Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 5/24/2022 - 5:00 PM
Category: Adoption of Consent Agenda
Type: Action
Subject: Approval of ESSER Curricula Grant Applications for Charter Schools
End Statements:
Enclosure Attachment #1: Challenge to Excellence - ESSER Curricula Grant Application
Attachment #2: Challenge to Excellence - ESSER Curricula Grant Program Budget Workbook
Attachment #3: Parker Performing Arts - ESSER Curricula Grant Application
Attachment #4: Parker Performing Arts - ESSER Curricula Grant Budget Workbook
Attachment #5: Platte River - ESSER Curricula Grant Application
Attachment #6: Platte River - ESSER Curricula Grant Program Budget Workbook
Attachment #7: Renaissance Secondary - ESSER Curricula Grant Application
Attachment #8: Renaissance Secondary - ESSER Curricula Grant Program Budget Workbook
Attachment #9: SkyView - ESSER Curricula Grant Program Application
Attachment #10: SkyView - ESSER Curricula Grant Program Workbook
File Attachment:
Challenge to Excellence - ESSER Curricula Grant Application.pdf
Challenge to Excellence - ESSER Curricula Grant Program Budget.pdf
Parker Performing Arts - ESSER Curricula Grant Application.pdf
Parker Performing Arts School - ESSER Curricula Grant Program Budget Workbook.pdf
Platte River Academy - ESSER Curricula Grant Application.pdf
Platte River - ESSER Curricula Grant Program Budget Workbook.pdf
Renaissance Secondary - ESSER Curricula Grant Application.pdf
Renaissance Secondary - ESSER Curricula Grant Program Budget Workbook.pdf
SkyView Academy - ESSER Curricula Grant Application.pdf
SkyView - ESSER Curricula Grant Program Budget Workbook.pdf
Summary : The following charter schools are applying for the CDE ESSER Curricula Grant:
- Challenge to Excellence Charter School
- Parker Performing Arts Charter School
- Platte River Academy Charter School
- Renaissance Secondary Charter School
- SkyView Academy Charter School

If granted approval through CDE’s internal grant approval review process, the awarded schools will engage in the activities as outlined in their application to CDE. This program exists to provide grants to local education providers (LEPs) to support the purchase of high-quality, standards-aligned core K-8 mathematics curricula and K-3 READ Act-approved instructional programs. This is a highly competitive grant with priority consideration given, depending on number of applicants, to those with high FRL, ELL or minority populations as well as applicants that had a high number of students that spent more than 50% of 20-21 school year in a remote setting. Limited funds are available from the state’s reserve of ESSER funding for this competition. The listed charters have applied and are awaiting review by CDE to see if they are granted the funds. Grant scoring will factor in the priority factors noted above. Submission to CDE was through an abbreviated online application process.

For the CDE ESSER Curricula Grant, Board knowledge of the grant application request by charter schools is required as part of the submission of the application and acceptance of grant funds by the District, as the fiscal agent for the grant. CDE will be scoring, approving, and awarding the grant application and funds. If the grant is awarded CDE has an extensive evaluation process in place for the use of the grant funds and related activities.

Grant Requests vary by school:

- Challenge to Excellence Charter School - $82,096.40
- Parker Performing Arts Charter School- $135,579.64
- Platte River Academy Charter School - $21,225.55
- Renaissance Secondary Charter School - $24,000
- SkyView Academy Charter School - $100,000
Funding:
Recommendation: That the Board of Education approve the ESSER Curricula Grant Applications for charter schools as presented under adoption of Consent Agenda.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Suzy McDaniel - Administrative Assistant Choice Programming
Signed By:
Gordon Mosher - Director Choice Programming
Signed By:
Daniel Winsor - Executive Director of Schools
Signed By:
Erin Kane - Superintendent