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Northumberland schools report $251,316 maintenance‑of‑effort shortfall; state review underway
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Karen Leslie told the Northumberland County Board of Supervisors that Northumberland County Public Schools may have failed to meet a federal maintenance‑of‑effort (MOE) requirement for special education spending in fiscal year 2023–24, leaving a potential shortfall of $251,316.43.
Assistant Superintendent Karen Leslie told the Northumberland County Board of Supervisors that Northumberland County Public Schools may have failed to meet a federal maintenance‑of‑effort (MOE) requirement for special education spending in fiscal year 2023–24, leaving a potential shortfall of $251,316.43.
The MOE requirement, Leslie said, obliges local school divisions to spend the same or more local (and local+state) dollars on students with disabilities year to year. Leslie and Jessica Rogers, the division’s director of special education, reported they completed a line‑by‑line review of payroll and expenditures and submitted materials to the Virginia Department of Education for validation.
Rogers said the division located $2,063,523.87…
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