{"id":1325,"date":"2022-02-11T16:35:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T21:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/willowbrook\/2022\/02\/11\/oak-ridge-schools-included-in-best-for-all-day\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T16:35:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T21:35:22","slug":"oak-ridge-schools-included-in-best-for-all-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/willowbrook\/2022\/02\/11\/oak-ridge-schools-included-in-best-for-all-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Oak Ridge Schools Included in Best for All Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced the 68 districts that have received statewide recognition as Best for All Districts for significantly investing federal COVID-19 stimulus funding to drive student achievement and improving academic outcomes. The department is celebrating these districts today for #BestforAllDay through a statewide livestream event from 9-10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Best for All Districts will receive financial, operational, celebratory, and resource benefits in appreciation for districts’ planned investments to spend their share of the $3.58 billion in federal COVID-19 relief and stimulus funding directly on services, resources and supports that will help students achieve academically. Governor Bill Lee announced a Day of Recognition in honor of Best for All Districts on Friday, February 11, 2022. Additionally, each Best for All district was awarded grant funds from the department\u2019s ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund) funds, with the full grant funding for Best for All Districts totaling more than $15 million.<\/p>\n

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Access the full list of Best for All Districts here and the list of individual grant allocations here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cTennessee\u2019s \u2018Best For All\u2019 districts have gone above and beyond to invest strategically in student achievement, address learning loss, and drive positive outcomes,\u201d said Gov. Bill Lee. \u201cAs we continue to prioritize students, I commend each of these high-performing districts for their hard work and thank our teachers and administrators for their commitment to providing high-quality education across Tennessee.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTennessee\u2019s Best for All districts are truly deserving of this recognition for their strong commitment to strategically investing in their students at a time when there were literally billions of other opportunities to spend,\u201d said Commissioner Penny Schwinn. \u201cOur kids deserve the best possible education we can provide them, and I am proud to honor our Best for All districts for their leadership in putting a clear focus on academic achievement to help them succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beginning in 2020, the\u202fU.S. Congress responded to the\u202fglobal\u202fCOVID-19\u202fhealth\u202fpandemic\u202fby passing\u202fseveral pieces of legislation, and as a result Tennessee is benefitting from over $4.5 billion for K-12 education to be spent\u202fbetween\u202fspring 2020 and fall 2024. Through three rounds of funding referred to as ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 funds, over $3.58 billion will flow directly to local school districts to decide how to spend.<\/p>\n

The department understands the importance of rewarding investments in mission-critical initiatives that are most likely to benefit students. Best for All Districts are those entities that have strategically planned for and invested in ways that are likely to accelerate student achievement. To qualify for the Best for All recognition program, a district must have planned to spend an amount equal to or more than 50% of its ESSER 3.0 award amount on strategies to raise student academic achievement, as well as opted to participate in the state\u2019s high-dosage, low-ratio tutoring program, TN ALL Corps.<\/p>\n

For Tennessee Department of Education media inquiries, contact\u202fEdu.MediaInquiries@tn.gov.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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