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El Paso ISD received roughly $4 million in School Action Fund awards for Montessori, ACE restarts and planning grants
Summary
Trustees heard details of recent School Action Fund (SAF) awards covering Montessori implementation, ACE restarts and other planning grants, and were told TEA’s grant timelines and sustainability risks influence district budgeting and program continuation.
El Paso — At the Aug. 27 special board workshop, El Paso ISD staff and consultants reviewed the district’s recent School Action Fund (SAF) awards, telling trustees that the district has received about $4 million in SAF planning and implementation awards across several campuses.
The grants fund a mix of activities: Montessori planning and implementation at select campuses, ACE restarts at low-performing sites and planning awards for STEM and extended-day (ADSY) pilots. The consultants noted that TEA requires separate planning and implementation applications and that many SAF awards are structured as multi-year grants with a planning year followed by up to two years of implementation funding.
“Receiving a School Action Fund award does not constitute an…
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