RSU 40 committee recommends conceptual ESEA plan; proposes moving homeless coordinator into Title I and adding half‑time library literacy role

RSU 40/MSAD 40 committee members recommended a conceptual Elementary and Secondary Education Act spending plan and discussed using Title I funds to cover the district McKinney‑Vento coordinator and to create a half‑time library literacy specialist for Miller and Warren schools.

Tom, a staff presenter, told committee members the district still has not received next year’s ESEA allocation from the U.S. Department of Education and said, “we still have no allocation from DOE.” He summarized the district’s planning approach: assume Title I will be roughly level and prepare for reductions in other places so the district is not forced into deeper cuts later.

The discussion centered on two funding pressures. Presenter figures show the district’s current Title I spending this year at about $752,786.60 and a planning scenario that would reduce Title I spending next year by roughly $170,000 if some positions are eliminated. Separately, the district’s Title V (rural schools) allocation was reported as likely to drop to roughly $9,400 next year, which, if correct,…