District reports $3.2M in recent community‑support grants; CYFD contract and Save the Children donation highlighted

District staff and the Intercultural/Community Outreach (ICO) team briefed the board on federal, state and private grants that have funded academic supports, community schools positions and direct services to families. Presenters said the district’s Title I program allocation this year is approximately $6,000,000 and supports school DAC plans, pre‑K set‑asides, homeless set‑aside and district supplemental programs; Title II was listed at about $342,457 for professional learning; Title IV funds academic enrichment and STEM activities; and New Mexico Pre‑K funding was shown at about $1,766,000 (divided across program years). Staff also listed Perkins (career/technical education) at $102,680 and a CTE pilot award of $173,827 supporting welding, carpentry, CNA and related career tracks. ICO and safety‑net staff summarized new and recent awards: a CYFD Family Resource Center contract worth about $2.8 million over four years to fund five positions (to be housed under safety net), a Kellogg Foundation award of $300,000 split over two years (used to cover cultural programming and to help Johnson O’Malley shortfalls), and a Thrive/Exchange grant for school gardens. The ICO director also reported a reduction in Johnson O’Malley funding to $32,531 for this year and outlined how staff is prioritizing remaining funds for heritage language and cultural programming. On student support outcomes staff highlighted OST (out‑of‑school time) and high‑dosage tutoring (HDT) results at several schools, with examples of improved IMSA/reading and credit‑recovery rates. Career/technical highlights included four high‑school students who took CNA certification testing; two of the four passed and were described as employed as CNAs while pursuing further education. Dr. Alfreda Harvey and ICO staff also announced an in‑kind donation: Save the Children will deliver 750 backpacks with school supplies (value estimated above $10,000) and the Salvation Army earlier provided about $2,000 in elementary‑level supplies. Staff said they would coordinate distribution through counselors and principals and supply donor photos/acknowledgments as requested. Board members asked for clarity on which services are direct student services versus staffing and asked whether donations are being coordinated with school supply distributions and summer or OST programming. Staff said they will provide more detail on implementation and thanked partner organizations for support.