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National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) 2019-2021: Common Core of Data (CCD)

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Memorandum United States Department of Education

Institute of Education Sciences

National Center for Education Statistics

DATE: September 1, 2021

TO: Robert Sivinski, OMB

THROUGH: Carrie Clarady, OMB Liaison, IES

FROM: Stephen Cornman, Senior Survey Director, Financial Surveys, NCES

SUBJECT: National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) 2019-2021: Common Core of Data (CCD) Summer 2021 Coronavirus Update (OMB# 1850-0067 v.21)

CC: Neil Danberg, Ross Santy, Malia Howell, Jumaane Young, Stephen Wheeler, Patrick Carr

The National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) is the Nation’s only source of annual statistical information about total revenues and expenditures for public elementary and secondary education at the state level. NCES collects data annually from SEAs under Section 153(a)(1)(I) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 20 U.S.C. 9543(a)(1)(I), which authorizes NCES to gather data on the financing and management of education. NCES and the Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division of the U.S. Census Bureau collaborate to collect public education finance data. The U.S. Census Bureau (Census), Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division, administers the NPEFS data collection for NCES under interagency agreement.

NPEFS provides detailed finance data at the state level, including average daily attendance; school district revenues by source (local, state, and federal); and expenditures by function (instruction, support services, and non-instruction), sub function (e.g., school administration), and object (e.g., salaries).¹ This survey also includes capital outlay and debt service expenditures. The NPEFS includes data on all public schools from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. NPEFS serves as both a statistical and an administrative collection used for a number of federal program funding allocations.

In 2019, NCES requested an extension of approval for the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS), OMB Control Number 1850-0067. NPEFS is an annual collection of state-level finance data that have been a component of NCES’s Common Core of Data (CCD) since FY 1982 (covering school year 1981/82). On August 22, 2019, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the collection of state-level finance data for the data collections of FY 19- FY 21 data. The statistical uses of NPEFS were previously set forth in National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) 2019–2021: Common Core of Data (CCD), Supporting Statement Part A, OMB# 1850-0067 v.17. Subsequent packages (OMB# 1850-0067 v.18-19) cleared the Federal Register Notices for FY 19 and 20 data collections. On January 29, 2021, OMB approved the revision of the collection to amend instructions for ADA, amend the data plan, and add certain data items that reflected new sources of education funding associated with COVID-19 federal assistance funding. The expiration date is January 31, 2024. The ICR Reference number is 202012-1850-009.

This submission for 30-day public review requests changes to the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) data collection. As a direct result of the COVID-19 circumstances, NCES is requesting to:

Add and remove certain data items to NPEFS;
Amend the FY 21 NPEFS data plan;
Amend the FY 21 NPEFS Reporting Instructions, which includes
1. Amending the instructions for reporting Average Daily Attendance (ADA); and
2. Amending the instructions for the COVID–19 data items; and
Amend Part A to better describe the 2021 data collection.

Further, this submission also requests clearance of a new web collection application for the administration of NPEFS. This new web application has been described in full in a new Appendix E1 to be added to the NPEFS data collection package.

The web application for the NPEFS data collection decreases the paperwork burden of the state respondents and our data analysts. The application provides respondents with tools to review their data and helps decrease keying errors. The U.S. Census Bureau is upgrading the web application to improve the user experience and make the site more secure. The upgraded application has faster performance, reporting instructions that are easier to find, and edit flags that point directly to the data items with anomalies. These features will make it easier for respondents to respond to the NPEFS and fiscal data plan. The new web application will also allow Census to make changes to the online collection form to add or remove data items more quickly and efficiently than the current web application.

Appendix E1 includes screenshots of the old web application versus the new web application. Following that is a listing of the item help text available to respondents within the web application. Finally, Appendix E2 includes the user guide which will provide respondents with step-by-step instructions for entering data into the NPEFS form, using the crosswalk application to complete the NPEFS form, responding to the fiscal data plan, signing the submission, and making revisions to prior year data.

During the first year of the implementation of the upgraded web application, project staff will train respondents on how to use the web application and will work individually with selected states to gather feedback on the usability of the application and its features. Additional instructions and features will be added based on feedback received during training and questions received from states. Any updates made to the features and instructions will be included in the subsequent package for OMB approval.

The changes described in this memo do not change respondent burden or costs to the federal government.

Insertions/additions to the instruments are reflected in blue font and deletions in a crossed out blue font. Text that was moved is reflected in green font. Updates to fiscal years or corrections for typographical errors are not included.

Request to Add Data Items to NPEFS and remove unused data items.

There are three pieces of legislation which provide funding to school districts to aid in responding to the Coronavirus pandemic. The allocations arising from these laws are hereafter referred to as “COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds” and include:

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Public Law 116-136, was enacted on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act established the Education Stabilization Fund: $30.89 billion in support for education.² The CARES Act also added the Coronavirus Relief Fund to the Social Security Act Funded at $150 billion for FY 20. The CRF Fund is to be used to make payments for specified uses to States and certain local governments; the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories (consisting of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands); and Tribal governments.³
The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSA), Public Law 116-260, was enacted on Dec. 27, 2020. CRRSA authorizes $82.00 billion in support for education.
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act) was enacted in March 2021. Under the ARP Act, $169.46 billion was allocated to the U.S. Dept. of Education to support ongoing state and institutional COVID-19 recovery efforts. The ARP included ESSER allocations in the amount of $121.97 billion.

The total COVID–19 funds from the CARES Act; CRRSA, and ARP amount to $282.351 billion.

The federal assistance for COVID–19 circumstances can also be analyzed by program. The ESSER I funds allowable uses of funds include preventing, preparing for, and responding to COVID-19. The ESSER II funds: “additional” LEA allowable uses of funds under the CRRSA Act include addressing learning loss, preparing schools for reopening, and testing, repairing, and upgrading projects to improve air quality in school buildings, are already permitted under the CARES Act.

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds awarded to State Education Agencies under the ESSER I and ESSER II programs amounted to $67.5 billion. The CARES Act provided $13.23 billion for ESSER I. The CRRSA provided $54.31 billion for the ESSER II Fund.

The ARP Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund amounts to $121.97 billion. The total amount of funding for ESSER program from the CARES Act, CRRSA Act, and ARP Act is $189.515 billion.

Governors have wide discretion under the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER). A Governor can choose to fund only PK-12 LEAs, only institutes of higher education, only other education-related entities, or a combination of eligible entities.

Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds are awarded to Governors under the CARES Act and CRRSA. The CARES Act provided $2.95 billion for GEER I funds.

The CRRSA Act provided $4.053 billion for GEER II funds. Of this amount, $1.303 billion is used to supplement GEER I funds for public education; and $2.750 billion is reserved for an Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (EANS) program.

As a point of background, in the Spring and Summer of 2020, certain divisions within the U.S. Department of Education such as the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development (OPEPD), and the Budget Office recommended that NCES consider adding revenue and expenditure data items to the FY 20 NPEFS and F-33 surveys based on the CARES Act Education Stabilization Fund and the Coronavirus Relief Fund. The FY 20 NPEFS and F-33 data collections cover the 2019-20 school year.

In November of 2020, NCES filed a non-substantive memorandum with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and requested non-substantive changes to the FY 20 NPEFS data collection, OMB Control Number 1850-0067. The request was to amend the instructions for Average Daily Attendance (ADA) on NPEFS; amend the data plan for NPEFS; add certain data items to NPEFS; and for approval to send a letter to Chief State School Officers (CSSOs) and State Fiscal Coordinators pertaining to ADA.

On January 28, 2021, OMB approved the revision of the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) 2019–2021; Common Core of Data (CCD); OMB Control Number 1850-0067. The request modified the NPEFS in response to COVID–19 circumstances and included the following:

Amend the instructions for Average Daily Attendance (ADA) on NPEFS;
Obtain approval to send a letter to Chief State School Officers (CSSOs) and State Fiscal Coordinators pertaining to ADA;
Amend the data plan for NPEFS;
Add certain data items to NPEFS;
Make other small changes to FY 20 NPEFS, based on regular communication with state fiscal coordinators; and
Change the estimated respondent burden and the costs to the federal government incurred by the above changes. Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 246 / pg. 83539, Tuesday, December 22, 2020.

SEAs appoint state fiscal coordinators to work with NCES and Census to provide accurate and comparable finance data across states and jurisdictions. NCES and Census provide quarterly technical workshops to state fiscal coordinators to ensure that survey variable definitions are well communicated and that states understand how to report accurate and timely fiscal data for their state or jurisdiction.

State Fiscal Coordinators Workshops were held on March 10, 2021 and July 14 and 15, 2021. NCES provided technical support to State Fiscal Coordinators to help support consistent collection and submission of accurate data for SY 2020-2021. During these workshops, the State Fiscal Coordinators provided feedback and recommendations on ADA instructions and data plan as well as prospective CARES Act revenues and expenditures on NPEFS.

The technical workshops facilitate reporting accurate, consistent and timely information because the finance data item definitions and survey instructions are discussed in exhaustive detail. The primary purpose of the technical workshop is to make the reporting procedures on the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS), the School District Finance Survey (F33), and the School Level Finance Survey (SLFS) surveys as efficient and cost effective as possible. The workshops include an interactive discussion on the reporting and editing processes associated with the surveys; detailed information about the items that comprise the surveys; and discussion of how to coordinate submission of CCD data with the respective state's data systems.

In February and June 2021, NCES convened meetings of an expert panel composed of State Fiscal Coordinators and LEA-level personnel. The panel reviewed prospective changes to the COVID-19 federal assistance revenues and expenditures variables; reviewed potential changes in how ADA data are being reported by LEAs and States; made recommendations to clarify ADA reporting instructions; and developed best practices for reporting ADA and COVID-19 federal assistance funding data.

From January 2021 through July 2021 NCES carefully reviewed the recommendations on prospective COVID-19 data items on the NPEFS submitted by the respective divisions within the Department; select State Fiscal Coordinators and LEA-level personnel; and all State fiscal coordinators. On the basis of the comprehensive meetings set forth above, NCES recommends that the NPEFS be revised to collect revenue amounts for new funds itemized separately and reported at the State level. The revisions to the FY 21 NPEFS survey are set forth in blue font:

Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER);
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSA) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER II) Fund;
American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund;
CARES Act Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER I);
CRRSA Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER II) Fund;
CARES Act Education Stabilization Fund – Reimagine Workforce Preparation Discretionary Grant (ESF-RWP);^⁴
~~Education Stabilization Fund – Rethink K-12 Education Models Discretionary Grant~~;
~~Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV)~~;
Coronavirus Relief Fund;
American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds;
Education Stabilization Fund ~~Program~~ and ARP to the Outlying Areas-State Educational Agency;
Education Stabilization Fund ~~Program~~ to the Outlying Areas-Governors

The Rethink K-12 Education Models Discretionary Grant (ESF-REM) is a revenue data item on the FY 20 NPEFS and F-33. At this juncture, LEAs cannot receive ESF-REM funding as SEAs are prohibited from sub-granting ESF-REM grants to LEAs. We are recommending that ESF-REM be removed from the FY 21 NPEFS data collection.

The Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) is a revenue data item on the FY 20 NPEFS and F-33 surveys. Under CRRSA, all CARES Act Project SERV funding was repurposed for higher education. We are recommending that the Project SERV data item be removed from the FY 21 NPEFS data collection.

The Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) provided $150 billion in funding to state and local governments for federal fiscal year 2020, a portion of which went to PK-12 local education agencies (for costs incurred between March 1, 2020 and December 30, 2020). The Consolidated Appropriations Act extended the date during which eligible expenses may be incurred from December 30, 2020 to December 31, 2021. Therefore, CRF revenues will continue to be collected in FY 21 on NPEFS and F-33.

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Revenue-Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund provided $350 billion to state and local governments for costs incurred between March 3, 2021 and December 31, 2024. Similar to the Coronavirus Relief Fund, a portion of this funding ultimately flowed to PK-12 LEAs. We are recommending that the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund be added as a separate revenue item to the FY 21 NPEFS data collection.

The NPEFS data collection from SEAs includes attendance, revenue, and expenditure data from which NCES determines a State’s “average per-pupil expenditure” (SPPE) for elementary and secondary education, as defined in section 8101(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7801(2)).

The equation for SPPE is:

Net current expenditures / ADA

Net current expenditures are defined as current expenditures less the following exclusions (conceptually, exclusions remove some federal expenditures to arrive at a current expenditure amount based on state and local sources. Exclusions also remove some local revenues). (20 U.S.C. 7801(12))

tuition paid by individuals;
transportation fees paid by individuals;
food service revenues;
district activity revenues;
textbook revenues;
summer school revenues;
expenditures from funds received from Title I programs (including expenditures from carryover funds in prior year).

As set forth above, the denominator of the equation is ADA. States may report ADA per their State’s definition OR by the federal statutory definition used by NCES:

(i) the aggregate number of days of attendance of all students during a school year; divided by

(ii) the number of days school is in session during that year. [20 U.S.C. §7801(1)]

Subsequent to the COVID–19 circumstances, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Title I Office is actively considering the prospective revenue data items such as the CRRSA Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER II) Fund; the ARP ESSER Fund; CRRSA Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER II) Fund; and the ARP Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to be exclusions to arrive at the current expenditure amount based on state and local sources. The new NPEFS revenue data items would be treated as exclusions and deducted from current expenditures to reach the denominator of net current expenditures. Therefore, the collection of data for these federal revenue data items on NPEFS could be a crucial component in the Title I allocation process. The results of poll questions for revenue data items proposed on the FY 20 NPEFS survey are set forth below.⁵ The SEAs indicated they can produce data for the revenues according to the respective percentages.

Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund 74%
Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund 56%
Reimagining Workforce Preparation Discretionary Grant 15%
Rethink K-12 Education Models Discretionary Grant 15%
Project School Emergency Response to Violence 15%
Coronavirus Relief Fund 54%
We cannot report any of the above items separately 18%

The results of poll questions for expenditure data items proposed on the FY 20 NPEFS survey are set forth below. The SEAs indicated they can produce data for the expenditures according to the respective percentages.

Current expenditures from CARES Act 76%
Instructional expenditures from CARES Act 71%
Support services expenditures from CARES Act 68%
Capital outlay expenditures from CARES Act 58%
Technology supplies and purchased services from CARES Act 55%
Technology equipment from CARES Act 55%
Food services expenditures from CARES Act 47%
Operation & maintenance of plant expenditures from CARES Act 55%
We cannot report any of the above items separately 21%

The results of the poll question “For FY 20, estimate how many hours your staff will spend collecting and reporting the CARES Act revenue items for NPEFS” is set forth below.

Less than 5 hours 17%
5-9.5 hours 9%
10-14.5 hours 11%
15-19.5 hours 14%
20 hours or more 49%

It is further recommended that the following eight expenditure data items be revised to change the phrase “from CARES Act funds” to “from COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds” on the FY 21 NPEFS data collection.

Current expenditures paid from ~~CARES Act funds~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds for public elementary-secondary education;
Instruction expenditures paid from ~~CARES Act funds~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds for public elementary-secondary education;
Support services expenditures paid from ~~CARES Act funds~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds for public elementary-secondary education;
Capital outlay expenditures paid from ~~CARES Act funds~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds;
Technology-related supplies and purchased services paid from ~~CARES Act funds~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds;
Technology-related equipment expenditures paid from ~~CARES Act funds~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds;
Support services, operation and maintenance of plant expenditures paid from ~~CARES Act funds~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds for public elementary-secondary education; and
Food services operations expenditures paid from ~~CARES Act funds~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds for public elementary-secondary education.

See Appendix B.1. Survey Form, Section 8, (“COVID-19 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, And Economic Security (CARES) Act, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSA), and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act”) of the NPEFS form to view the proposed display of the new COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds items and Section 8 of the NPEFS Reporting Instructions in Appendix B.3 to view the revised instructions for reporting these items. Section 8 of the survey form is as follows (Appendix B, p.9).

SECTION 8

COVID-19 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, And Economic Security (CARES) Act, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSA), and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act

SPECIAL EXHIBIT ITEMS - Revenues from ~~CARES Act~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds	Item Code	Amount	Flag
1. Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER I) Fund	AR1
2. Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSA) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER II) Fund	AR1A
3. American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund	AR1B
2. 4. CARES Act Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER I) Fund	AR2
5. CRRSA Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER II) Fund	AR2A
3. 6. CARES Act Education Stabilization Fund – Reimagine Workforce Preparation (ESF-RWP) Discretionary Grant	AR3
~~4. Education Stabilization Fund – Rethink K-12 Education Models (ESF-REM) Discretionary Grant~~	~~AR4~~
~~5. Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV)~~	~~AR5~~
6. 7. Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF)	AR6
8. American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds	AR6A
7. 9. Education Stabilization Fund ~~Program~~ and ARP to the Outlying Areas-State Educational Agency	AR7
8. 10. Education Stabilization Fund ~~Program~~ to the Outlying Areas-Governors	AR8

SPECIAL EXHIBIT ITEMS - Expenditures from ~~CARES Act~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds
1. Current expenditures paid from ~~CARES Act~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds for public elementary-secondary education (objects 100-600, 810, 820, 835, and 890 for functions 1000, 2000, 3100, and 3200; excluding objects 511, 561, 564, 567, and 591)	AE1
2. Instructional expenditures paid from ~~CARES Act~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds for public elementary-secondary education (objects 100-600, 810, and 890 for function 1000; excluding objects 561, 564, 567, and 591)	AE2
3. Support services expenditures paid from ~~CARES Act~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds for public elementary-secondary education (objects 100-600, 810, 820, 835, and 890 for function 2000; excluding objects 511 and 591)	AE3
4. Capital outlay expenditures paid from ~~CARES Act~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds (objects 100-700, and 890 for function 4000; object 700 for ALL functions)	AE4
5. Technology-related supplies and purchased services expenditures paid from ~~CARES Act~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds (objects 351, 352, 432, 443, 530, 650 for ALL functions)	AE5
6. Technology-related equipment expenditures paid from ~~CARES Act~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds (objects 734, 735 for ALL functions)	AE6
7. Support services, operation and maintenance of plant expenditures paid from ~~CARES Act~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds for public elementary-secondary education (objects 100-600, 810, 820, 835, and 890 for function 2600; excluding object 591)	AE7
8. Food services operations expenditures paid from ~~CARES Act~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds for public elementary-secondary education (objects 100-600, 810, 820, 835, and 890 for function 3100; excluding object 591)	AE8

In the FY 21 data collection, all these expenditures must be paid from COVID-19 Federal Assistance funds, including revenues from CARES Act, CRRSA, and ARP. In contrast to the revenues detailed above, expenditures for each of the eight data items would not be itemized and reported under separate funding streams. Each data item will be reported separately as a combined expenditure amount paid from funding across all specified CARES Act funds.

As part of the technical workshops previously mentioned, federal staff collaborated with the state fiscal coordinators to make every effort to ensure that there is “match” between the data that the NCES/Census is requesting and data that the SEAs can actually produce. (emphasis added). In order to ascertain whether the match exists for the prospective addition of CARES Act, CRRSA, and ARP revenue variables to NPEFS; and expenditures items to NPEFS, we discussed these issues at the Summer State Fiscal Coordinators Workshop on July 14 and 15, 2021. NCES will also provide technical support to State Fiscal Coordinators through quarterly interactive webinars to help support consistent collection and submission of accurate NPEFS data for SY 2020-2021. We are also discussing the prospective addition of CARES Act, CRRSA, and ARP revenue variables and certain expenditure items to NPEFS with an expert panel of State Fiscal Coordinators and LEA-level personnel on September 9, 2021.

Request to Amend FY 21 NPEFS Data Plan.

The NPEFS data plan documents state-specific information about how certain revenues and expenditures are reported and any changes to reporting from prior years and is also used to determine SEAs’ ability to potentially report additional data variables in the future.

The following revisions are proposed to the NPEFS Fiscal Data Plan for FY 21 (Appendix B.2). Questions 9a and 9c were specific to reporting for FY 20 and will be removed and replaced with new questions that will provide information to NCES and data users on how average daily attendance is reported for FY 21. Average Daily Attendance is discussed in more detail in the following section. Questions 15 and 16 are modified to add new sources of COVID-19 Federal Assistance funding available to school districts. Insertions/additions to the survey are reflected in blue font and deletions in a crossed out blue font. Text that was moved is reflected in green font. (Appendix B, pp. 13-14; 16-17)

Is the ADA your state reported on NPEFS calculated based on state statute definition?

 No, ADA is calculated based on NCES definition. (Please ~~answer~~ go to question 9b.)

 Yes, ADA is calculated based on state statute definition.

9a. In light of the challenges caused by the national emergency related to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Education provided flexibility for the reporting of ADA. For states using the NCES definition of ADA, please tell us which of the following options your state used to report ADA for SY 2019-2020.

 ~~ADA~~ ~~does not~~ ~~include attendance for remote learning days which occurred as a result of COVID-19.~~

 ~~ADA~~ ~~includes~~ attendance for remote learning days which occurred as a result of COVID-19. (If this option is selected, please provide a brief summary of the methods used by school districts for tracking attendance. Also provide an explanation for any student groups or dates that are excluded from ADA.)

~~_________________________________________________________________________________~~

 ~~ADA is reported using a different method. (Please explain.) ____________________________________________________________~~

~~9b.~~ For states using your state ADA definition, please upload your state statutory citation (documenting how ADA is defined) Note: If your state calculates ADA based on state statutes defining ADA, NCES requests that you submit the statutory citation documenting how ADA is defined in your state.

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9c. In light of the challenges caused by the national emergency related to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Education provided flexibility for the reporting of ADA. For states using your state ADA definition, please tell us which of the following options your state used to report ADA for SY 2019-2020.

 ~~ADA~~ ~~does not~~ ~~include attendance for remote learning days which occurred as a result of COVID-19 and is in adherence with state law or regulation.~~

 ~~ADA is reported as defined by state law or regulation and~~ ~~includes~~ attendance for remote learning days which occurred as a result of COVID-19. (If this option is selected, please provide a brief summary of the methods used by school districts for tracking attendance. Also provide an explanation for any student groups or dates that are excluded from ADA.)

~~_________________________________________________________________________________~~

 ~~The calculation of ADA as defined by state law or regulation was not affected by the state of emergency. (Please explain.)~~

~~_________________________________________________________________________________~~

 ~~ADA is reported using a different method. (Please explain.) ____________________________________________________________~~

9b. Did any of the following situations occur which impacted your state’s average daily attendance during SY 2020-2021? (check all that apply)

 Some or all LEAs had a temporary inability to report attendance, and ADA includes those days for which attendance was collected preceding and/or subsequent to the interruption. Please provide the number of LEAs that were affected: _________

 Some LEAs had a temporary inability to report attendance, and ADA excludes those LEAs. Please provide the number of LEAs that were affected: _________

 Some or all LEAs were unable to collect attendance for certain student groups, and these students are excluded from ADA. Please explain this situation and provide the number of LEAs and approximate number of students that were affected: _____________________________________________________________________________________

 A different situation occurred which affected ADA. Please explain this situation and provide the number of LEAs and approximate number of students that were affected: ______________________________________________________________________________________

9c. Which modes of instruction are included in average daily attendance for SY 2020-2021? (check all that apply)

 In-person

 Remote

 Virtual synchronous

 Asynchronous

 Other (Please specify.) ____________

9d. Is your state collecting attendance by mode of instruction for SY 2020-2021?

 No

 Yes (Please briefly describe your state’s attendance tracking system.) ____________________________________

9e. Does your state have a common definition of what constitutes a day of attendance for SY 2020-2021?

 No

 Yes (Please briefly describe your state’s definition.) ____________________________________

~~CARES Act~~ COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds Reporting

15. Please indicate which funding sources are included in the ~~Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act~~ expenditures from COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds reported in Section 8 of the NPEFS. (Check all that apply.)

 Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER I) Fund

 Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSA) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER II) Fund

 American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund

 CARES Act Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund

 CRRSA Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER II) Fund

 Education Stabilization Fund – Reimagine Workforce Preparation (ESF-RWP) Discretionary Grant

 ~~Education Stabilization Fund – Rethink K-12 Education Models (ESF-REM) Discretionary Grant~~

 ~~Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV)~~

 Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF)

 American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

 Education Stabilization Fund Program Outlying Areas-State Educational Agency

 Education Stabilization Fund Program Outlying Areas-Governors

 Other (Please specify.) __________________________________________

 We are not able to report any ~~CARES Act~~ expenditures from COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds in Section 8 of the NPEFS. (Please explain.) __________________________________________

16. Please indicate which funding sources are included in the ~~CARES Act~~ expenditures from COVID-19 Federal Assistance Funds reported in Part XIII-B of the F-33. (Check all that apply.)