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District outlines $25–26 Contract for Excellence allocations, emphasizes focus on early literacy and high-need schools
Summary
Deputy superintendent and staff presented the district’s 2025–26 Contract for Excellence plan, which aligns roughly $22 million in required set‑aside funding to categories including time‑on‑task, pre‑K, English‑language learners and staffing supports targeted to the district’s neediest schools.
District staff presented the Newburgh City School District’s Contract for Excellence plan for the 2025–26 school year and explained how state‑required set‑aside amounts will be allocated across schools and program categories.
Rothman, the presentation lead, told trustees that the Contract for Excellence (a state requirement tied to school‑age aid) is not additional state aid but a required set‑aside from existing state aid. He said the set‑aside the district is required to hold for 2025–26 is “close to $22,000,000” and that the following school year (2026–27) is projected to increase further.
Key allocations and priorities
According to the presentation, the state requires district plans to…
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