ESSER Supplemental Spending Plan
The Texas Legislature authorized under TEC Section 29.930 as added by House Bill 1525, 87th Legislature, Regular Session, a portion of the state’s discretionary ESSER III funding to provide additional resources to pay for unreimbursed costs due to the coronavirus pandemic and for intensive educational supports for students not performing satisfactorily. A small number of school systems that have more direct COVID-19 related expenses and/or projected costs for learning recovery than they will receive under CRRSA ESSER II and ARP ESSER III formula funding are eligible to receive the supplemental grant funds appropriated by the Legislature. These funds are known as the Supplemental ESSER (ESSER-SUPP) Grant Program. Eligible school districts apply for funds and are awarded an entitlement based on a formula established by the Legislature. Frisco ISD’s entitlement is $36,058,140. This preliminary spending plan was used to determine a budget and apply for the grant funds.
At least 62.5% of these funds must be spent for academic enrichment activities. The period of availability of ESSER-SUPP funding extends to August 31, 2023. Since these are temporary funds, our spending plan includes an exit strategy for each proposed solution. Note that a small portion of our entitlement has been held back from this plan as we continue to evaluate the areas of greatest need. This plan will be amended periodically to reflect changes in our spending plan.
Plan Reviews
June 12, 2023- At the regular meetings of the Frisco ISD Board of Trustees, the board conducted a six-month review of the district's ESSER Supplemental plan; updated plan as show below.
December 12, 2022- At the regular meetings of the Frisco ISD Board of Trustees, the board conducted a six-month review of the district's ESSER Supplemental plan; updated plan as show below.
June 13, 2022 - At the regular meeting of the Frisco ISD Board of Trustees, the board conducted a six-month review of the district's ESSER Supplemental spending plan; updated plan as shown below.
Preliminary Spending Plan
| Academic Enrichment Activities |
| Planned Use of Funds |
Approximate
2-year Cost |
Expenditures Through May 2023
|
Remaining Budget |
Exit Strategy |
| Temporary Online Learning for students not eligible for vaccination |
$9,185,194 |
$9,185,194
|
$0
|
Programs are temporary and will be phased out prior to the end of the period of availability. |
| Curriculum writing and professional development |
$607,759 |
$504,259
|
$103,500
|
These costs will be supplanted from the General Fund budget and will return to the General Fund at the end of the period of availability. |
Additional staff to support the transition of students from online to in-person programs
|
$957
|
$957 |
$0 |
Positions will be phased out over the period of availability through attrition.
|
Differentiated instructional programs
|
$913,808
|
$813,808
|
$100,000
|
Costs are temporary and can be phased out at the end of the period of availability. If effective, we will consider including these programs in a future General Fund budget.
|
Accelerated instruction and expanded summer programming
|
$338,565 |
$270,268
|
$68,297
|
Services will be contracted and can be terminated at the end of the period of availability. |
Tracking student attendance and improving student engagement in distance education
|
$100,203 |
$93,703
|
$6,500
|
Costs are temporary and will be phased out over the period of availability. |
Staff and other support needed to ensure continuity of services and appropriate class sizes
|
$20,315,508 |
$11,464,268 |
$8,851,240
|
These costs will be supplanted from the General Fund budget and will return to the General Fund at the end of the period of availability. |
| Administering high quality assessments and analyzing assessment data |
$276,829
|
$260,829
|
$16,000 |
These costs will be supplanted from the General Fund budget and will return to the General Fund at the end of the period of availability.
|
| Other Planned Uses of Funds |
| Planned Use of Funds |
Approximate
2-year Cost |
Expenditures Through May 2023
|
Remaining Budget |
Exit Strategy |
| Behavioral and mental health resources for staff |
$455,781 |
$325,781 |
$130,000 |
Costs are temporary and can be phased out at the end of the period of availability. If effective, we will consider including these programs in a future General Fund budget. |
| Employee incentive payments |
$1,924,406 |
$1,924,406 |
$0 |
Costs are temporary and will be phased out over the period of availability. |
MERV-13 air filters
|
$350,224
|
$350,224 |
$0 |
These costs will be supplanted from the General Fund budget and will return to the General Fund at the end of the period of availability.
|
Staff to support ESSER and other COVID-19 grant programs
|
$256,472
|
$230,972 |
$25,500 |
Positions will be phased out over the period of availability through attrition.
|
Recruitment and retention strategies
|
$1,146,170 |
$1,146,170 |
$0 |
Costs are temporary and will be phased out over the period of availability. |
Comments & Questions
If you would like to provide public feedback or have questions regarding the District's ESSER spending plan, please contact our Grants and Compliance Department.