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Board approves Education Is Freedom partnership with up‑to‑$300,000 outcome‑based contingency
Summary
Lancaster ISD approved participation in Education Is Freedom, a partner that will provide three college advisers as seed funding; the district agreed to an outcome‑based payment structure with a maximum $300,000 obligation above an identified baseline.
The Lancaster ISD Board of Trustees approved participation in Education Is Freedom, a post‑secondary access partner that would provide seed funding (three college advisers) and support college and career advising at Lancaster High School.
District staff explained the partnership model: Education Is Freedom would provide advisers as upfront seed capital to staff college‑ and career‑readiness work; the district would pay only if specified financial/outcome thresholds are met. Staff presented an example illustration in which a baseline threshold (an example $100,000) is established from historical financing, and the district would be obligated to pay up to $300,000 on outcomes above that baseline. Board members asked clarifying questions about the payment structure and how adviser support is funded; staff said the partner would provide the three advisers up front and the district’s obligation would be outcome-contingent.
Trustee Jones moved approval of the Education Is Freedom $300,000 outcome‑based funding contingency; Trustee Nichols seconded the motion. The board voted unanimously to approve the contingency and directed staff to finalize agreement language and return executed documents as required.
Ending Staff will finalize contract benchmarks, outcome measures and reporting, and provide the board with the executed agreement and a schedule for quarterly outcome reporting.
