Griffin-Spalding County School System -

In respone to the economic outcome of the COVID - 19 pandemic in the United States. Congress passed three bills that provided immediate and direct economic assistance to state and local educational agencies through the Elmentary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds. These funds were provided to support areas with the greatest need, where the academic and non-academic components for school distgricts had the greatest impact due to COVID-19. As additional funding was provided, the intent of the funds was to support States and local school districts' efforts to safely reopen schools, address significant gaps in learning, and support measures of implementation that will continue to reduce the effects of COVID- 19 on student and familes. 

The American Rescue Plan (ARP)Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, to speed up the United States recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing recession.    
​ARP ESSER funds will allow SEAs to take additional steps to safely reopen schools for in-person instruction and keep them open, and to address the disruptions to teaching and learning resulting from the pandemic. This includes using funds to enact appropriate measures to help schools to invest in mitigation strategies consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools to the greatest extent practicable; address the many impacts of COVID-19 on students, including from interrupted instruction; implement strategies to meet students’ social, emotional, mental health, and academic needs; offer crucial summer, afterschool, and other extended learning and enrichment programs; support early childhood education; invest in staff capacity; and avoid devastating layoffs at this critical moment, ensuring that all students have access to teachers, counselors, and other school personnel to support their needs.

Welcome! Please click the link below to view the Griffin-Spalding County School System's grant application for the Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER III / CARES III). 

To view the application: https://bit.ly/3iFZkOD

The Griffin - Spalding County School System plans for the remainder of its federal stimulus funders under the American Rescue Plan (ARP - ESSER) was approved on  by the Georgia Department of Edcation, bringing an additonal to support K-12 schools in the county. At the local level, ARP funds will address lost learning opportunites, remove barriers to learning,and provide personalized support for students, schools, and educators. Click here to view highlights of Griffin - Spalding County Schools ARP ESSER State Plan.

ARP ESSER provides significant federal resouses to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic that, for some LEAs. The interim final rule requires that each LEA develop a plan for using those funds. The developed plans ensure the ARP ESSER funds are bing used conisitent with satutory requirments and meet the needs of schools , students, and educators, particulary those most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. To promote accountability, transparency, and effective use of fudns, the link below provides all Griffin - Spalding County ARP ESSER applications submitted to GADOE.

The maintenance of equity provisions outlined in the ARP Act ensures that schools and LEAs serving large proportions of historically underserved students receive an equitable share of state and local funds as the nation continues to repsond 

The ESSER funding dashboard provides the public an opportunity to access information about how much of the funds have been used to improve student learning; address lost learning opportunities, support students’ mental health and wellbeing, and more. The dashboard shows spending under all three rounds of ESSER funding – through the CARES Act in May 2020, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act in January 2021, and the American Rescue Plan in March 2021.