Schools across the country received several rounds of ESSER, or Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds from the federal government in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jake Tietge, Superintendent at the Freeman Public School District says the challenge is to get them all spent in the right categories…..https://on.soundcloud.com/gc3ah

Tietge says they were able to fill in some gaps….https://on.soundcloud.com/ruvRy

Tietge says the district got substantial funding….https://on.soundcloud.com/ybnMY

Those one time funds have to be accounted for, in most cases, by the end of 2026.