Wellesley Public Schools: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Elem. & Sec. School Emergency Relief II (ESSER) Grant
Fund Code: 115 $0 Grant Manager: Cynthia Mahr, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations
Purpose: The purpose of this grant program is to provide resources to school districts to address the impact the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools. This supplemental funding opportunity, the Elementary and Secondary Education Emergency Relief II (ESSER II) Fund, helped school districts safely reopen schools, and measure and effectively address significant learning loss. In addition, to build capacity of public-school districts and communities to facilitate integrated coordination of school and community-based resources, DESE is providing an additional $10,000 to each district for student mental health services and supports.
Federal Grant
FY’22 Award
FY’23 Award
FY’24 Award
FY’25 Award
ESSER II
$447,227
$0
$0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0
Carryforward Year 2 11 Expended by Fiscal Year
$0
$369,972 $369,972
$77,255
In Wellesley, the grant was used to hire a nurse; provide summer Social Worker hours; hire consultants to support teaching and learning; and hire School Adjustment Counselors. With the funding available, we hired a part-time (0.4 FTE) pre-school and five full-time (5.00 FTE) Elementary School Adjustment Counselors. These positions were funded through a combination of ESSER II and ESSER III funds. Unlike other federal funds, ESSER II and III are not subject to the ‘Supplement not Supplant’ provision. Therefore, previously budgeted expenses can be moved to the grant and general funds be redistributed for a different purpose. The funds expired on September 30, 2023.
Munis Fund Code:
0025
Munis Organization Code:
2536-3955 84.425D
Federal CFDA 12 :
Grantor:
U.S. Department of Education, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
11 Based on the Tydings Amendment, the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) allows grantees to carryover for one additional year any Federal education funds that were not obligated in the period for which they were appropriated. For grants that are forward-funded, grantees can have up to 27 months to obligate appropriated funds beginning as early as July 1 of the Federal fiscal year. (U.S. Department of Education Monitoring Grant Award Lapsed Funds Control Number ED-OIG/A04-D0015) 12 CFDA: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
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