Huntley Community School District 158 staff reviewed the district’s Consolidated District Plan — the annual federal grant application that describes how Title I, II, III, IV and IDEA funds will be spent — and told the board the plan includes clearer, more specific descriptions of intended use and aligns grant spending with district strategic goals.

Ms. Gill (staff member) and Ms. Jacobson (staff member) explained the plan documents Title I allocations (for schools that qualify for partial Title I funding), Title II funds for teacher and leader professional learning, Title III language-instruction and immigrant-student supports, Title IV student supports and IDEA special-education funds. Staff noted the district does not have full Title I schools and has expended ESSER dollars.

Ms. Gill thanked Ms. Jacobson for consolidating the multi-page report and told the board that, after board approval at the full meeting, the district will submit the application and the state may request revisions. The committee voted to move the item forward: “we will move six-two forward to the May 15 meeting,” a staff speaker said.

What’s next: The Consolidated District Plan will appear on the May 15 board agenda for formal approval and staff said they expect to make any state-requested edits after submission.