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Business administrator warns of federal funding uncertainty; district to resurvey teachers on merit-pay proposal
Summary
The district's business administrator briefed the board on roughly $16 million in federal funding streams at risk if the U.S. Department of Education is dismantled, and the administration said it will resurvey teachers about a proposed merit-pay program before bringing a recommendation to the board in April.
Ogden City School District business administrator Zane told the board at its March meeting that the district receives about $16 million in federal funds annually through multiple programs and that proposed federal changes — including a suggested dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education — could put some grants at risk.
Zane walked the board through a five-year view of federal receipts the district tracks, noting large one-time pandemic-era ESSER grants had phased out and that recurring federal streams include Title I (about $3 million annually), IDEA special-education funding (about $2.6 million), and school…
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