Masada Charter School, Inc.

This funding application seeks to address a few issues that Masada Charter School has faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The school endured a drop in enrollment that negatively impacted their total state funding. ESSER funds are being requested in order to provide financial support for instructional salaries that address student learning loss. The instructors provide a personalized learning and multi tier system of supports for students. Masada's academic model is structured so that students are receiving interventions based on their level of need. Teachers provide personalized learning. All teachers at Masada provide interventions and programs based on personal needs identified from an individual data analysis of the student. The intervention levels for MTSS ranges from Tier 1 to Tier 3 with the majority of Masada's instructional efforts occurring at the Intensive Intervention (Tier 3) level using student data, iterative adaptations, and expert teacher/coach guidance.

ESSER Funds are needed for continuity of services to continue instruction by paying for teachers salaries. Evidence Based programs are: For ELA Programs are: Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LIPS) listed on the ESSA website and Amplify Reading. For Math Programs are: Saxon Math for struggling Learners and SAVIS Math. The vulnerable populations to be targeted are economically advantaged and special education.

To support student social and emotional needs a .25 school counselor will be provided for student services. The vulnerable populations to be targeted are economically advantaged and special education.