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Board hears effect of Head Start loss, Title I carryover on pre‑K; seeks county flexibility for 3‑year‑old seats
Summary
Board members were told the district lost Head Start funding and will face a $2.4 million reduction tied to pre‑K programming; administrators requested county flexibility to place NC Pre‑K 4‑year‑old funds in classrooms that better serve family needs and described use of Title I carryover to supplement pre‑K.
Board members were told that the district’s pre‑K programming faces significant revenue changes after the loss of Head Start funding and a reduction in carryover Title I support. Josie Barnhart and other members of the board flagged a $2.4 million shortfall tied to pre‑K services and said the decrease has already reduced the number of students the district can serve.
“Part of this number that we're seeing in the 9 9, 1.4 is coming from that SafeLight we're no longer receiving from the city of Wilmington,” Barnhart said; later the board said the…
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