The Shawnee News-Star
Several school districts in the Pottawatomie County area that originally received limited pandemic relief funds under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) II were awarded additional funding Friday.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) decided to allocate a total of $49 million in federal relief dollars to these and other districts.
The funds are part of the set-aside ESSER II dollars that had been allocated to the OSDE.
“These recipients had received the least amount of federal aid, but like all public school districts throughout our state, are struggling with financial burdens exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Hofmeister. “These additional foundational dollars will help strengthen their ability to meet the many challenges posed by COVID-19.