Use of Funds Plan

ARP-ESSER III Use of Funds Plan
Per ISBE, each school district that receives ARP/ESSER funds must develop a plan for use of the funds and provide an opportunity for public input on the plan. Below is a preliminary plan for our district’s allocation. Public input on this plan may be submitted to jtallman@redbud132.org Jonathan Tallman may also be called at 618.282.3507 for input, comments, suggestions, and questions.

ESSER III General Allocation = $1,168,872 (20% must address learning loss) 

Proposed Expenditures (80% of allocation = $935,000) 

  • Salaries and benefits for classroom teachers

    • Assessment data monitoring and evidence-based interventions to address the negative impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

  • Salary and benefits for a part-time nurse

    • Assist with developing strategies and public health protocols to minimize the spread of Covid-19.

  • PPE

  • Technology (Chromebooks, iPads, flat-screen TVs for presenting, desktop computers, assessment data monitoring, ethernet upgrade, Wifi enhancements

    • Minimizing the learning gap for students of low-income and those most negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Proposed Expenditures (20% of allocation addressing learning loss = $233,000) 

  • Salary and benefits for classroom teachers 

    • Assessment data monitoring and evidence-based interventions to address the negative impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

  • Purchasing Chromebooks

    • Minimizing the learning gap for students of low income and those most negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • Summer School Teacher Salary

    • Credit recovery and learning loss.

ESSER III State Set-Aside Allocation = $985 (Targeted Funding) 

Target 1: Additional Learning Loss Funding = $703 

  • Purchase data monitoring suite for summer learning

    • Aggregate data dashboard that helps identify students that have been negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and target instruction.

Target 2: After-School Programming = $141 

  • Purchase data monitoring suite for after-school programming  

    • Aggregate data dashboard that helps identify students that have been negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and target instruction.

Target 3: Summer School Programming = $141

  • Purchase data monitoring suite for summer school programming 

    • Aggregate data dashboard that helps identify students that have been negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and target instruction.


This plan has been on our website, discussed at Board meetings, administratively, and with staff and parents.

All expenditures, along with specific planning for after-school and summer school programs, will be dependent upon a successful grant application process.