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District used $1 million summer grant to expand high school credits, kindergarten transitions; future funding remains uncertain
Summary
The district received $1 million in 2025 summer-learning grant funds tied to House Bill 27, used to fund high-school summer school (674 students, 736 credits), a rising-sixth transition program, expanded literacy supports and internships; presenters warned that federal and state funding uncertainty may threaten future summer programs.
Superintendent Yvonne Dibley and Natalie Whistler, director of community services, told the board on Oct. 9 that the district won $1 million in summer-learning grant funds tied to House Bill 27 and used the award to restore and expand multiple summer programs.
"We were awarded a million dollars in grant funds this summer," Whistler said. The district said the funds arrived on a short timeline; the grant application was submitted May 12 and summer programming launched June 23.
Grant requirements directed that funded programs prioritize literacy and credit recovery and meet minimum-hours thresholds: 80 continuous hours per cohort for most programs and 30 hours for kindergarten-transition activities. The hour requirement forced the district to change plans: the kindergarten-transition program that had…
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