Local educational agencies (LEAs) and other educational agencies that received Education Stabilization Funds (ESSER) funds are required to report on their use of funds each year via WISEgrants.
Information for Auditors - 2024 Compliance Supplement Update
The 2024 Compliance Supplement (pp. 1420-1421) provides auditors with Key Line Items for Special Reporting testing for the ESF grant programs included in Assistance Listing 84.425. Auditors can, for a limited time following the annual spring collection period, review the Key Line Items #2 3.b10 Number of specific positions supported with ESSER Funds, #3 3.c Allocation of ESSER funds to schools and criteria used to allocate funds to schools (NOTE: LEAs do not report the allocation of ESSER funds to schools as part of the US Department of Education's ESSER Annual Performance Report - LEAs only report if ESSER funds were allocated to schools and the criteria to allocate funds to schools. See OMB No. 1810-0749.), and #4 5.a Full Time Equivalent positions in WISEgrants (the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's Federal Grants Portal). The ESSER and GEER Reporting pages in WISEgrants may be unavailable to view in the summer/fall/winter months because they are updated annually for the upcoming annual performance report collection that occurs early in the calendar year (typically due in April, though the collection may occur earlier following the end of the state fiscal year for the remaining collections).
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. (This will be updated following submission of the FY 2024 ESF reporting in July/August 2025)
- Questions about this information should be sent to essergrants@dpi.wi.gov
Resources for LEAs
The following resources will help LEAs and other grant recipients collect the data necessary for ESSER 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)
- Join ESF Office Hours Wednesdays from 11am - 12pm weekly through March 26th. ESF Reporting Office Hours meeting link
Annual Performance Reporting Period
| Grant | Due Date for LEAs | Reporting Period |
|---|---|---|
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ESSER II and ESSER III fifth annual report |
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School-level Learning Modality Reporting
As a requirement of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief III (ESSER III) grant program, the United States Department of Education (USDE) is requiring LEAs to provide information to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) on the number of public schools providing each mode of instruction (i.e., fully remote or online only instruction, both remote/online instruction and in-person instruction [hybrid model], and full time in-person instruction). See the School-level Learning Modality - ARPA ESSER III technical assistance document (Google Doc) for more information.
| Grant | Deadline for LEAs | Reporting Period |
|---|---|---|
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ESSER III |
October 14, 2022, and periodically through September 30, 2024 |
Most recent time period available as available to the LEA |
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.
| Grant | Federal Report Year | Link to Annual Performance Report |
|---|---|---|
| ESSER | 2020 | https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/report/esser/WI/2020/apr |
| GEER | 2020* *No data reported for GEER 2020 due to timing of funding availability |
https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/report/geer/WI/2020/apr |
| ESSER | 2021 | https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/report/esser/WI/2021/annual |
| GEER | 2021 | https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/report/geer/WI/2021/apr |
| ESSER | 2022 | https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/report/esser/WI/2022/annual |
| GEER | 2022 | https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/report/geer/WI/2022/apr |
Send ESSER and GEER reporting questions to essergrants@dpi.wi.gov
Source: CARES Act, Division B, Title V, Section 15011; CRRSA Act (Section 313); and ARP Act (Section 2001)