Local educational agencies (LEAs) and other educational agencies receiving Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) or Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds are required to report on their use of funds each year via WISEgrants.
Resources
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 February 22, 2023
Please note: The first time the "Activities by Subpopulation" data will be collected in WISEgrants is for the July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 (FY 2023) reporting period which will be collected in early calendar year 2024.
Please note: The US Department of Education added a section "ESSER III Activities to Address Impact of Unfinished Learning" that is now available in the workbook. This data will be collected beginning in early calendar year 2023 for activities occurring during the 2021-2022 school year (FY 2022).
Please note: The US Department of Education added a section "ESSER III Mandatory Subgrant Amount Expended Toward Evidence-Based Improvement Strategies (EBIS) in Current Reporting Period" that is now available in the workbook. This data will be collected beginning in early calendar year 2023 for activities occurring during the 2021-2022 school year (FY 2022). - GEER Reporting Workbook - updated February 7, 2023
- ESSER and GEER Reporting Requirements FAQ and Data Definitions (Google doc) - updated FAQ February 2023
- ESSER and GEER Reporting Requirement Updates 2023 (FY2022) (Google doc) - summary of reporting requirement changes February 2023
Annual Performance Reporting Period
| Grant | Deadline for LEAs | Reporting Period |
|---|---|---|
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ESSER I and GEER third annual report ESSER II and ESSER III second 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 |
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)