Chief state school officers can play a critical role in ensuring Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds are invested at the state and local levels in a strategic, sustainable way that advances student and staff wellbeing and connection.
This guide, RESTART & RECOVERY: Leveraging Federal COVID Relief Funding & Medicaid to Support Student & Staff Wellbeing & Connection: Opportunities for State Education Agencies, highlights how SEAs and LEAs can use ESSER funds to support wellbeing and connection and how ESSER funds can be leveraged to access additional funding streams to ensure the efforts initiated with federal funds are sustained.
