One-Time COVID Funding Tool
Created by CASBO member and BEL Program participant Maria Isabel Alatorre, the One-Time COVID Funding Budget Tool can save countless hours of labor for your accounting and financial services staff. Maria, who serves as interim fiscal director at Lancaster School District, designed this tool with the intention of allowing one-time CRF and ESSER funds to be easily accounted for in your year-end reporting.
COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools in California, 2021-22 School Year
The Safe Schools For All Hub consolidates key resources and information related to COVID-19 and schools.
Advancing Student and Staff Health and Wellness Using COVID Relief Funding
This brief from the Partnership for Children & Youth and the California School-Based Health Alliance:
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Summarizes the federal aid that can support systemic and sustainable school health and wellness strategies, including allowable uses and restrictions
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Offers some foundational steps for decision makers and advocates who are engaging in local planning processes and working with their communities to promote healthier schools
Get the information you need about Federal CARES Act funding and Elementary and Secondary School Fund Relief (ESSER) fund.
Information on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Coronavirus Response and…
Elementary and Secondary School Relief (ESSER I) fund frequently asked questions and responses.
ED’s guidance on Providing Equitable Services to Students and Teachers in Non-Public Schools Under the CARES Act Program
CDE’s Equitable Services Frequently Asked Questions
Calculating Interest Earned on Federal Funds
Federal Stimulus Reporting Requirements
Questions: CDE Federal Stimulus Team – EDReliefFunds@cde.ca.gov
CRRSA ESSER II Methodology and Allocation Table
Updated FAQs for CARES Act Equitable Services
Secretary DeVos Letter to Chief State School Officers
Interim Final Rule (IFR) regarding equitable services under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-07-01/pdf/2020-14224.pdf
If you have any questions Email: ESSERF@ED.gov
- For CASBO legislative NewsBreaks and other related policy guidance, click here.
- For CASBO recorded webinars and forums on fiscal planning and key considerations for reopening California’s schools, click here.
- For CASBO podcast episodes, click here.
- For the CASBO newsletter, click here.
The California Legislature provided $6.6 billion in the Assembly Bill 86 COVID-19 relief package, including $2 billion for In-Person Instruction (IPI) Grants and $4.6 billion for Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) Grants. Governor Newsom signed AB 86 on March 5, 2021.
In-Person Instruction and Expanded Learning Opportunities Funding Results
IPI and ELO Grants Frequently Asked Questions
2020-21 Instructional Time FAQs
List of LEA Certification Forms Received
County Offices of Education and school districts in a single-district county must submit their plans to the CDE by email at LCAPReview@cde.ca.gov.
LEA Certification Form Contents
For questions about IPI Grants, please contact InPersonGrants@cde.ca.gov
For questions about ELO Grants, please contact ELOGrants@cde.ca.gov
Count on our CASBO Partners for their support and guidance during the crisis.
- Office DEPOT can help you with your printing needs for any student packets and worksite posters about COVID-19. For assistance, please contact your account manager, call 1.888.2.Office, email K12@officedepot.com or visit business.officedepot.com/printCDC.
- Teachers and students need access to the tools, resources and content that inspire, nourish and transform. AT&T has created a special eLearning connectivity offer, now available to all qualified public and private schools, from K-12 to colleges and universities, through the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing program. For more information, visit https://www.business.att.com/about/remote-learning-solution-for-schools-to-close-the-homework-gap.html.
- Public CEO Report With Director of Energy Services Ashley Cascio and Regional Sales Manager Tyler Girtman: Podcast on COVID-19 technologies, keeping critical infrastructure online during blackouts and finding budget relief
- Companion podcast article: How to safely reopen: COVID-fighting technologies explained