Initialy the City School District of New Rochelle was awarded an allocation from the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER) funds. The authorizing legislation was Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act & Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act. Subsequently, ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) ARP (American Rescue Plan Act) funding was awarded. These COVID-19 relief funding laws are designated to help address educational issues arising from the pandemic.

These funds are focused on:

• Supporting the safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of services;

• Addressing the impact of lost instructional time through the implementation of evidence-based interventions, such as summer learning or summer enrichment, extended day, comprehensive afterschool programs, or extended school year programs;

• Ensuring that such interventions respond to students’ academic, social, and emotional needs; and

• Addressing the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on economically disadvantaged students, children with disabilities, English learners, racial and ethnic minorities, migrant students, students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth in foster care.

The City School District of New Rochelle continues to seek input from community members on the use of ARP-ESSER funds in multiple ways and at various times.  Community members are encouraged to attend Board of Education meetings, provide feedback through various community meetings/groups such as PTAC (Parent Teacher Association Council) and SEPTA (Special Education Parent Teacher Association) and/or email feedback@nredlearn.org at any time.