The total ESSER II allocation for the State of Wisconsin is $686,056,238. 90 percent ($617,450,615) will be distributed to LEAs using the 2020-21 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, Part A formula calculation as required under CRRSA. LEA allocations are based on the number and percentage of children from low-income families. Although ESSER II award amounts are calculated based on Title I, Part A allocations, they are not Title I, Part A funds. Title I requirements do not apply to ESSER II.
The remaining 10 percent of the state’s ESSER II allocation ($68.6 million) will be directed to LEAs in two ways, based on Wisconsin’s Joint Committee on Finance Motion #16
ESSER II allocations as of 1-6-2022 - includes additional funds for in-person instruction to eligible LEAs and recalculation of formula amounts based on changes to independent charter school economically disadvantaged student counts.