Auditors, please refer to this 2024 ESF Compliance Supplement Special Reporting Testing workbook compiled by WI DPI ESSER Grants staff from responses provided by LEAs and other educational entities in response to the ESSER and GEER annual performance reporting in WISEgrants.
Resources for LEAs
The following resources ill help LEAs and other grant recipients collect the data necessary forESSER and GEER reporting. Instructions are provided in each workbook section to help LEAs and other grant recipients determine if the section is necessary to be completed.
- ESSER Reporting Workbook- Updated January 2025
Please note: The first time the "Activities by Subpopulation" data is now housed within the "ESSER III Mandatory Subgrant Amount Expended Toward Evidence-Based Improvement Strategies (EBIS) in Current Reporting Period" - ESSER Reporting Requirements FAQ and Data Definitions (Google doc)
Annual Performance Reports
State Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) Annual Performance Reports for ESSER and GEER are available from the US Department of Education in the ESF Transparency Portal. The ESF Transparency Portal contains Wisconsin's State Profile and links to all Wisconsin's ESF Annual Performance Reports. Due to US Department of Education reporting and review timelines, state performance reports are not available until approximately 18 months following the conclusion of the reporting period.