On Monday, the Ohio Controlling Board approved requests to appropriate additional CARES Act funding in the amount of $100 million for K-12 education. This funding comes from the Coronavirus Relief Fund of the CARES Act and is separate from the $440 million recently allocated from the Elementary and Secondary School Education Relief (ESSER) Fund.
These funds are allocated to districts using a base amount established by fiscal year 2019 enrollment data from the State Report Card, with additional money provided to districts to support economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities and English learners, as well as transportation obligations.