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Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Grant Programs

Between March of 2020 and 2021, Congress passed three stimulus bills under ESSER with allocations of funding for school districts. These funds provide emergency financial assistance to address the impact that COVID–19 has had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools. The following table summarizes those allocations, the amount of funding that is or will be allocated to MPS and the performance period.

Information Category

ESSER I ESSER II ESSER III
Stimulus bill Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
Performance period 3/13/2020 - 9/20/2022 3/13/2020 - 9/30/2023 3/13/2020 - 9/30/2024
Total amount in grants to Milwaukee Public Schools $41 million $225 million $506 million - Districts must reserve 20% to mitigate learning loss
School districts provide private school services Yes; $15 million N/A N/A
 

The table is an excerpt of information provided by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for the state and modified to be applicable for Milwaukee Public Schools.

 

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State & Federal Programs

Central Services - Rooms 1 and 2

5225 W. Vliet Street - Milwaukee, WI 53208

State and Federal Programs Contact Information:

Main: 414-475-8009
Email: Esser@milwaukee.k12.wi.us


Shelley Perkins - Director of Department of State and Federal Programs
perkinss@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Joseph Hill - ESEA Coordination & Compliance Manager II
hilljj@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Dr. Mora Anderson- ESEA Non-Public Supervisor I
andersm3@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Mark Lawrence - ESEA Title I Non-Public Coordinator III
lawrenma@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Debra Hickey - ESEA Title I Non-Public Coordinator III
hickeyd@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Michael Betts - ESEA Assistant II
bettsm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Cynthia Mendoza - ESEA Administrative Assistant III
mendozca@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Denise Fields- State and Federal Programs, Manager
fieldsdm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Megan Burk - Grants Specialist I
burkmm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Jennifer Butzbach - Grants Specialist I
butzbajl@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Sophia Smith - Grants Coordinator I
smith28@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Tatiana Chaplin - Budget Coordinator III
chaplit@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Angel Daleccio - Budget Analyst I
dalecca@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Liz Hanna - Budget Analyst I
hannaem@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

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