School districts all got pandemic related funding from the federal government.
The ESSER funds, or Emergency and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds can be used for costs associated with pandemic response.
Hartington-Newcastle Superintendent A.J. Johnson says they got several rounds of funding….

Johnson says there are spending rules with the money…..

Johnson says they will be using their funding to reduce class sizes….

Johnson says they anticipate slowly rising enrollment over the next few years.