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Tracking Rhode Island's COVID-19 Recovery: A First Look at Districts' Strategic Staffing and Personnel Investments. Rhode Island Education Research Initiatives. Rhode Island COVID-19 Recovery Spending Series No. 2

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Title: Tracking Rhode Island's COVID-19 Recovery: A First Look at Districts' Strategic Staffing and Personnel Investments. Rhode Island Education Research Initiatives. Rhode Island COVID-19 Recovery Spending Series No. 2
Language: English
Authors: Nate Schwartz, Kate Donohue, Alexander J. Bolves, Gisselle Rodriguez Benitez, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Source: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2023.
Availability: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 2023
Sponsoring Agency: Rhode Island Foundation
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Change, School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs, Grants, Federal Aid, Educational Finance, School District Spending, Expenditures, Budgets, Personnel Selection, School Personnel, Teacher Selection, Educational Facilities
Geographic Terms: Rhode Island
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
Abstract: Starting in May 2020, the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund transferred billions of dollars through state departments and on to districts to support COVID-19 recovery efforts. The funding, which lasts through 2024, represents the largest one-time infusion of federal dollars ever provided to K-12 school districts and has the potential to reshape key elements of the educational system. Using line-item data from Rhode Island's district accounting system alongside interviews with district leaders, the authors investigate overall spending patterns and expenditures in the largest budget categories -- personnel, supplies and partners, technology, and operations and facilities. In this brief, the authors focus on dollars spent by traditional (non-charter) districts on staffing and personnel, by far the largest category of ESSER spending.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED674116
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Starting in May 2020, the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund transferred billions of dollars through state departments and on to districts to support COVID-19 recovery efforts. The funding, which lasts through 2024, represents the largest one-time infusion of federal dollars ever provided to K-12 school districts and has the potential to reshape key elements of the educational system. Using line-item data from Rhode Island's district accounting system alongside interviews with district leaders, the authors investigate overall spending patterns and expenditures in the largest budget categories -- personnel, supplies and partners, technology, and operations and facilities. In this brief, the authors focus on dollars spent by traditional (non-charter) districts on staffing and personnel, by far the largest category of ESSER spending.