Last Updated January 10, 2023
American Rescue Plan Act
Elementary & Secondary Emergency Relief Funds
Elementary & Secondary Emergency Relief Funds
What is the maintenance of equity?
The maintenance of equity provisions outlined in the ARP Act ensures that schools and LEAs serving large proportions of historically underserved students receive an equitable share of state and local funds as the nation continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact.
Specifically, MOEquity ensures the following:
• An SEA does not disproportionately reduce per-pupil State funding to high-need LEAs.
• An SEA does not reduce per-pupil State funding to the highest-poverty LEAs below their FY 2019 level.
• An LEA does not disproportionately reduce State and local per-pupil funding in high-poverty schools.
• An LEA does not disproportionately reduce the number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff per-pupil in high-poverty schools.
The maintenance of equity provisions outlined in the ARP Act ensures that schools and LEAs serving large proportions of historically underserved students receive an equitable share of state and local funds as the nation continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact.
Specifically, MOEquity ensures the following:
• An SEA does not disproportionately reduce per-pupil State funding to high-need LEAs.
• An SEA does not reduce per-pupil State funding to the highest-poverty LEAs below their FY 2019 level.
• An LEA does not disproportionately reduce State and local per-pupil funding in high-poverty schools.
• An LEA does not disproportionately reduce the number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff per-pupil in high-poverty schools.
GaDOE's Maintenance of Equity Submission
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Ensuring Transparency of MOEquity
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LEA Maintenance of Equity Submissions
LEAs excepted from the Maintenance Of Equity requirements meet one of the following requirements:
- Has a total enrollment of fewer than 1,000 students;
- Operates a single school;
- Serves all students within each grade span with a single school; or
- Demonstrates an exceptional or uncontrollable circumstance, such as unpredictable changes in student enrollment or a precipitous decline in the financial resources of the LEA as determined by the Secretary.
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LEA Maintenance of Equity Data submissions demonstrate:
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Appling County School District FY22 Submission | FY23 Submission |
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