June 4, 2021
Dear Hastings Families, Educators, and Students,
As described at last week’s Board of Education meeting, we announced that we received an allocation from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act in the amount of $257,000. One of the requirements for this grant is to engage in a consultation and collaboration process with a variety of stakeholders in order to gain input for how the funds might be used.
This afternoon, we hosted a consultation and collaboration process to obtain input for use of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Funds.
Following were the participants in the discussion:
- Student: Isabelle Aiken
- Parent: Laura Compagni
- School Administrator: Melissa Hardesty
- Special Education Administrator: Laura Sullivan
- District Administrator: Maureen Caraballo
- Teacher: Kristen Kumar
- Principal: Amy Cazes
- School Leader: Britney Skultety
- Educator: Karen Hammerness
- School Staff: Nancy Gagliardi (also union member)
- SEPTA Member: Jennifer Destin
- PTSA Member: Ester Fejer (also union member), David Alfandre
- ENL Teacher: Jenice Mateo-Toledo (also union member)
- McKinney Vento Liaison: Tesfa Stewart (by district appointment)
- Youth Services: JoAnn Reed-Stokes
Included in this form are the key considerations around use of the funding that emerged from the group’s discussion. We welcome all families, educators, and students to complete this form to provide input as we work to finalize our plan. All input must be provided by Sunday, June 6th. Thank you for understanding that this rapid turnaround time is necessary to ensure compliance with the State’s deadline.
Best regards,
Melissa Szymanski, Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum & Instruction
Maureen Caraballo, Business Official
