District outlines $1.27 million ESSER III (SR3) spending plan focused on interventions and advisory

District administrators reviewed the SR3 (ESSER III) proposal and asked the committee to accept the spending update that lays out first‑year and multi‑year costs for intervention positions, advisory programming, technology and social‑emotional supports.

Superintendent Jason Defalco said the district’s SR3 allocation is approximately $1,269,000, with the set of proposals before the committee totaling just over $1.1 million across three years, leaving roughly $80,000–$90,000 as a buffer. “We have three years to spend that money,” Defalco noted, and the packet presented first‑year costs and recurring annual costs so the committee could see sustainability implications.

Specific items discussed included restoring intervention positions removed from previous budgets, funding for middle‑school social‑emotional supplies and sensory‑room equipment designed to be wipeable, $45,000 allocated for K–2 Chromebooks or device replacements, $15,000 estimated for advisory professional development and the potential use of funds to backfill eligible local budgets so some positions could be sustained beyond the three‑year window.

Committee members asked about the reoccurrence of costs beyond the SR3 window, contract and union implications for advisory implementation, and whether capital items such as vestibule doors or other infrastructure would be eligible; administrators cautioned that capital uses must be carefully justified under federal guidance and that some smaller capital items may not be eligible.

After discussion, a committee member moved to accept the SR3 spending proposal/update as presented; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Administrators will proceed with applications and contract planning and return with further budget details and any required community engagement steps.