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Here are some examples of what the cameras would be used for, if approved by the Board of Education:

What are ESSER Funds?

ESSER stands for Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief. It is included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and is intended to provide emergency relief funds to address the impact of COVID-19 on schools. ESSER funds are also intended to be used by Local Educational Agencies for preventing, preparing for, and responding to COVID-19.

Has KCKPS already received ESSER Funds? If so, how much was received?

Yes, the District received ESSER I funding during the 2021-22 school year in the amount of $8,432,728 and ESSER II funding for the 2022-23 school year in the amount of $36,708,777.

The final allotment will be ESSER III in the amount of $82,500,802 for the 2023-24 school year. The District’s proposal for this allotment is still in progress. ESSER funds must be spent by September, 2024.

How did KCKPS spend these funds?

ESSER I Expenditures

Coordination of Educational Services Amid Long-Time Closure: $3,904,023.78 (46.3%)
Sanitizing and Cleaning Supplies: $3,554,679.52 (42.2%)
Educational Technology/Student Connectivity: $715,842.29 (8.5%)
Individual School Needs: $199,737.59 (2.4%)
Mitigation for Safe Return: $58,444.82 (.0.7%)

ESSER II Expenditures

Instructional: $21,780,228 (59.3%)
Health Services: $13,263,450 (36.1%)
High-Quality Workforce: $1,052,488 (2.9%)
Social-Emotional Learning: $612,612 (1.7%)

ESSER III Expenditures

Please see ESSER III Funds Expenditure Description (link to website for list of expenditures)

Who decides on how the school district will use ESSER funds?

The Board of Education approved the use of the funds for these items based on recommendations. The recommendations were then approved by the Kansas State Department of Education. The recommendations included the following:

• Education Services
• Sanitizing and Cleaning Supplies
• Education and Technology/Student Connectivity
• Individual School Needs
• Mitigation for Safe Return to the classroom
• Instructional
• Health Services
• High-Quality Workforce
• Social-Emotional Learning
• Special Education

Please see LEA Use of Funds for ESSER I,II, II in the section below for more information.

How did KCKPS decide on how the previous allotment of ESSER III Funds were spent?

Superintendent Dr. Anna Stubblefield held several Listening and Learning Sessions with the community to get input on how KCKPS should prioritize and use the APR/ESSER funds. All recommendations that were allowable and approved by the Kansas Department of Education were funded. Visit the KCKPS website's ESSER Funds page for more information.

ESSER III Fund Allotment Survey Results from the Previous Listening & Learning Sessions (by percentage)

Additional personnel support for academic interventions: 3.1%
Additional behavioral support and interventions: 3.29%
After school tutoring programs: 4.36%
Expand outside social and emotional/mental health services: 4.81%
Summer learning programs: 4.99%
Additional instructional materials and resources (software, textbooks, curriculum, etc.): 5.25%
Improve facilities' ventilation systems: 5.37%
Expand school health office personnel hours for health, safety, and support of the student body: 5.9%
Other: 7.92%

What is the district’s reasoning for wanting to put cameras in the classroom/learning spaces and what does cameras have to do with ESSER funds?

The conversation surrounding cameras in the classroom began nearly four years ago with a focus on surveillance. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic the conversation shifted from solely surveillance to leveraging the use of cameras for instruction to address the teacher shortage. The district purchased 388 cameras at a total cost of $69,452 in 2021 to support distance learning.

A Camera Committee was established during the 2021-2022 school year. The committee members included teachers, school building administrators, district administrators, and board members. The committee met (number of times) during the 2021-22 academic year.

Does the district already have cameras in schools and learning spaces? If so, where are they located?

The district has cameras in various locations within all of our schools for surveillance. They are located in different locations from school to school. Some are located in gymnasiums, multipurpose areas, auditoriums, pools, and weight rooms. We have a total of 2,777 cameras located in our schools and district offices.

Since the conversation transitioned from surveillance to using cameras for instruction, how many current unfilled teaching positions are being covered by long-term subs and proximity learning staff?

39 High School teaching positions, 20 Middle School teaching positions, 19 Elementary School teaching positions, and six Early Childhood teaching positions are being covered, for a total of 84 unfilled teaching positions.

How much are cameras for all the classrooms/learning spaces in the district?

The total cost is $6.7 million for the purchase and installation.

When is camera footage reviewed?

Camera footage is typically reviewed when an incident is reported. The district does not currently or plan to operate a command center to monitor these cameras.

Who will make the final decision on whether cameras will be placed in the classroom/learning spaces?

The Board of Education will make the final decision. 

Does the district have a policy on cameras in the classroom?

Please see KCKPS Board Policy JGGA Use of Video Cameras in the section below for further information.

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ESSER III Funds	Expenditure Description
$2,125,000	Summer School Teacher Salaries
$150,000	Summer School Student Transportation
$20,000	Social Workers for Summer School
$1,360,000	Before/After School Tutors
$135,000	Student Transportation for Before/After School Tutoring
$577,000	Reading Intervention Teachers
$264,100	Expanding KidZone Before/After School Programs
$120,000	Canvas Student Learning Management System
$3,600	WorkKeys Tutor Assessment
$95,000	Kindergarten Jump Start Teacher Salaries
$1,035,154	AVID Software
$612,500	Virtual School (Greenbush)
$125,000	Director of MTSS
$500,000	Teacher Salaries and Student Transportation to Expand JAG-K Program
$201,000	Apple TV System, Laptops for Classified Staff
$631,450	Professional Development (SIOP, ECC/DRDP Training)
$1,206,294	Specials Teachers for Planning Time and Professional Development
$100,806	Professional Development (Trauma Informed Summer Series, SEL Resources, Crisis Team Training)
$25,000	Edgenuity SEL Component
$152,134	Coordinator for Trauma Informed Care
$112,000	Director of Health Services
$761,456	District Care Clinic, Additional Nursing Staff
$70,840	Health Services Software for Contact Tracing
$200,000	National Board Certifications
$3,572,636	HVAC Units
$4,000,000	BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) and RBT (Registered Behavior Techs) Contracted Staff
$112,368	Staff Social Emotional Support
$75,000	Social Worker for Grant Elementary
$445,500	Teacher/Leadership Pipeline, Leaders of Leaders Institute, Restorative Justice Training
$200,000	Welcome Center
$150,000	Dual Language Center
$500,000	CTE Praxis Fees
$250,000	Parent Engagement Support
$651,780	Long Term Sub Benefits
$5,759,517	Student Computers, Chargers, Adapters
$3,050,000	Proximity Learning services
$1,060,200	Classroom Staff for Proximity Learning
$2,000,000	Professional Learning Communities Institute
$40,500,000	Staff Retention Payments
$128,000	Pre-SAT Materials
$159,600	SWYE360 CAAP (Monitors Technology Usage by Students)
$1,304,560	Library Books
$243,600	Early Childhood Teaching Assistants
$6,792,051	Classroom Cameras
$662,656	Elementary Reading Intervention Materials
$300,000	Imagine Learning Intervention software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL Planned Expenses: $82,500,802
Total ESSER III Allocation: $82,500,802

*Must be spent by September, 2024

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ESSER I, II, and III

A local educational agency that receives funds under this title may use the funds for any of the following:

1. Any activity authorized by the ESEA of 1965, including the Native Hawaiian Education Act and the Alaska Native Educational Equity, Support, and Assistance Act (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) ("IDEA"), the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) ("the Perkins Act"), or subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.).
2. Coordination of preparedness and response efforts of local educational agencies with State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments, and other relevant agencies, to improve coordinated responses among such entities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.
3. Providing principals and others school leaders with the resources necessary to address the needs of their individual schools.
4. Activities to address the unique needs of low-income children or students, children with disabilities, English learners, racial and ethnic minorities, students experiencing homelessness, and foster care youth, including how outreach and service delivery will meet the needs of each population.
5. Developing and implementing procedures and systems to improve the preparedness and response efforts of local educational agencies.
6. Training and professional development for staff of the local educational agency on sanitation and minimizing the spread of infectious diseases.
7. Purchasing supplies to sanitize and clean the facilities of a local educational agency, including buildings operated by such agency.
8. Planning for and coordinating during long-term closures, including for how to provide meals to eligible students, how to provide technology for online learning to all students, how to provide guidance for carrying out requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) and how to ensure other educational services can continue to be provided consistent with all Federal, State, and local requirements.
9. Purchasing educational technology (including hardware, software, and connectivity) for students who are served by the local educational agency that aids in regular and substantive educational interaction between students and their classroom instructors, including low-income students and students with disabilities, which may include assistive technology or adaptive equipment.
10. Providing mental health services and supports.
11. Planning and implementing activities related to summer learning and supplemental afterschool programs, including providing classroom instruction or online learning during the summer months and addressing the needs of low-income students, students with disabilities, English learners, migrant students, students experiencing homelessness, and children in foster care.
12. Other activities that are necessary to maintain the operation of and continuity of services in local educational agencies and continuing to employ existing staff of the local educational agency.
13. Addressing learning loss among students, including low-income students, children with disabilities, English learners, racial and ethnic minorities, students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth in foster are, of the local educational agency, including by:
    a) Administering and using high-quality assessments that are valid and reliable, to accurately assess students’ academic progress and assist educators in meeting students’ academic needs, including through differentiating instruction.
    b) Implementing evidence-based activities to meet the comprehensive needs of students.
    c) Providing information and assistance to parents and families on how they can effectively support students, including in a distance learning environment.
    d) Tracking student attendance and improving student engagement in distance education.
14. School facility repairs and improvements to enable operation of schools to reduce risk of virus transmission and exposure to environmental health hazards, and to support student health needs.
15. Inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, replacement, and upgrade projects to improve the indoor air quality in school facilities, including mechanical and non-mechanical heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, filtering, purification and other air cleaning, fans, control systems, and window and door repair and replacement.
16. Developing strategies and implementing public health protocols to align with the guidance from the CDC for the reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain the health and safety of students, educators, and other staff.
17. Additional Pay – for example, a local educational agency (LEA) might use local ESSER funds to provide employees with additional pay to: address recruitment or retention challenges in light of the pandemic; provide additional compensation to teachers and other staff that work in-person; provide additional compensation to teachers and other staff that have assumed new duties because of COVID; incentivize effective teachers to move to schools with vulnerable students that have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, or provide additional pay to substitute teachers where there is a shortage. Other pay strategies could also be permissible if the LEA can connect the strategy to issues resulting from COVID-19.
18. Transportation – An LEA could use local ESSER funds for a variety of transportation costs like running additional bus routes with fewer students to permit physical distancing and where appropriate, reimbursing families for mileage expense, if families provide transportation.
19. High Quality Instructional Materials and Curricula and Related Professional Development – for example, an LEA could use local ESSER funds to purchase a new, evidence-based K-2 reading curriculum districtwide and related professional development to address unfinished learning and accelerate early literacy skills; districtwide curriculum with both online and in-person options; additional materials and teacher training to implement Advanced Placement (AP) classes in schools, and where necessary provide additional support so that all students, particularly vulnerable students, can access and succeed in AP classes, social and emotional learning programs; Multi-Tier System of Support (MTSS) materials, such as Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions aligned to strong Tier 1 curriculum, as well as related screening tools; and career and technical education programming.
20. Acquisition of Real Property or Modular Classrooms – an LEA could use local ESSER funds to acquire real property or modular classrooms if needed to respond to COVID-19. For example, additional space might help an LEA to re-open schools in-person consistent with CDC guidelines.
21. Construction and Renovation – ESSER funds can be used for construction and renovation costs when reasonable and necessary to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, an LEA might use ESSER local funds to undertake construction or renovation to help an LEA to clean effectively, like bringing an unused wing of a school into compliance with fire and safety codes to create more space.
22. Budgetary Shortfalls – ESSER local funds can be used to assist with budget shortfalls resulting from the pandemic. Specifically, as with all uses of ESSER I or II funds, a proposed use of funds must be “to prevent, prepare for, and respond to” COVID-19. This Means that ESSER funds may be used to bridge budget shortfalls if the deficit is related to the coronavirus and the ESSER funds are needed for education-related expenses.

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Book: KCKPS Board Policies
Section: J (Students)
Title: Use of Video Cameras
Code: JGGA
Status: Active
Adopted: May 14, 2013
Last Reviewed: April 25, 2013
Origin Approved: KASB Recommendation - 7/96; 4/07

JGGA Use of Video Cameras (See CN and JR et seq)

The district may use video cameras to monitor student activity.

Video cameras may be used to monitor students riding in district vehicles and to monitor student behavior in or around any district facility.

Video tapes that are records of student behavior shall be secured in a locked file until the tapes are either reused or erased. The video tape shall be considered a student record and shall be subject to current law for the release of student record information.

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