The Board of Public Education approved a one‑time strategic teacher supply grant intended to provide $500 to roughly 2,700 classroom teachers to purchase instructional materials and classroom supplies.

Staff described the program as a targeted, one‑time expenditure to reduce out‑of‑pocket spending by teachers for classroom supplies. The board’s motion authorized a budget amendment to fund the program in the amount of $1,350,000.

Superintendent Dr. Watts told board members the district will form a committee to operationalize the grant and to ensure funds are used for the program’s intended purposes; staff committed to having processes in place by the start of the school year. Board members praised the grant as a direct way to reduce teachers’ personal expenditures; Dr. Howard Hall, a board member and former teacher, said he was pleased to see support for classroom educators.

The board approved the budget transfer and amendment by voice vote.