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Investment to Impact: ESSER in the States
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Capital Hilton
1001 16
th
St NW
Washington, DC 20036
Equipped with nearly $19 billion of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds set aside for state use, state education agencies are supporting schools and districts to bring about an effective and equitable pandemic recovery. From high-impact tutoring to student wellbeing initiatives, these investments are beginning to pay off. This session will feature work from the state to the classroom to illustrate the impact of state ESSER set-aside funds.
*Highlight indicates the time zone of Washington, D.C., our meeting location.
*Session start times may vary depending on prior session's length.
Time
Title
Link
9:30 – 9:40 a.m. ET
8:30 – 8:40 a.m. CT
7:30 – 7:40 a.m. MT
6:30 – 6:40 a.m. PT
Welcome
Carissa Moffat Miller
,
chief executive officer, Council of Chief State School Officers
Opening Remarks
Kirsten Baesler
, North Dakota superintendent and CCSSO board president
9:40 – 10:10 a.m. ET
8:40 – 9:10 a.m. CT
7:40 – 8:10 a.m. MT
6:40 – 7:10 a.m. PT
Academic Recovery in Focus: The Impact of State ESSER Investments
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, SEAs have been laser focused on academic recovery, directing billions of dollars of relief funding toward tutoring, out-of-school time programs, high-quality instructional materials and more. In this panel, participants will hear from state leaders how recovery investments in Ohio and Tennessee are impacting schools and students and what lessons state leaders have learned.
Nancy Waymack
, director of research partnerships and policy, National Student Support Accelerator
Stephanie Siddens
, Ohio interim superintendent of public instruction
Penny Schwinn
, Tennessee commissioner of education and CCSSO board member
10:10 – 10:35 a.m. ET
9:10 – 9:35 a.m. CT
8:10 – 8:35 a.m. MT
7:10 – 7:35 a.m. PT
Spotlight on Illinois: Supporting Student Wellbeing
The Resilience Education to Advance Community Healing (REACH) statewide initiative was launched in December 2020 with federal relief dollars to train educators, school mental health professionals
,
and community members to recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma and address students' social-emotional and mental health needs. In this session, practitioners in Illinois will discuss the impact this initiative is having in districts and schools across the state.
Tony Sanders,
Illinois superintendent
Mashana Smith
, clinical psychologist and director of the Resilience Education to Advance Community Healing (REACH) program
Amy Blomberg
, principal, Broadmeadow Elementary School
10:35 – 10:45 a.m.
Networking Break
10:45 – 11:10 a.m. ET
9:45 – 10:10 a.m. CT
8:45 – 9:10 a.m. MT
7:45 – 8:10 a.m. PT
Spotlight on Missouri: Strengthening the Educator Workforce
To address persistent teacher shortages, Missouri awarded $50 million from the ESSER state set-aside for teacher recruitment and retention grants. With this funding, local education agencies, educator preparation programs and community colleges are working to design, implement and evaluate strategies such as grow your own, teacher mentorships and more. In this session, state and local leaders in Missouri will discuss the ways that ESSER funds are being used to strengthen educator capacity and lessons learned from early evaluations.
Rosalyn Rice-Harris,
senior director, Council of Chief State School Officers
Margie Vandeven,
Missouri commissioner and CCSSO Board president-elect
Carma Richey
, teacher, Raymore-Peculiar School District
Kayley Pak,
teacher, Park-Hill School District
11:10 – 11:35 a.m. ET
10:10 – 10:35 a.m. CT
9:10 – 9:35 a.m. MT
8:10 – 8:35 a.m. PT
Spotlight on Connecticut: Centering Youth Voice
In Connecticut, state leaders are giving students a say in pandemic recovery, investing more than $1.5 million in a statewide competition called Voice4Change that empowers young people to propose and vote on ideas for spending ESSER funds in their schools. In this session, participants will hear how these resources are supporting student engagement and addressing critical needs.
Charlene Russell-Tucker,
Connecticut commissioner of education
Chapal Bhavsar,
former student, Danbury High School
Viviana Flores,
former student, Danbury High School
Heather Lorenz,
social studies teacher, Danbury High School
11:35 a.m. – Noon ET
10:35 – 11 a.m. CT
9:35 – 10 a.m. MT
8:35 – 9 a.m. PT
Spotlight on Utah: Expanding Blended Learning Innovations
Utah’s Digital Teaching and Learning Grant Program was launched in 2016 to support teachers and leaders to leverage technology for learning. With funding from ESSER, Utah has expanded the program to new school districts. In this session, participants will hear how state and local leaders in Utah are rethinking traditional educational delivery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and using technology to drive innovation in the classroom.
John Bailey,
nonresident visiting fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Sydnee Dickson,
Utah superintendent and CCSSO Board president pro-tempore
Brooke Austin,
assistant director, Odyssey Charter School
Sarah Young,
chief of staff, Utah State Board of Education
Noon ET
11 a.m. CT
10 a.m. MT
9 a.m. PT
Conclusion of the 2023 Legislative Conference
Carissa Moffat Miller
, chief executive officer, Council of Chief State School Officers
Please note conference start and end times are confirmed. Timing for specific sessions is subject to change. Please check this link for updates.