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Board plans for loss of federal Title II/Title V funds; administration assumes $570,000 shortfall
Summary
District staff told trustees the budget assumes no Title II and Title V federal funding in a precautionary move; the administration estimated the potential loss at about $570,000 and built contingency reserves accordingly.
Riverton — During the budget hearing the district's business manager told trustees the 2025–26 budget was written conservatively, assuming the district might not receive Title II and Title V grants from the federal government.
"It's about 570,000 or so, approximately," Colton said when asked about the total of the Title funds the district could lose. He said the budget was prepared without relying on that money and that the district had set aside reserves and tightened nonlabor spending to protect wage increases and steps if the grant awards do not arrive.
Colton explained the district planned the adopted budget so that, if the federal dollars are restored later, the district would be "happily surprised" rather than forced to cut programs; if not, the administration estimated the gap at roughly $609,000 in one slide, and the budget preserves a cushion in reserves to absorb that risk.
Why it matters: Title II and Title V funds typically support professional development, class-size reduction strategies and other programmatic costs. The loss of those funds would shift costs to the local budget and potentially affect service levels unless other sources are identified.
Next steps: The administration will monitor state and federal notifications about Title allocations and report any confirmed awards or shortfalls to the board; trustees and staff said the district prefers conservative planning rather than contingent assumptions about federal awards.
