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Board hears possible loss of federal ESSER reimbursements; district braces for budget choices
Summary
Finance staff told the board the U.S. Department of Education's shortened liquidation and reimbursement window for ESSER grants could force the district to return or reallocate funds, putting several projects at financial risk.
At Wednesday's meeting Talbot County Public Schools finance staff briefed the board on a federal spending and reimbursement deadline that could require the district to return previously awarded or advanced funds tied to pandemic-related ESSER grants.
What happened: District staff summarized notifications received in late March from the U.S. Department of Education and the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) that shortened previously expected liquidation and reimbursement windows for ESSER-era grants. The district had applied for late-liquidation extensions; MSDE…
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