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Middletown City Board says ESSER funds received, approves transportation resolution and begins contract negotiations
Summary
At its Oct. 20 meeting the Middletown City Board of Education acknowledged receipt of federal ESSER funds, approved a resolution declaring transportation impractical and heard an overview of this year's contract negotiations timeline for teachers and classified staff.
The Middletown City Board of Education on Oct. 20 said it has received federal ESSER funds, approved a resolution declaring student transportation "impractical" for the current term and heard an initial timeline for collective-bargaining talks with certified and classified employees.
Board Treasurer Randy Bertram told the board the long-awaited ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) funds "have been received in the bank" and that the district submitted a final expenditure report to ODC. "It was already spent," Bertram said of the expenditures covered by those funds.
The board also approved a routine consent agenda and, by a roll call vote, passed a resolution described on the agenda as declaring transportation impractical. Board members moved and seconded the items on voice/roll-call motions; the meeting record shows each motion carried.
Why it matters: ESSER funds are federal pandemic-related grants districts used for learning…
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