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Final ESSER III report: MPS and AIR say tutoring, school-based mental health and curriculum steps expanded services; mixed academic results
Summary
MPS and external evaluators presented the final ESSER III budget report and an AIR evaluation showing expanded tutoring and school-based mental-health services and improvements in program implementation; attendance effects were the clearest measured gains.
Milwaukee Public Schools staff and external evaluators from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) presented the district’s final report on ESSER III spending and an evaluation of major program initiatives, including tutoring, contracted mental-health services and a new social studies curriculum.
Why it matters: ESSER III funding supported academic recovery, mental-health expansion and facilities and technology investments across MPS. The committee received program-level results and an update to an internal Geographic Information System dashboard that maps participation and absenteeism.
What the district reported
Shelby (Shelly) Perkins, director of state and federal programs, told the committee the final ESSER III budget report summarizes program accomplishments through the program’s close on Sept. 30, 2024. The district reported multiple investments: college-credit opportunities, dual enrollment with local institutions, expanded virtual options, summer and after-school programs, internship and…
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