ILLINOIS

ESSA Section 1003A sets out parameters for how funds received through ESSA may be used.

Information on the types of strategies implemented in schools that received section 1003 funds can be found here under “Resources": https://www.isbe.net/Pages/School-Improvement.aspx

Local educational agencies use of funds received are outlined below:

• May use not more than 1 percent of its award for outreach and communication to parents about available direct student services

• May use not more than 2 percent of its award for administrative costs related to such direct student services

• Shall use the remainder of the award to pay the costs associated with one or more of the following direct student services:

• Enrollment and participation in academic courses not otherwise available at a student's school

• Credit recovery and academic acceleration courses that lead to a regular high school diploma

• Activities that assist students in successfully completing postsecondary level instruction and examinations that are accepted for credit at institutions of higher education

• Components of a personalized learning approach

• Transportation to allow a student enrolled in a school identified for comprehensive support and improvement under section 1111(c)(4)(D)(i) to transfer to another public school (see text for more details)

In paying the costs for the remainder of the award as described above, the priority of the payments have been outlined:

• First, pay such costs for students who are enrolled in schools identified by the State for comprehensive support and improvement

• Second, pay such costs for low-achieving students who are enrolled in schools implementing targeted support and improvement plans

• With any remaining funds, pay such costs for other low-achieving students served by the local educational agency

• Every Student Succeeds Act Section 1003A