District Leaders’ Perspectives on Developing and Implementing District ARP-ESSER (American Rescue Plan–Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund) Plans (Poster 32)

• In Event: Thursday Poster Session 9:00 am
  In Poster Session: Strengthening Leadership Pipelines and Considering Teacher and District Leaders’ Perspectives of Improvement Initiatives

Abstract

The American Rescue Plan-Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ARP-ESSER) distributed $122 billion to states in an effort to support academic and socio-emotional recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. This study uses interview data with district leaders (n=18) from eight districts in one mid-size Northeastern state to better understand how leaders understood the ARP-ESSER funding opportunity, the extent to which they used it to change school and district practices, and how they are planning for the end ARP-ESSER funding.

Authors

• Morgaen L. Donaldson, University of Connecticut

• Alexandra J. Lamb, University of Connecticut