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ARP ESSER III Use of Funds Plan
1. The extent to which and how the funds will be used to implement prevention and mitigation strategies that are, to the greatest extent practicable, consistent with the most recent CDC guidance on reopening schools, in order to continuously and safely open and operate schools for in order to continuously and safely open and operate schools for in-person learning; |
The following is Panama Public School’s plan to utilize ARP ESSER III funds to prepare for the prevention of Covid 19:
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2. How the LEA will use the funds it reserved under section 2001(e)(1) of the ARP Act [20% of ESSER ARP Act formula funds] to address the academic impact of lost instructional time through the implementation of evidence-based interventions, such as summer learning or summer enrichment, extended day, comprehensive afterschool programs, or extended school year; |
Panama Public Schools plans to utilize ARP ESSER III funds to Prepare, Prevent, and/ or Respond to the Covid 19 impact on our district. The committee recommends the following to address learning loss in student subgroups. We will hire a Language Arts Interventionist for pull out sessions to work with individual students who are struggling with reading. In addition, we currently use the Nessy software program at the elementary school, which is designed to help students at all academic levels to gain mastery in reading, writing and spelling. After school tutoring at the elementary and high school will be available for all students who are behind in core subjects or who may be identified as disproportionately impacted by Covid19. |
3. How the LEA will spend its remaining ARP ESSER funds consistent with the uses authorized in section 2001(e)(2) of the ARP Act; and |
Panama Public Schools plans to utilize ARP ESSER III funds to Prepare, Prevent, and/ or Respond to the Covid 19 impact on our district. The decline in our enrollment is of great concern in our district. Even though our enrollment is down, we have hired additional staff to ensure smaller class sizes to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. We plan on paying the additional/new staff’s salary out of project 795. We plan on paying existing staff salaries out of project 795. To prepare for the possibility of transitioning to virtual to help spread the mitigation of Covid 19 we are planning on buying a truck and suburban to help deliver meals, chrome books and other educational materials needed to continue to educate and feed our students. We also plan on purchasing a bus or buses to help spread our students out on multiple bus routes to help mitigate the spread of Covid-19. |
4. How the LEA will ensure that the interventions it implements, including but not limited to those implemented under section 2001 €(1)[20% set-aside], will respond to the academic, social, emotional and mental health needs of students, and particularly those students disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, including students from low-income families, students of color, English learners, children with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, children in foster care and migratory students. Panama Public Schools plans to utilize ARP ESSER III funds to Prepare, Prevent, and/ or Respond to the Covid-19 impact on our district. The committee recommends the following to address learning loss in student subgroups. Panama is a Title I School-wide district therefore all students are provided remediation as appropriate. Teachers will review benchmark data regularly and end of year scores to determine students who are most At-Risk of failure. So far the district has not noticed a significant drop in test scores in one subgroup; however, the data shows there is need for remediation district wide. Strategies that will be used to address learning loss will be to hire additional teachers and paras to create a more focused learning environment and smaller class sizes. Teachers will provide small group instruction and one to one explanation of lessons as needed. We will hire a Language Arts Interventionist for pull out sessions to work with individual students who are struggling with reading. In addition, we currently use the Nessy software program at the elementary school, which is designed to help students at all academic levels to gain mastery in reading, writing and spelling. After school tutoring at the elementary and high school will be available for all students who are behind in core subjects or who may be identified as disproportionately impacted by Covid19. Technology such as software programs, chrome-books with internet capabilities, or hot spots with monthly subscriptions will also be purchased. We will prioritize these devices to go to low-income families, homeless students, and English learners first, and then disperse the remainder accordingly. This will allow students continuous access to lessons. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to all students in case of a school closure due to Covid 19. If low-income families, homeless students, English Language learners can’t come to school for meals, we plan on purchasing a truck and/or suburban to deliver meals during Covid-19 school closures and when these students are quarantined. Panama Public Schools will review student academic data often to monitor growth. Interventions may be adjusted to continually meet the need of students who are under performing academically. Lastly, we contract with New Hope Counseling and Guidance Center out of Poteau, OK to address the social and emotional needs of all students. |
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MASK MANDATE POLICY
The safety of our students and staff will continue to be our #1 priority.
Razorback Family,
We hope you have all enjoyed your summer and are excited to start the upcoming school year.
As we look to this school year, we are reminded that the last 18 months have been challenging for everyone. We are all wanting to "return to normal" with as few interruptions as possible, but unfortunately, we will continue to face ever-changing obstacles.
The following Return To Learn Plan will continue to change based on CDC guidance, our local health department, and updated information.
We appreciate everyone's understanding and patience during these difficult times and look forward to having a great school year!!
Panama Administration Team
Panama Public Schools
District Wide Comprehensive Plan and Parental Involvement Policy (PIP)
Part I. General Expectations
The Panama Public School District agrees to implement the following statutory requirements in accordance with Title I, Part A consistent with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act:
Part II. Description of How District Will Implement Required District Wide PIP Components
The school district will use the findings of the evaluation about its PIP and
activities to design and revise its PIP.
Part III. Discretionary District Wide Parental Involvement Policy Components
The school district, in consultation with its parents, chooses to undertake the following to build parents’ capacity for involvement in the school and school system to support their children’s academic achievement:
Part IV. Parents Right to Know
The parents’ right to know provision requires that two types of communication be provided to parents of students in Title I schools.
Parent notification by district: A district receiving Title I funds must send a notification to parents, informing them of their right to request information on the qualifications of their child’s teacher. The information that the district must provide if requested included the following:
Parent notification by school: Additionally, schools receiving federal Title I funds must send parents certain information in a timely manner, in a language that is understandable, to the extent that is feasible. Title I schools must provide the following:
Welcome to the new Panama Public Schools web site. We have been working hard for the past few months to redesign the web site, and we will be making additions over the course of the next several weeks and months. The site will continue to evolve and keep you up to date on important school activities and information. While the site won't be a daily newspaper by any means, it is certainly our goal to keep the content fresh and exciting in an effort to entice you to return often.
MOBILE ACCESS
We are excited to tell you that the new web site is adaptable for viewing on all mobile devices and that you have a choice on your viewing preference.
The next time you view our website on a tablet or smartphone, our web site will automatically detect your mobile device, display the mobile view and will remember it each time you return. If you change your mind, look for the Full Site/Mobile link on the footer of the web site to toggle back and forth.
In addition to view choices, the mobile view offers additional features. You can learn about them and some interesting facts about mobile access by clicking here.
ALSO, be sure to visit the calendar component of the web site. Sign up for weekly or monthly reminders for the events and activities you are interested in. Click here for more details, including instructions for clipping events.
So, take a look now, and then keep checking in with us from time to time; hopefully you'll notice the changes, the new features, etc. Thanks for visiting and come back again soon.