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Finance director says two large grants delay state drawdowns as department completes prior-year cleanup
Summary
Finance staff told the Gadsden County School Board at a Feb. 27 financial workshop that two large federal grants — ESSER and Title IV — remain open while staff finish prior‑year corrections; the district cannot use the state portal to draw additional funds until its grant reports are reconciled.
Miss Roon, finance presenter for the district, told the school board at its Feb. 27 financial workshop that two large grants remain open and are delaying the district's ability to draw funds through the state's portal.
Miss Roon said, "We have 2 last grants that we're trying to close out. The finance department is also working very closely with DOE. We had a conversation on Friday, with Miss Pritchetton, trying to make sure that we clean up our numbers as best we can so that we can close out reports for our grants. Currently, we are frozen with the state. So until we get those reports turned in, we will not be able to draw down additional funds."
The district identified the two…
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