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Shippensburg district warns federal Title funds on hold could cut school services
Summary
Miss DeLong, a district staff member, told the Shippensburg Area School District board that federal Title allocations that fund reading specialists, class‑size reduction and English‑learner supports are currently ‘‘on hold’’ at the federal level and cannot be applied for yet.
Miss DeLong, a district staff member, told the Shippensburg Area School District board that federal Title allocations the district typically uses for academic interventions and specialized services remain ‘‘on hold’’ at the federal level and the district cannot yet submit its consolidated application.
The federal funding supports Title I supplemental instruction (reading and math), Title II professional development, Title III English‑learner services and Title IV programming, DeLong said. "So part of the requirements are to have a stakeholder meeting, to discuss the purpose of the federal funds, the proposed usage of the funds, give anybody who's interested the opportunity to provide feedback on the usage of our federal funds," she said.
Why it matters: the district budgeted about $1.1 million in federal awards last year, and staff said those dollars fund salaries for reading specialists and coaches, diagnostic subscriptions and several…
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