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Southside ISD presents ESSA and federal grant plan ahead of September application deadline
Summary
District staff presented planning allocations and proposed uses for ESSA titles, IDEA and Perkins grants ahead of a Sept. 3 application deadline, emphasizing supplemental uses and required parent engagement.
Southside Independent School District officials on Wednesday reviewed planned federal grant allocations and proposed uses ahead of the district’s consolidated Every Student Succeeds Act application, which is due Sept. 3.
Dr. Oluwini, the district official presenting the grants, told the Board of Trustees the planning allocations include Title I Part A ($2,410,530), Title I Part C (migrant program, $9,247), Title II Part A ($311,750), Title III Part A ($137,102), and Title IV Part A ($180,216). She also reviewed Perkins V (career and technical education, $89,184) and IDEA-B special education funding (IDEA-B formula $1,231,577; IDEA-B preschool $14,480). "This is grant season," Dr. Oluwini said. "These grants are supplemental, so they cannot replace any required items in our local budget."
The nut graf: The presentation was a required public-notice step before submission and outlined how each grant would be used to support supplemental staff payroll for instructional leadership and paraprofessionals, small-group tutoring and summer school, technology labs, parent and family engagement, English learner supports, CTE supplies and industry certifications, and special education services determined by ARD meetings.
District staff stressed repetition of a legal limitation: federal grant funds are supplemental and may not supplant required local or state-funded services. Dr. Oluwini told the board Title I Part A supports small-group tutoring, summer school, literacy initiatives and professional development that is supplemental, and Title III supports payroll for paraprofessionals and supplemental resources for emergent bilingual students. "We use this for supplemental resources, such as educational software and literacy initiatives," she said of Title III funds.
On Perkins V, staff said funds primarily support high-school CTE classrooms with specialized supplies, equipment and certification costs. For IDEA-B, the presentation noted payroll uses (including LSSP interns) and professional or contracted services, and that preschool IDEA-B supports early childhood special education teacher payroll.
The presentation included contact information for public comment; Dr. Oluwini invited members of the public to submit feedback before the district finalizes the consolidated application.
The board did not take action at the meeting; the item was presented for public comment prior to application submission.
