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Superintendent warns of rising dual-enrollment costs, outlines work on LEAP Connect pathway for students with significant disabilities
Summary
Superintendent told the board dual-enrollment tuition and external funding uncertainty could force program changes; she and staff are meeting with Nunez and state partners to develop a LEAP Connect pathway for students with significant disabilities.
During superintendent's notes at the Jan. 28 St. Bernard Parish School Board meeting, Miss Voci raised concerns about the sustainability of current dual-enrollment tuition spending and described plans to work with Nunez and state partners on a LEAP Connect pathway for students with significant disabilities.
The superintendent said the district is paying substantial tuition charges to Nunez for dual-enrollment courses and warned that funding currently subsidizing those costs (including federal ESSER funds and other sources) may not continue. She said, "we're not going to be able to keep that up once that ESSER money is gone," and said the district will have to streamline course offerings to ensure dual-enrollment classes lead to defined career pathways.
Nut graf: The administration signaled possible programmatic changes if external funding declines and described a targeted effort to develop a workforce-aligned pathway for students with significant disabilities (LEAP Connect) in partnership with Nunez and state workforce agencies.
Miss Voci said she will meet with high school administrators and Nunez officials to seek solutions, including negotiating pathways and tuition arrangements. She also said the district intends to advocate with state agencies and the Workforce Investment Commission to secure recognition and funding for LEAP Connect so students with significant disabilities can access postsecondary training and more independent-living pathways.
Board members asked about the timing and budgetary impact; the superintendent said material and supplies expenditures for career and technical education typically increase later in the school year and that some figures shown in financial reports reflect timing rather than cuts. She said the administration will return with more concrete proposals and possible budget adjustments.
Ending: The superintendent said meetings with Nunez will be rescheduled and that the administration may ask the board for support in contacting state-level partners to advance the LEAP Connect pathway for students with significant disabilities.
