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After state funding shortfall, district secures SOESD funds to run targeted second‑grade literacy summer camp
Summary
Grants Pass SD 7 said it did not receive direct state summer school funds after the state added reading results to the allocation formula; the district instead will use $60,000 from SOESD plus local SIA funds to run targeted five‑week half‑day summer literacy programming for up to 100 second graders not at benchmark.
Administrators told the board May 21 that Grants Pass SD 7 expected summer school funding from a state legislative allocation but ultimately did not receive a direct allocation after the state changed the ranking formula to include reading results. District staff described the loss as disappointing but said the Southern Oregon ESD (SOESD) received $60,000 to distribute to component districts and that Ashland and Grants Pass were the only two component districts that did not get direct…
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