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Board approves Title I plan; district to apply Community Eligibility Provision at three schools
Summary
The Onslow County Board of Education approved the district Title I plan for 2025-26. Presenters described how the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) will add three schools and shift school-level funding allocations.
The Onslow County Board of Education approved the district's Title I plan for the 2025-26 school year following a presentation explaining how the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) affects school allocations and eligibility.
"The community eligibility provision ... allows all students at participating schools to be served breakfast and lunch at no cost to the students or families," Dr. Boris said while introducing the plan, describing the USDA program that uses a formula based on categorical eligibility to determine reimbursement rates.
Dr. Boris (presenter) explained the district is applying to include Jacksonville Commons Elementary, Bell Fork Elementary and Blue Creek Elementary in CEP; Thompson Early Childhood Center remains in the program. He said those schools are projected to reach reimbursement rates at or near 100 percent and that CEP changes how economically disadvantaged percentages are calculated for Title I rank ordering.
The presentation noted practical consequences for Title I allocations: the district will still serve all elementary and all middle schools under the plan, but rank ordering and school allotments shift when CEP is applied. Dr. Boris said the district's planning budget figure is based on 90 percent of the estimated allotment and that the district expects to adjust school-level allocations once the official NCDPI allotment is received.
Presentation details in the board packet included a planning allotment of approximately $7,000,000 and direct school funding around $7.4 million; the packet also noted district set-asides for private school equitable services, parent and family engagement and supports for homeless, foster and English Learner students. The presenter said the district currently serves more than 900 English Learner students.
Board members asked procedural questions and the board approved the Title I plan by voice vote; no roll-call tally was provided in the transcript. The approval authorizes district staff to proceed with Title I allocations and to finalize school allotments after the state issues the formal allotment.
District staff will continue annual needs assessments at each school to determine how Title I funds are spent at the school level, focusing on remediation, tutors, instructional support, technology and personnel to strengthen instruction.
