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East Grand Forks board backs application for state AD‑SIS funds to add behavior specialists
Summary
The East Grand Forks Public School District board gave informal approval to apply to the Minnesota Department of Education for AD‑SIS state special‑education aid to fund two behavior interventionists in year 1 and add reading specialists in year 2, with an estimated two‑year district cost of about $145,600 if fully implemented.
The East Grand Forks Public School District board on Aug. 11 gave informal approval for district staff to apply to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) for AD‑SIS state special‑education aid and to post one additional behavior interventionist position for the 2025–26 school year.
The funds, Soraya, a district staff member, told the board, are “state special ed aid to fund early academic and behavior supports in general education” and are intended to pay for tier‑2 and tier‑3 interventions that keep students in general education settings. Soraya said the district already has one behavior interventionist and is proposing to add one more this year at the elementary level; in year two the plan would add two reading specialists at the secondary level.
The board’s informal endorsement — given by consensus rather than a formal roll‑call vote — allows administrators to finalize a two‑year staffing and budget plan and submit the application to MDE. Soraya told the board the aid is not a one‑time grant but state aid that is paid the year after services are delivered: “It’s paid the year after services are…
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