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Sheboygan Area School District submits modified federal assurance amid budget uncertainty
Summary
Dr. Conrad told the board the district submitted a modified assurance to preserve roughly $10.8 million in federal funding and is monitoring related court challenges and a shifting state budget that could further affect programs.
Dr. Conrad updated the Sheboygan Area School District Board of Education on a recent decision to submit a modified federal assurance to preserve federal funds the district relies on.
The superintendent-level presenter said the district moved two weeks ago to submit an amended certification, describing the action as a measured response to "a lot of chaos, and a lot of anxiety from our staff" while emphasizing the need to protect student services.
The modified submission, Dr. Conrad said, affirmed the district would "follow Title 6 and that we would follow the law, and that we would reserve our rights and defenses afforded to us." He told the board the affected funding totals "about $10,800,000, 9 percent of our total budget," and that withholding that funding would be "catastrophic" for the district.
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