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Superintendent recommends 'sit tight' on nonresident tuition and flags potential $500,000 in delayed Title funds; CAST, CarePortal and AI pilots coming
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Stanley recommended holding current nonresident tuition rates and reported summer-school participation and credit totals; she also said about $500,000 in Title funds remained under federal review.
Superintendent Dr. Stanley used her report to recommend the board “sit tight” on changing nonresident tuition rates after a neighboring county sharply reduced its fee; she said the division will continue to monitor rates in surrounding localities before proposing any change.
She reported summer-school participation and outcomes: about 534 elementary students attended summer programs, about 198 middle-school students attended, and about 158 high-school students attended; at the secondary level the division recorded about 125 credits earned during summer sessions. (Numbers cited during the meeting were as presented by the superintendent.)
Dr. Stanley also told the board that the federal government has temporarily frozen some Title funds the division normally receives (Title I, II, III and IV); she said one portion (Title IV‑B) had been released but that roughly $500,000 in other Title funds remained under review. She said the district has not been told the funds will be withheld permanently and will not change plans until further notice.
She previewed two student-support programs the division plans to present at the next meeting: CAST (coping and support training), aimed at secondary students at risk for substance issues, and CarePortal, a network that routes student needs to local churches and community organizations. Dr. Stanley said funding for those programs will come from settlement-derived funds routed through the county board of supervisors.
Finally, Dr. Stanley said the division will pilot AI tools for teachers (“Magic School”) this year; technology staff will present implementation guidelines and monitoring practices in a future meeting.
Ending: The board asked staff to bring a legislative‑agenda first reading in August to align with an upcoming regional meeting, and Dr. Stanley said staff will return with details on the student‑support programs and AI pilot.
