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Board approves consolidated district plan; staff flags shifts in federal Title and IDEA funding
Summary
Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 approved its consolidated district plan on June 16; staff told the board they have observed shifts in federal allocations for Title programs and IDEA funds and will plan responses.
The Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 Board of Education approved the district’s consolidated district plan on June 16, a required application that provides access to federal Title funds and IDEA allocations.
The district presenter told the board the plan is filed yearly to maintain eligibility for federal grant funds, and staff noted recent changes in projected Title funding and IDEA that were shared in the board packet. "We are seeing a little bit of some shift in some of our funding for our title funds as you can see in that chart there... We just found this out on June 11," the presenter said, and added that the changes will require district discussions and planning.
The nut graf: without an approved consolidated plan on file with the Illinois State Board of Education, the district would not have access to federal Title and IDEA funds; staff said they will review how the funding shifts affect programs and coordinate next steps with administrators and affected schools.
Board members asked whether zero allocations shown in parts of the packet could be updated later; staff said they were surprised by some of the changes and that districts statewide are weighing impacts. The board approved the plan by roll call vote.
Ending: Staff said they will work with school leaders to adjust plans and will return to the board with details as they develop; no changes to the plan language were described during the meeting excerpt.
