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Transylvania County Schools says federal funds frozen; district readies contingencies
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Fletcher told the school board a federal funding release is on hold and that the district is preparing reallocations; public commenters urged the board to take a more active advocacy role.
Dr. Fletcher, superintendent of Transylvania County Schools, told the school board the U.S. Department of Education had put a previously approved funding release on hold and said the district does not yet know how long the freeze will last. “No programs are going to be cut due to the funding freeze,” Dr. Fletcher said.
The superintendent said county staff had asked district officials in February to provide an accounting of annual federal funding and uses after reports about a potential Department of Education shutdown. Fletcher said the district has been “proactive” since first learning of the possibility and that the system is in a stronger position than many peers. For the first time…
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