Webinar: The End of ESSER Is Just the Beginning

Join the new McGraw Center for Educational Leadership at Penn GSE for a webinar that shares solutions for the preparation for the end of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding in 2024.

Our panelists will discuss the implications of the end of ESSER, how school districts have been preparing, and what districts can do going forward. The responsibility of boards of education in the financial stewardship and monitoring of impact will be discussed.

Districts will share their story of how funds were used to support children and families during this historic time and the ways they’ve prepared for the impact of enrollment declines on state funding.

Lastly, participants will discuss the politics of the historic investment and tell the story of its impact amid a global pandemic and severe workforce shortages.

Who should attend?

• Superintendents
• District CFOs
• District administrators
• Members of boards of education

Moderator: Dr. Cheryl Logan, Executive Director, McGraw Center for Educational Leadership

Panelists:

• Aleesia Johnson, Ed.D., Superintendent, Indianapolis Public Schools
• Joe Gothard, Ed.D., Superintendent, St. Paul Public Schools
• Uri Monson, Secretary of Budget, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Verjeana McCotter-Jacobs, Esq., CEO/Executive Director, National School Boards Association
• Denise Forte, CEO and President, Education Trust