As pandemic-era federal funds began to run out last year, the County School Superintendent’s Office had to scramble. Former superintendent Alfredo Velásquez recalled they had used ESSER funds to run about 50 summer camps in the past but that those funds were exhausted.

Recalling a conversation with then-chief deputy Maya Donnelly, Velásquez said he was lucky to have another source to tap into. ×

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