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District presents ES3 grant work to strengthen supports for students with IEPs
Summary
District staff summarized year‑two work on the ES3 grant (IDEA‑funded) to build evidence‑based supports and coaching for students with disabilities; grant funding declines from $24,000 to $22,000 this year and is scheduled to drop to $12,000 the final year.
District staff presented an update on the ES3 grant May 4, outlining the grant’s aim to enhance social and emotional supports and district systems for students with disabilities.
The discretionary grant is funded through IDEA; staff said Somerset is in year two of a three‑year grant. The presentation noted grant funding amounts (about $24,000 last year, $22,000 this year, and $12,000 next year) and described activities the funding has paid for, including professional coaching, staff training, root‑cause analysis meetings with a state coach, purchasing instructional and assistive technology and paying subs so paras and staff could attend training sessions.
Presenters said the grant’s goals include building internal coaching capacity and systems so the district can sustain improvements after grant support ends. Staff said they would analyze data on targeted students to track outcomes and would report findings at a future meeting.
