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Buncombe County Schools details Title I spending, staffing and monitoring amid funding uncertainty
Summary
At an April Board of Education meeting, Dr. Jennifer Reed outlined how Buncombe County Schools uses Title I funds for early literacy, staff and family engagement, noting reduced federal allocations and timing risks tied to census and federal appropriations.
At the Buncombe County Board of Education meeting in April, Dr. Jennifer Reed delivered the board's strategic-plan highlight on Title I programming, describing how federal funds flow to the district and how the system uses them to support early literacy in K–6 schools.
Reed said Title I supports the district’s strategic goals by funding early literacy, family engagement and staff development and stressed the program’s focus on evidence-aligned reading instruction. "We have unlocked how students learn to read," she said, describing a coordinated, districtwide approach.
Title I funding in Buncombe County Schools accounts for just over 40% of the district's federal funds and the district's total federal revenue equals 6.5% of the system's state/local/federal budget mix. Reed told the board the Title I allocation for the district is a little over $7,000,000 this year and that the district received about $1.2 million…
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