Orange County school districts are set to receive millions of dollars as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP), recently signed into law by the federal government. The Santa Ana Unified School District is estimated to receive $134 million from the bill, while the Capistrano Unified School District will receive close to $40 million. As part of the plan, the U.S. Department of Education announced March 17 that the state of California would receive more than $15 billion to uplift K-12 schools to distribute to its districts through an Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) program. The SAUSD has not fully mapped out how it will best utilize the funds, a spokesperson told The Epoch Times. “In general, the funding will help support learning loss caused by school closures, and costs associated with reopening schools,”Fermin Leal said via email March 23. “This could include funding for tutoring, after-school programs, teacher training, parent support services, purchasing of PPE, …