Southwest School Corporation
American Rescue Plan (ARP) ESSER III Grant
The SWSC was awarded $1,923,980.98 through the American Rescue Plan (APR) ESSER III Grant. The ARP ESSER III comes with additional requirements that were not included in the ESSER and ESSER II grants. This includes engaging in meaningful consultation and seeking feedback from stakeholders, including school and district administrators, teachers, school staff, families, students, and those representing students with disabilities, English language learners, children experiencing homelessness, children in foster care, and migratory children. The SWSC Board of Trustees sought public feedback on the ARP ESSER III proposal and voted to move forward on the application on June 9, 2021. The ARP ESSER III Grant application was submitted on June 22, 2021 and was presented to the board and stakeholders on July 21. The plan was approved on August 27, 2021 by the Indiana Department of Education. Additionally, the ARP ESSER III grant requires us to submit a plan to return to in-person instruction and gather public comment on that plan as well as post it on the district website. This required return to in-person instruction plan (our back-to-school plan) is updated as necessary at school board meetings and time is provided for public comment. Stakeholders may also provide feedback on either of these plans through the ARP ESSER III and Back-to-School survey. (For more information on the ARP ESSER grants and allowable expenses, please see the IDOE ESSER II and III webpage.)