Parma City School District staff updated the board on the district’s Title funds allocations for fiscal year 2025 and estimated carryovers. The district reported about $9.8 million in Title funds in the prior year and an estimated $8.5 million in allocations plus carryovers as of July 28, 2025.

Why it matters: Title funds support targeted federal education programs and shifts in the district’s allocation can affect program staffing, materials and services that support students with additional needs.

At the meeting, a staff speaker said the district had initially projected $7.2 million in allocations in an earlier presentation; with estimated carryover, the total now looks to be about $8.5 million. The speaker said that represents an increase of roughly $1.2 million compared with that earlier projection but remains down about $1.3 million from the prior year’s $9.8 million total. The speaker stated these numbers so the board would have current figures for planning; the transcript attributes these remarks to a staff presenter but does not specify the staff member’s name in the excerpt provided.

The district did not specify in the transcript which specific Title program (for example, Title I, Title II, Title III) these funds represent; the record refers generally to "title dollars" and "title funds." The transcript also does not include a detailed breakdown of how the estimated carryover would be allocated across schools, programs or staffing.

Board members acknowledged the update; no formal action on the Title funds report was recorded in the provided excerpt.