIP Reading and i-Ready Math) to identify where students are and targeted areas for differentiated instruction. ISIP and I-Ready instructional components, along with the assessment piece required by the AL Literacy Act, will be purchased to provide individual learning paths for all students. (Timeline: 2022-2023, 2023-2024 school years)

MCS would like to use ARP ESSER funds to provide middle and high school students with remediation and credit recovery programs. These programs will use specialized software such as Edmentum to aid in accomplishing academic goals as well as allow students to overcome the loss of instructional time. Therefore, MCS would like to purchase Edmentum software for 3 years. Three teachers will facilitate student learning during these intervention programs. 

John Baylor ACT prep/On to College will be purchased with ARP ESSER funds to provide academic support for ACT prep, which is essential due to the loss of instructional time and its impact on our ACT scores. (Timeline: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 school years)

The Panorama assessment will be purchased with ARP ESSER funds to identify students social and emotional learning needs. Once these are identified, the behavioral interventionist will intervene and provide appropriate interventions based on the state's Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). both address the mental health of students due to their learning loss as a result of a decrease in instructional time during COVID-19. As educators, we must address the needs of the whole child for successful learning to take place. Many students have experienced an increase in mental health issues due to the loss of instructional time. To successfully educate the students, we must address the needs as categorized by Maslow's Hierachy of Needs. Once these needs have been met, then the students can be mentally prepared to learn in the classroom, and we can better reach their academic needs as categorized by Bloom's Taxonomy.  (Timeline: 2022-2023, 2023-2024 school years)

MCS will use formative assessments, summative assessments, and observations to indentify the academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of its students. ACAP, ACCESS, iStation, iReady, ACT, and Panorama will be extremely beneficial in helping us identify the needs of our students.

MCS would also like to purchase SPIRE materials and supplies with ARP ESSER funds to be used with students to address the loss of instructional time. The SPIRE materials and supplies will also aide our teachers and interventionists in more accurately providing interventions for our students. Due to the loss of instructional time due to Covid shutdowns and remote learning, students have experienced a loss in instructional time.  A loss in instructional time results in possible skill gaps.  We deliver 85% of our curriculum through reading.  If a student falls farther below grade level from one year to the next, that student could not have made a year's growth. Districts that do not or cannot teach 90% of their students to read at or above grade level by third grade will rarely achieve 95% reading and math goals in subsequent years. (Fielding, L,., Kerr,N., Rosier, P. (2007). Catch-up growth is rarely achieved by pressuring students who are behind to "run faster" in the same amount of time.  Catch-up growth is typically achieved by allowing them to "run smarter".  To "run smarter" and achieve catch up growth, our district utilizes  S.P.I.R.E. (Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence).  S.P.I.R.E. (Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence) is an Orton-Gillingham based reading program designed to be used with small groups of struggling readers.  It is a skills-based program, not a grade-level program, which means that an individual struggling reader in a particular grade may be using a variety of S.P.I.R.E. levels.  All students, whether struggling or on grade level, must build on skills they have already mastered.  As they approach the upper grades, struggling students continue to need more work with basic and foundational skills to bring them as close to grade-level proficiency as possible, and this is just what S.P.I.R.E. provides. (Timeline: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 school years)

MCS would also like to use ARP ESSER funds to expand the FACT program to our middle schools. These employees are a part of FACT (Family Assistance Through Community Ties). They work within our schools to provide all children with a safe and supportive environment, in order to optimize their learning experience. This is accomplished by maximizing the use of resources throughout our community and bringing them into the school to provide a strobg circle of support for the children and their families. This allows us to educate the whole child. The following are some of the services FACT provides for our students and families: parent workdhops, parents as teachers, referral and assistance in locating community services relating to the following: housing, family counseling, clothing, emergency assistance, recreational activities, and medical services. Many students have experienced an increase in mental health issues due to the loss of instructional time. To successfully educate the students, we must address the needs as categorized by Maslow's Hierachy of Needs. Once these needs have been met, then the students can be mentally prepared to learn in the classroom, and we can better reach their academic needs as categorized by Bloom's Taxonomy. (Timeline: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 school years)

How will the LEA comply with the requirements of section 427 of GEPA (20 U.S.C. 1228a)?
The description must include information on the steps the LEA proposes to take to permit students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries to overcome barriers (including barriers based on gender, race, color, national origin, disability, and age) that impede equal access to, or participation in, the ESSER III program.
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District and school surveys will be conducted with parents. Various forms of communication from the district, schools, and classroom teachers will take place with the students and parents. All information will be provided in the parent's native language. These will be utilized to identify and overcome potential barriers that would prohibit the success of student learning. MCS will accommodate any student that may have a barrier that prevents them from participating in their educational opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents will be allowed to choose the best learning model for their child during the COVID-19 pandemic. MCS will offer the following learning options: Traditional or Virtual. Blended learning will also occur when a student is quarantined or schools are closed.  
How will the LEA actively monitor their allocations, conduct interim audits to ensure an appropriate application of funds, collect and manage data elements required to be reported, and report this information to the community?
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The MCS federal programs department will work closely with the CSFO and his finance department as well as the superintendent to endure that the allocations are closely monitored, interim audits are completed, and data elements managed. The requisition and purchase order procedures will apply to the ARP ESSER funds as with other funding sources. All bid laws and other finance protocols, policies, amd procedures will be followed with these funds. 

Public budget hearings are held, so this will assist in communicating this information to the public. All board meetings are recorded and live streamed for the public. 

How will the LEA meaningfully engage with families and communities throughout the life of the ARP ESSER and other relief funds?
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The district leadership team, the COVID-19 Task Force, the MCS Board of Education, Superintendent, and all MCS principals will engage with families and communities throughout the life of the ARP ESSER and other relief funds. The leadership team, Task Force, MCS Board of Education, Superintendent, and principals will address activities and strategies that will support all MCS stakeholders as they move forward during the COVID-19 pandemic. The district leadership team will continue the distribution of surveys to stakeholders. The data from these surveys as well as discussions with the leadership team and Task Force will identify any upcoming and additional needs, and these needs will be addressed. 

We will also use social media platforms and the MCS district website to keep all families engaged, updated, and informed.

All communication between Morgan County Schools and families will take place in the native language of the family. 

 

Provide the URL for the LEA Return-to-Instruction Plan.
*https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RTYdQAWKqeB04sm70ztne8YW4Hgl4m_n/view

LEA Reservation to Address Loss of Instructional Time

LEAs must reserve at least 20 percent of funds to address loss of instructional time through the implementation of evidence-based interventions and ensure that those interventions respond to students' social, emotional, and academic needs and address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on underrepresented student subgroups.

For this reservation of funds, the following interventions are allowable:
1. Summer Learning & Summer Enrichment Programs
2. Extended Day Programs
3. Comprehensive After-School Programs
4. Extended School Year Programs
5. Other – See Intervention box E for more details.

Budget Amount & Details for Interventions Amount 
Intervention A (Summer Learning & Summer Enrichment Programs)
Intervention B (Extended Day Programs)
Intervention C (Comprehensive After-School Programs)
Intervention D (Extended School Year Programs)
Intervention E (Other)
Total Cost:


Intervention A (Summer Learning & Summer Enrichment Programs) 
Provide the following information for Intervention A (Summer Learning & Summer Enrichment Programs):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)
Example:
ARP ESSER funds will be used to host a Summer Enrichment Camp during the Summer of 2023. The camp will run for two weeks for four days a week. Subjects to be covered are science, technology, engineering, mathematics and reading. We will purchase general supplies such as pencils, notebooks, glue, color pencils, copy paper, etc. to effectively run the program. We will also purchase ELA & Math manipulatives to help improve student achievement. Additionally, we will purchase an online subscription to XYZ Company for the duration of the summer program to assist our participating EL students with the curriculum (See attached job description). Total cost: $109,030.00
[Cont.]
9130 - [010-199] (Salaries) $54,450.00 | 9130 - [200-299] (Benefits) $11,430.00
9130 - [400-499] (Materials and Supplies) $2,800.00 | 9130 - [400-499] (Software) $20,000.00
4120 - [010-199] (Bus Driver Salaries) $12,500.00 | 4120 - [200-299] (Bus Driver Benefits) $3,200.00
4120 - [300-399] (Mileage for Buses) $4,650.00

N/A 

 

We are using ARP ESSER RESERVE to provide this opportunity for our students.

Intervention B (Extended Day Programs) 
Provide the following information for Intervention B (Extended Day Programs):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)
N/A
Intervention C (Comprehensive After-School Programs) 
Provide the following information for Intervention C (Comprehensive After-School Programs):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)

N/A 

 

We are using ARP ESSER RESERVE to provide this opportunity for our students.

Intervention D (Extended School Year Programs) 
Provide the following information for Intervention D (Extended School Year Programs):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)
N/A
Intervention E (Other) 
Provide the following information for Intervention E (Other):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)
NOTE: If an LEA chooses to use the "Other" intervention option, the LEA must attach documentation in the Related Documents section that shows that the Intervention is evidence-based (Tier I | Tier II | Tier III | Tier IV).

To respond to the academic needs of its students, MCS plans to utilize ARP ESSER funds to hire 19 instructional interventionists (19 FTEs). Each campus will receive one instructional interventionist. West Morgan Middle School and Union Hill School will each receive an additional instructional interventionist to assist with their high EL student populations. (Timeline: 2023-2024 school year)

The instructional interventionists will be utilized to complete more in-depth and accurate data analysis to correctly identify Tier II and Tier III students as well as provide more high dosage tutoring for students. The interventionists will dig deeper into student data, lead data meetings, provide data-based instructional strategies for teachers, model classroom teaching strategies, and provide high dosage tutoring for tier III students during non-instructional times that are implemented into each student's class schedule. These tutoring sessions will take place during students' non-instructional class times, such as academic enrichment periods.

Instructional Interventionists: 

1100- [010-199] (Salaries) $1,033,407.00 / 1100 [200-299] (Employee Benefits) $391,593.00

In order to address the loss of instructional time, iStation and iReady assessments will be purchased to accurately identify students in need of intervention services. This data will guide individualized instruction. Students will take an beginning, middle, and end of year assessment (ISIP Reading and i-Ready Math) to identify where students are and targeted areas for differentiated instruction. ISIP and I-Ready instructional components, along with the assessment piece required by the AL Literacy Act, will be purchased to provide individual learning paths for all students. MCS would also like to use ARP ESSER funds to provide middle and high school students with remediation and credit recovery programs. These programs will use specialized software such as Edmentum to aid in accomplishing academic goals. Therefore, MCS would like to purchase Edmentum software for 3 years. Three teachers will facilitate student learning during these intervention programs. 
 
1100- [600-899] (Other Objects) $464,482.00
  

MCS would also like to purchase SPIRE materials and supplies to be used with students to address the loss of instructional time. The SPIRE materials and supplies will also aide our teachers and interventionists in more accurately providing interventions for our students. 

1100- [400-499] (Materials and Supplies) $84,000.00

ARP ESSER funds will be used to purchase desktops and chromebooks for students in 2023 and 2024. These will be used to address the loss of instructional time. The students will utilize these to access iStation and iReady as well as other essential programs that address the loss of instructional time.

1100- [400-499] (Materials and Supplies) $314,055.00


4. Remaining ARP ESSER Fund Uses

The remaining LEA funds after the LEA Reservation to Address Loss of Instructional Time can be used for a wide range of activities to address needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Please refer to the allowable uses document in the Document Library for more guidance.

Budget Amount & Details for Additional Uses (Include Name for Other Categories) Amount 
Category 1 (Personnel)
Category 2 (Technology & Online Subscriptions)
Category 3 (Facility Improvements)
Category 4 (Professional Development)
Category 5 (Curriculum Materials & Assessments)
Category 6 (Parent & Family Engagement Activities)
Category 7 (Other)
Category 8 (Other)
Category 9 (Other)
Category 10 (Other)
Category 11 (Other)
Category 12 (Other)
Administrative Costs (must be reasonable and necessary)
Indirect Costs (maximum amount is the unrestricted rate)
Total Cost:


Category 1 (Personnel) 
Provide the following information for Category 1 (Personnel):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)
Example #1:
ARP ESSER funds will be used to employ two system-wide EL teachers (2.0 FTE) for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years to assist with the consistent increase of EL students within the district. In addition to working with students, the EL teachers will work with classroom teachers to ensure appropriate instructional strategies are implemented. (See job description in Related Documents section.)
Total cost: $550,880.00 | 1100 - [010-199] (Salaries) $354,450.00 | 1100 - [200-299] (Benefits) $196,430.00
Example #2:
ARP ESSER funds will be used to employ certified teachers and paraprofessionals for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years to assist with closing the achievement gap of students within the district. The following list identifies the number of teachers and paraprofessionals at each school: School A - 2 Paraprofessionals (2.0 FTE); School B - 1 Teacher (1.0 FTE) & 1 Paraprofessional (1.0 FTE). (See job description in Related Documents section.)
Total cost: $417,813.00 | 1100 - [010-199] (Salaries) $321,123.00 | 1100 - [200-299] (Benefits) $96,690.00

ARP ESSER funds will be utilized to provide substitutes for teachers that have been quarantined due to COVID-19 exposure or sickness. All funds will be used by August 30,2024.

1100- [010-199] (Salaries) $46,415.00 / 1100- [200-299] Employee Benefits $3,585.00 

To respond to the social, emotional, and mental health needs of its students, MCS plans to hire utilize ARP ESSER funds to hire one district-wide mental health interventionist (1 FTE).  (Timeline: 2023-2024 school year)

The mental health interventionist will address the mental health of students due to their learning loss as a result of a decrease in instructional time during COVID-19. As educators, we must address the needs of the whole child for successful learning to take place. Many students have experienced an increase in mental health issues due to the loss of instructional time. To successfully educate the students, we must address the needs as categorized by Maslow's Hierachy of Needs. Once these needs have been met, then the students can be mentally prepared to learn in the classroom, and we can better reach their academic needs as categorized by Bloom's Taxonomy. 

Mental Health Interventionist:

2120- [010-199] (Salaries) $54,390.00 / 2120 [200-299] (Employee Benefits) $20,610.00

 

Category 2 (Technology & Online Subscriptions) 
Provide the following information for Category 2 (Technology & Online Subscriptions):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)
Example:
ARP ESSER funds will be used to purchase Chromebooks, Chromebook carts, document cameras, and touch screen panels to increase academic technology usage and improve student achievement. ARP ESSER funds will also purchase a subscription to ABC (all subscriptions will expire prior to September 30, 2024).
Total Cost: $432,158.00 | 1100 - [300-399] (Software License) $30,000.00 | 1100 - [400-499] (Technology) $402,158.00

ARP ESSER funds will be used to purchase 1,600 Student Chromebooks each year for 3 years. These will be used for Virtual learners as well as students in the classroom. If a student must miss school due to quarantine, all assignments will be accessible online. All funds will be used bu August 1, 2024.

1100- [400-499] (Materials and Supplies) $1,077,945.00

 

ARP ESSER funds will be used to purchase desktops and chromebooks for students in 2023 and 2024. These will assist students as they receive virtual instructional learning as well as participate in technology lessons that increase student agency. 

1100- [400-499] (Materials and Supplies) $729,750.00

Category 3 (Facility Improvements) 
Provide the following information for Category 3 (Facility Improvements):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)
Example:
ARP ESSER funds will be used to replace 3 air conditioner units at ABC Elementary School, install 2 new air conditioner units at EFG Middle School, and repair 1 air conditioner unit at IJK High School. All services will be completed by June 2024. Total Cost: $55,500.00
7200 - [500-599] (Capitalized Units) $18,500.00 | 3200 - [400-499] (Non-Capitalized Units and Supplies for Repairs) $37,000.00

All services will be completed by July 30, 2024. 

ARP ESSER funds will be used to replace HVAC systems in cafeterias and libraries as well as windows in need of repair at each school. 

3200- [300-399] (Purchased Services) $4,931,148.00

ARP ESSER funds will be used to purchase a new chiller for the Falkville High and Falkville Elementary cafeteria.

7200- [500-599] (Capital Outlay) $641,000.00

ARP ESSER funds will be used to provide water bottle filling stations at each school.

3200- [400-499] (Materials and Supplies) $300,000.00

ARP ESSER funds will be used to replace the warmers in each school cafeteria.

2190- [400-499] (Materials and Supplies) $35,555.00

ARP ESSER funds will be used to make repairs to safety cabinets at the Morgan County Career Tech Park. 

3200- [300-399] (Purchased Services) $50,000.00

Category 4 (Professional Development) 
Provide the following information for Category 4 (Professional Development):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)
Example:
ARP ESSER funds will be used to provide ongoing, high quality professional development for administrators, teachers, and other instructional staff that support increased student achievement in all core subject areas.
- Consultants: Our mathematics adoption textbook company (ABC Company) will provide high quality professional development in October 2021 and December 2021 to all teachers within the LEA to prepare them for the COS adoption. Total Cost: $14,000.00 | 2215 - [300-399] (Consultants) $14,000
- Stipends: Teachers and other instructional support staff will be provided a stipend to participate in professional development that is outside of their contracted hours during the Spring of 2022. Total Cost: $19,230.00 | 2215 - [010-199] (Stipends) $11,456.00 | 2215 - [200-299] (Benefits) $7,774.00
[Cont.]
- Substitutes: Teachers will work collaboratively during the school day to develop curriculum maps and common formative assessments once a quarter for the 2022-2023 school year for a total of 4 days. Our LEA uses ABC Company for subs, so all subs are contractual, and no benefits are provided. Total Cost: $18,000.00 | 2215 - [300-399] (Contract for Subs) $18,000
- Materials and Supplies: General supplies will be needed for all professional development sessions to include but not limited to chart paper, easels, paper, notebooks, pens, pencils, markers, colored pencils, etc. Total Cost: $3,400.00 | 2215 - [400-499] (Supplies & Materials) $3,400.00
[Cont.]
- Conference Attendance: 6 Teachers & 2 Administrators will attend the MEGA Conference (Mobile, AL) in July 2022 to be provided professional development from the ALSDE to support student achievement. Travel costs will include hotel, per diem, and mileage. Total Cost: $22,000.00 | 2215 - [600-899] (Registration) $4,000.00 | 2215 - [300-399] (Travel) $18,000.00

ARP ESSER funds will be used to purchase high-quality professional development opportunities for teachers, administrators, and other instructional staff members that will support increased student achievement in all core subject areas. Many of these trainings will focus on the Language Arts and Math Course of Studies. All of these funds will be used by August 1, 2024. 

2215- [300-399] (Purchased Services) $50,000.00

Category 5 (Curriculum Materials & Assessments) 
Provide the following information for Category 5 (Curriculum Materials & Assessments):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)
Example:
ARP ESSER funds will be used to purchase assessment supplies and materials to help provide real time data to increase student achievement. These will include actual assessments and general supplies. All services will be purchased by the end of the 2021-2022 school year.
Total Cost: $8,791.00 | 2130 - [400-499] (Assessment Supplies & Materials) $8,791.00

Panorama will be purchased to identify students social and emotional learning needs. Once these are identified, the behavioral interventionist will intervene and provide appropriate interventions based on the state's Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). (Timeline 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years)

2215- [600-899] (Other Objects) $92,450.00

 

John Baylor ACT prep will be purchased toaide students in improving their ACT scores.

1100- [300-399] (Purchased Services) $117,300.00

Category 6 (Parent & Family Engagement Activities) 
Provide the following information for Category 6 (Parent & Family Engagement Activities):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)
Example:
ARP ESSER funds will be used to purchase family handouts and resources for our Family Literacy Night in 2021 and 2022. The resources will include ELA and Math manipulatives and supplies needed to create family activities.
Total Cost: $4,500.00 | 2190 - [400-499] (Supplies and Materials) $4,500.00
N/A
Category 7 (Other) 
Provide the following information for Category 7 (Other):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)
MCS will use ARP ESSER funds to provide numerous personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies. MCS plans to continue purchasing disposable masks for students/employees/visitors to wear in the buildings as well as on the buses. Outside visitors are extremely limited and must adhere to a temperature check and completion of a questionnaire that focuses on COVID symptoms before entering the building. Thermometers will be provided for daily temperature checks which are conducted by the first period or homeroom teacher. Custodians will spray the entire building at least once weekly with electrostatic sprayers. This process is completed more if needed. We will also provide numerous sanitization supplies such as hand sanitizing stations, nitrile gloves, disinfecting spray, disinfecting wipes, and disinfecting cleaner.  

Our lunchrooms provide meals in the classroom or cafeteria dependent on CDC guidelines for social distancing. We will provide disposable trays, covered with plastic wrap, and disposable plastic ware. 

The nurses play a pivotal role in ensuring our students' safety during the COVID pandemic. We plan to purchase necessary supplies to staff our nurse's stations. We also plan to add a nurse's station to Falkville Elementary. They were sharing a station with Falkville High because they are on the same campus. However, it is in the best interest of student safety to add an additional station for the elementary school. Once this task is completed, all MCS schools will have their own nurses and nursing stations.  

It is our goal to utlize ARP ESSER funding to purchase the necessary PPE supplies to maintain procedures to keep all MCS students as safe as possible to continue their in-person education. 

These funds will be used by August 1, 2024.

2140- [400-499] Materials and Supplies $250,000.00

Category 8 (Other) 
Provide the following information for Category 8 (Other):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)

We plan to provide wifi on 50 of our buses for the next three years. The service will end by September 1,2024. This will allow students to participate in Edmentum courses while traveling to and from the MCS Career Tech Park. These will also be used to provide wifi to our students in rural communities if school closures take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students may also engage in virtual assignments on Schoology while riding these buses to and from school.

1100-[300-399] (Purchased Services) - $210,000.00

Category 9 (Other) 
Provide the following information for Category 9 (Other):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)

MCS would also like to expand the FACT program to our middle schools. These employees are a part of FACT (Family Assistance Through Community Ties). They work within our schools to provide all children with a safe and supportive environment, in order to optimize their learning experience. This is accomplished by maximizing the use of resources throughout our community and bringing them into the school to provide a strobg circle of support for the children and their families. This allows us to educate the whole child. The following are some of the services FACT provides for our students and families: parent workdhops, parents as teachers, referral and assistance in locating community services relating to the following: housing, family counseling, clothing, emergency assistance, recreational activities, and medical services.  (Timeline: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 school years)

2190- [300-399] (Purchased Services) $540,000.00

Category 10 (Other) 
Provide the following information for Category 10 (Other):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)
N/A
Category 11 (Other) 
Provide the following information for Category 11 (Other):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)
N/A
Category 12 (Other) 
Provide the following information for Category 12 (Other):
1) Brief description and timeline for each service (service must end by 9/30/2024)
2) Number of employees and FTE(s) (if applicable)
3) Itemized Budget using Function & Object codes (must match Budget Grid)
N/A


Administrative Costs 
Program Administration must be reasonable and necessary in order to manage the federal grant in a compliant and effective manner.*
Provide a summary of how the grant program will be administered, including the title of the staff responsible for the grant administration, the FTE(s), and other funding sources (if applicable) that will contribute to administrative staff salaries/benefits. Additionally, the description must include all estimated costs, match the administrative costs dollar amount listed above, and include the Function and Object codes associated with the charge.
N/A


Indirect Costs 
Indirect Costs represent the expenses of doing business that are not readily identified with the ARP ESSER but are necessary for the general operation of the organization and the conduct of activities it performs. These costs must be reasonable and necessary, and LEAs can use the unrestricted indirect cost rate for calculation.*
% - Unrestricted Indirect Cost Rate for LEA
Maximum Indirect Cost amount for the ARP ESSER Fund
Function/Object Code used on the Budget Grid

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