Welcome and Overview, ESSER Impact Showcase Carissa Moffat Miller, CEO, Council of Chief State School Officers opens the virtual showcase by giving an overview of the Coalition to Advance Future Student Success and how the unprecedented injection of federal emergency relief aid provided through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund presents an opportunity to transform the U.S. school system so it provides each and every student with the educational opportunity they deserve.
State Levers for Recovery: Alabama, ESSER Impact Showcase State leaders from Alabama discuss their aligned coordination and partnership around recovery efforts and the advancement of their education priorities of literacy, numeracy and mental health.
Speakers:
Carissa Moffat Miller, CEO, Council of Chief State School Officers, (moderator)
Terri Collins, Alabama State Representative, Chair, Education Policy Committee
Eric Mackey, Alabama State Superintendent of Education
Nick Moore, Education Policy Advisor, Office of Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey
Post-Pandemic Learning Vision: Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), ESSER Impact Showcase School leaders from Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s (CMSD) discuss their coordinated and strategic district-wide approach to academic recovery and Post-Pandemic Learning Vision.
Speakers:
Ray Hart, Executive Director, Council of the Great City Schools (moderator)
Eric Gordon, then-Chief Executive Officer, CMSD
Lisa Farmer Cole, Chief of Schools, CMSD
Maria Dinkins, Principal, Memorial School, CMSD
Teacher Talk, ESSER Impact Showcase Teacher voices highlight how ESSER funding is having a direct impact on educators.
Speakers:
Connor Hurley, Senior Program Specialist and Policy Analyst, National Education Association
Theresann Pyrett, President, West Ottawa (Michigan) Education Association and French teacher
Washington, D.C. & Ector County, TX: Large Scale Academic Interventions, ESSER Impact Showcase Leaders from Washington, D.C. and Ector County, Texas share their districts’ approaches to high dosage tutoring initiatives and the unique challenges and opportunities in the context of learning recovery and academic support impacting the students and communities they serve.
Speakers:
Robert Runcie, Interim Leader, Chiefs for Change (moderator)
Lewis Ferebee, Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools
Scott Muri, Superintendent, Ector County Independent School District, (Texas)
Reflections from the U.S. Department of Education, ESSER Impact Showcase James Lane, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education highlights how ESSER funding was impactful in ensuring all schools became fully operational, transitioning from virtual to in-person learning, as well as supporting mental health and providing resources to address the deep interruption of student learning.
Showcase Reflections, ESSER Impact Showcase Ray Hart, Executive Director, Council of the Great City Schools reflects on the approaches and investments shared in the showcase and their impact on public education.
Conversations with the Coalition, ESSER Impact Showcase This panel discussion and Q&A highlights bright spots and promising practices across the themes of academic recovery, physical and mental health and wellbeing, and educator workforce and how best to continue to scale success with these efforts.
Speakers:
Robert Runcie, Interim Leader, Chiefs for Change (facilitator)
Ray Hart, Executive Director, Council of the Great City Schools
Carissa Moffat Miller, CEO, Council of Chief State School Officers
Jen Silva, Director External Relations, National Association of Secondary School Principals
Conor Hurley, Senior Policy Analyst & Program Specialist, National Education Association (NEA)
