Page 10 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 27, 2021 Fellsmere Pond Master Plan kicks off with public meeting on Sept. 9 The City of Malden and City Councillors Amanda Linehan and Craig Spadafora invite the community to a public meeting on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. to kick off the Fellsmere Pond Master Planning project. Funded through the Community Preservation Act in collaboration with the Friends of Fellsmere Heights and the city’s Offi ce of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD), this project will create a master plan for the future of REP. CLARK | FROM PAGE 1 country and their families, leading to learning loss and threatening students’ social and emotional learning. I am thrilled that Massachusetts received approval for American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief to ensure that our children can safely return to in-person learning, address disparities in access, and support the teachers and administrators who make it all possible.” “The funds made available through the American Rescue Plan will provide incredibly important resources to our students in the Malden Public Schools at a critical time,” said Superintendent of Schools Fellsmere Park. A consultant team will assist Malden in developing a master plan for the 18acre, Olmsted-designed park, including the pond, wooded sections and grassy areas. The project will start with an assessment of existing conditions and community vision/input, then begin drafting design options, then conclude with a fi nal Master Plan document to guide the future. At the Sept. 9 meeting, members of the public can review Ligia Noriega-Murphy. “The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our students’ lives in countless ways. As we begin the 2021-22 school year, these funds will help us keep our school community safe and healthy, provide culturally responsive services and ensure we meet the physical, social and emotional needs of the students we serve. We are truly grateful for the support we have received from the federal government. These funds will have a truly benefi - cial impact on the students, staff and families of MPS.” Earlier this year ED distributed two-thirds of the ARP ESSER funds, totaling $81 billion, to 50 states and the District of Columbia. The remaining third of the existing conditions at the pond and share with the City and consulting team what they would like to see at the park in the future. The Sept 9 meeting will be held virtually, and participants can fi nd the link to Zoom on the city website (www.CityofMalden.org). Questions? Contact Councillor Linehan at alinehan@cityofmalden.org and Councillor Spadafora at cspadafora@cityofmalden.org or call the City Council offi ce at 781-397-7130. funding to states will be made available once state plans are approved. Massachusetts is receiving more than $1.8 billion total in ARP ESSER funds, and the recent approval of its plan will result in the release of the fi nal $611 million. The Malden Public Schools will receive a total of over $15 million from the American Rescue Plan. The ARP ESSER state plans approved by ED, including for Massachusetts, show how states are using federal pandemic resources to support safe in-person instruction and meet the social, emotional/mental health and academic needs of students — with a focus on the students most impacted by the pandemic. For example: A.B.C. 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Same Location * Same Service for over 49 Years!ears! CigarCigar AccessoriesAccessories -------------------GIFT CARDSGIFT CARDS AVAILABLEAILABLE • Returning to in-person learning in 2021: The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) provided specifi c guidance on requirements related to the reopening and operation of school facilities. In the 2020-2021 school year, elementary schools returned to fulltime, in-person learning in the spring. For the 2021-22 school year, all districts and schools will be required to be in person, fulltime, fi ve days a week. Summer programming in 2021 will also operate in person. • Safely reopening schools and sustaining safe operations: DESE has collaborated with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) to expand opportunities for vaccinations for faculty and students. Their joint eff ort led to prioritizing educators for vaccines during March and April with specifi c days set aside solely for them at mass vaccination sites. Most recently, the Department and DPH have launched an effort to provide on-campus vaccination clinics for students, faculty and family members. Such eff orts will continue in the months ahead as vaccines become readily available for younger children, and the state will encourage the use of ARP ESSER funds for these efforts. • Accelerating learning for students impacted by the pandemic: DESE has developed an Acceleration Roadmap designed to provide a focused and phased approach to supporting students as they begin the 2021-22 school year. The state is also considering using ARP ESSER funds for programs like Acceleration Academies, which will create small, handson learning environments for Early Literacy and Math. A total of 40 states have submitted their ARP ESSER state plans to ED, which is reviewing them expeditiously and is in contact with states to ensure their plans meet all necessary requirements in order to access the remaining funds, as outlined in the ARP. ED is also in contact with states that have not yet submitted plans, the vast majority of which are due to state board of education or legislative review requirements. The distribution of ARP ESSER funds is part of ED’s broader effort to support students and districts as they work to reengage students impacted by the pandemic, address inequities exacerbated by COVID-19 and build our education system back better than before. In addition to providing $130 billion for K-12 education in the American Rescue Plan to support the safe reopening of K-12 schools and meet the needs of all students, the Biden-Harris Administration has: • Released three volumes of the COVID-19 Handbook • Held a National Safe School Reopening Summit • Prioritized the vaccination of educators, school staff and child care workers. As of the end of May, an estimated 84 percent of teachers and school staff were fully vaccinated. • Provided $10 billion in funding for COVID-19 testing for PreK-12 educators, staff and students • Launched a series of Equity Summits focused on addressing inequities that existed before the pandemic but were made worse by it • Released a report on the disparate impacts of COVID-19 on underserved communities • Developed a Safer Schools and Campuses Best Practices Clearinghouse elevating hundreds of best practices to support schools’ eff orts to reopen safely and address the impacts of COVID-19 on students, educators and communities In addition to the actions the Biden Administration has taken to reopen schools, the President has proposed critical investments through his Build Back Better Agenda that will enable schools to rebuild stronger than they were before the pandemic, such as investing billions to build a diverse educator workforce, expanding access to pre-K to all families and investing in school infrastructure.
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