Updates
CCSD received over $777 million in recovery funding through the The American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Act (ARP ESSER III). With this funding, CCSD invested in its students, teachers, and schools, enabling implementation of long-needed infrastructure, student supports, and teacher resources that are supporting pandemic recovery and investing in the future of the District.
CCSD successfully implemented recovery and relief funds. The District regularly monitored spending, implementation, and interim progress measures to ensure all projects stayed on track and goals were met.
In addition, the District committed to maintaining transparency and accountability by regularly sharing updates on the usage of these funds with our community. CCSD released the following Use of Funds reports, including a final report that details each project funded by ARP ESSER III and the subsequent progress made toward recovery:
Use of Funds Report January 2025
Use of Funds Report 2022
Use of Funds Report 2023
ESSER III Updates
October 27
CCSD is pleased to share that we are witnessing promising signs of recovery, marked by incremental improvements in student achievement—which can be attributed to smart investments made with ARP ESSER III funding and is a testament to the dedicated efforts of our students, educators, and support professionals. This progress signifies the beginning of positive outcomes resulting from the hard work of the District to accelerate pandemic recovery.
Student success remains CCSD’s top focus as we recover from the pandemic. The District has invested significant ARP ESSER III funding to support overall student success in the short- and long-term.
Specifically, CCSD has continued to invest ARP ESSER III funding in two ways to support student success, including in academics and mental health and wellness:
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- Align immediate interventions to student data trends.
- Invest in longer-term strategies that increase equity and access to materials, supports, and resources.
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While some positive progress has been made, much more work needs to be done to support the success of our students.
In October 2024, CCSD released an update to the community, fulfilling our promise of transparency and accountability for these funds. We invite you to review our investments to date and how we’re utilizing the final year of ARP ESSER III funding to support students, teachers, and connect with the community:
CCSD is proud that, at the time of this report’s release, we have spent 83.8% of ARP ESSER III funding. We will continue to implement projects with fidelity and look forward to increased progress on the final report in Fall 2024.
May 5
The CCSD Use of Funds Plan was approved by the Nevada Department of Education on March 18, 2022 and CCSD subsequently began implementation. The District submitted a revised ESSER III use of funds plan that was approved on September 1, 2022.
CCSD is implementing a range of projects with the ARP ESSER III funding meant to accelerate recovery efforts. So far, the district is proud to share:
CCSD ESSER III investments are already impacting schools, students, and families.
- Every CCSD Elementary School was allocated an ESSER III budget to provide academic, social-emotional, and behavioral support to address the individual needs of students.
- Every student in the District has access to a laptop or tablet and a variety of online curriculum and instructional resources, Internet access support, summer learning opportunities and newly adopted Science and social-emotional learning curriculum.
- Every student in the District has access to a wide variety of community wraparound supports, as well as one-on-one access to mental health services and tutoring.
The Clark County School District is heavily investing in educators to further pandemic recovery.
- As a result of nearly $70 Million invested to recruit and retain top teachers to Clark County, the number of classroom vacancies has drastically reduced.
- Teachers have access to research-based professional learning in literacy and science instruction and can earn a master’s degree in English Language Learning at no cost to them.
The Clark County School District is fulfilling its promise of transparency and accountability.
- The District’s spending plan was informed by over 13,000 stakeholders.
- Regular spending and implementation updates are provided to the public and the Board of School Trustees and are posted at future.ccsd.net.
The Clark County School District is on track to make impactful investments on time.
Spending progress is ahead of the targeted spending trajectory over time.
- All projects are being funded in alignment with federal requirements and in service of pandemic recovery.
Learn More!
On October 27, 2022, the Clark County Board of School Trustees reviewed the first annual use of funds report that provides an update on how the $777 million in pandemic recovery funding is being spent. We invite you to view the ARP ESSER III Annual Use of Funds Report at the links below:
ARP ESSER III Annual Use of Funds Report – English (PDF)
May 5
On May 17 and May 23, 2022, the Clark County Board of School Trustees hosted a community update to share progress related to the $777 million in federal funding CCSD received to support pandemic recovery through the American Rescue Plan (ARP ESSER III).
You may view a recording of the May 17 session hosted by Board of School Trustee Vice President Garcia Morales and Trustee Williams here:
CCSD presented an update on ESSER III spending to the full Board of School Trustees on April 28, 2022. View that update below:
