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Board briefed on House budget amendment for Title I early-childcare pilot; would match up to $500,000 in year two
Summary
Chief of staff Cheryl Woodhouse described a House budget amendment that would provide up to $500,000 for a childcare pilot for Title I school employees, with cost-sharing in thirds among grant funds, schools and employees; members raised questions about timing, standards and equity.
Cheryl Woodhouse, chief of staff for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, briefed the school board on a House budget amendment that would create an early-childcare assistance pilot targeted at Title I schools and, if approved, could provide up to $500,000 in state grant funds.
Woodhouse said the House version would allocate funds "upwards of $500,000" that would operate on a one-third, one-third, one-third cost-sharing model in the program's second year: one-third from the grant, one-third from the school division or school-level partner, and one-third from the employee. "It is right now just the house bill," Woodhouse said, and she…
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