Georgetown, South Carolina - The Georgetown County School District is seeking public input into proposed amendments to our Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding spending plan. We are committed to ensuring that our students, staff, and community members have a voice in shaping the future of our educational initiatives. As part of this commitment, we are asking for public comments on the proposed amendments to our ESSER spending plan.
The ESSER funds, provided by the federal government, are designed to support a wide range of activities, including mitigating learning loss, ensuring the health and safety of our students and staff, and addressing other post-pandemic-related needs.
We have carefully reviewed our initial ESSER spending plan and identified areas where amendments are necessary to better serve our students and community. The proposed amendments include:
Expanding the current arts integration allocation to include funds for replacement of band instruments
Enhancing after school academic support days to include additional opportunities for students to receive academic assistance
Upgrading existing shared water fountains to bottle filling stations to improve sanitation efforts
Strengthening the GCSD IT department to include additional security measures, printer and printer software upgrades, and hotspots to support increased technology usage and student academics.
Procuring an attendance intervention system to assist with tracking truancy and seat time attendance for students.
Purchasing cafeteria furniture to increase sanitation efforts.
GCSD believes these amendments will help us adapt and improve the education we provide to our students. However, we value the input of our stakeholders and community members. We invite all community members, parents, students, teachers, and other stakeholders to review the proposed amendments and provide comments and suggestions. Please submit comments to PublicComments@gcsd.k12.sc.us by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
Your feedback is vital in shaping the future of our school district, and we encourage you to participate in this process. We look forward to hearing from our community and working together to ensure the best possible education for our students.
Thank you for your continued support of Georgetown County School District.