Schools want input on federal money

BRADFORD—Over $10 million in federal funding will come to Orange East Supervisory Union as part of various federal coronavirus relief packages. The district has begun asking for public input on how to spend the money.
The funds have been or will be distributed through three separate acts. The initial disbursal came through the CARES Act program, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief, or ESSER. That amount was $619,541. ESSER 2 yielded $2,959,749, while ESSER 3, as part of the American Rescue Plan, funding totals $6,641,735.