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Meeting Date:
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8/26/2021 - 6:00 PM
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Category:
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Finance and Operations
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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11.17 ESSA-ESEA Consolidated Application FY 2021-2022
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Strategic Plans:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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Whereas, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), was signed on December 10, 2015 and as such is a federally funded program designed to improve student achievement and reform elementary and secondary education throughout the United States; and, whereas, the key principles: 1) accountability for results, 2) greater flexibility for states, district, and schools to use federal funds, 3) more choices for parents of disadvantaged backgrounds, and, 4) greater emphasis on scientifically-based research to improve teaching and learning; and
Whereas, the New Jersey Department of Education allocates to the Newark Board of Education - The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) funds for the school year July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 through the use of a Consolidated Formula Subgrant for public and non-public schools within the city of Newark for the programs listed below:
Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Education Agencies
Total Title I - $ 23,573,549
Title I, SIA Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Education Agencies
Total Title I SIA - $ 3,391,400
Title II, Part A: Preparing, Training, And Recruiting High Quality Teachers, Principals, & School Leaders
Total Title II A - $ 1,847,170
Title III: Grants and Subgrants for Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant Students
Total Title III - $ 1,358,472
Title IV: The Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program
Total Title IV - $1,758,308
Total Allocation for all Titles $ 31,928,899; and
Whereas, acceptance of ESEA- The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) funds provide supplemental resources that impact all students in the district and city; and, this Subgrant supplements school budgets, provides supplemental educational services, enhances technology, supports professional development for teachers, teacher aides, and administrators, bilingual services for English Language Learners, and encourages districts to implement innovative programs.
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Funding :
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$ 31,928,899
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Recommendation to the Board:
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Now, Therefore Be It Resolved, the Newark Board of Education approves the submission of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Consolidated application for the 2021-22 school year to the New Jersey Department of Education.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Michelina Thornton - Director of Grants
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Signed By:
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Nicole T. Johnson - Deputy Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Valerie Wilson - School Business Administrator
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Signed By:
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Roger León - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Hasani Council Moved, Member Asia J. Norton seconded to approve the Original motion 'Now, Therefore Be It Resolved, the Newark Board of Education approves the submission of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Consolidated application for the 2021-22 school year to the New Jersey Department of Education.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 7 - 0 | | | | | Flohisha Johnson | Yes | | Dawn Haynes | Yes | | Asia J. Norton | Yes | | Shayvonne Anderson | Yes | | A'Dorian Murray-Thomas | Yes | | Hasani Council | Yes | | Daniel Gonzalez | Yes | |
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