Hello, Webster families! Pasadena Unified School District is in the planning and writing stages of approximately $40 million grant for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER III). These funds are designated for use in helping PUSD ensure schools continue to be safe for in-person learning, addressing the learning & social-emotional needs of students, and the implementation of learning loss intervention/mitigation strategies to accelerate learning.

In order to help PUSD develop this plan, families are invited to provide feedback in any of the following ways:

1. School Site Townhall: Webster will be holding a virtual town hall where your principal will share a brief video and slideshow about what ESSER III funds are, what they can be used for, and some activities the district is considering using the funds for. After providing families with that information, you will have a chance to provide comments, feedback, and/or questions that can help PUSD understand the priorities and needs for families as it is writing the ESSER III plan.

2. ESSER III Family Survey: A survey will be available at http://www.pusd.us/survey. All families have the option of completing this survey (even if you attended the School Site Town Hall). This survey will be available from October 4, 2021 until October 10, 2021. If you have students at multiple schools, please complete this survey once for each school that your family attends. This will help PUSD better understand the unique needs of each family at each school site.

Your feedback is very important in the development of the plan. Webster's virtual town hall meeting is scheduled on September 28th at 4pm and can be accessed by going to meet.google.com/wxn-tcxt-gfo

We look forward to any feedback, questions, and comments you have.