By Bob Bong
School districts throughout the southwest suburbs stand to gain millions of dollars from the COVID relief packages passed in response to the pandemic.
Local school districts from Orland Park to Evergreen Park, which already received one batch of COVID relief bucks last year, are set to receive more than $78 million from two additional funding packages to help address the many challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic, state Sen. Bill Cunningham announced earlier this month.
“I’ve been so impressed by how well our students, teachers, and other school staff have navigated the difficulties of the pandemic,” said Cunningham, a Democrat who represents portions of Chicago and the southwest suburbs. “As we continue our recovery, this funding will give our schools more resources to help their students get on track and return to full-time, in-person learning.”
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PAT CROSSLEY pcrossley@sungazette.com
JERSEY SHORE Support for Jersey Shore Area School District’s cyber program, JSOL, is the first of five goals outlined by Dr. Brian Ulmer, superintendent, for using more than $1.8 million from the Elementary and Secondary School Relief (ESSER) funds coming to the district sometime next month.
“We want to make sure that (JSOL) is an attractive option that is efficient and works,” Ulmer reported at the school board meeting Monday night.
“We want to not only serve kids that are in it but we want to attract kids back from cyber schools into our own programs,” he added.
pcrossley@sungazette.com
JERSEY SHORE Support for Jersey Shore Area School District’s cyber program, JSOL, is the first of five goals outlined by Dr. Brian Ulmer, superintendent, for using more than $1.8 million from the Elementary and Secondary School Relief (ESSER) funds coming to the district sometime next month.
“We want to make sure that (JSOL) is an attractive option that is efficient and works,” Ulmer reported at the school board meeting Monday night.
“We want to not only serve kids that are in it but we want to attract kids back from cyber schools into our own programs,” he added.