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District warns federal freeze could delay Title 2 and Title 4 grants that fund staff and after‑school slots
Summary
District staff reported to the board that a federal freeze on several K‑12 formula programs—including Title 2 and Title 4—has put allocations on hold and could affect staffing and after‑school programming; Title 1 allocations were approved and continue.
District staff presented the fiscal‑year consolidated federal application and told the board a temporary federal funding freeze has put several K‑12 formula grants on hold.
Herb Bolton, who presented the consolidated‑application report, said the U.S. Department of Education had frozen certain K‑12 allocations, specifically calling out Title 2 Part A (supporting effective instruction) and Title 4 Part A (student support and academic enrichment) as currently on hold. Bolton said Title 1 Part A and Title 1 Part D allocations have been approved and are moving forward.
Bolton outlined proposed uses for Title 1 funds, including classroom teachers, reading intervention staff, elementary instructional coaches, English‑learner teachers, social workers, kindergarten and first‑grade class‑size reduction and 200 early‑childhood slots. She said Title 1 funds would support nine elementary schools selected under the poverty‑ranking process.
On Title 4 and Title 2, Bolton described planned positions and programming that would be supported if those allocations are released. She warned that with the freeze some positions and program start dates may be delayed or uncertain. When a board member asked how many after‑school slots could be affected, Bolton said the current Title 4/21st Century funding level would affect roughly 160 slots.
Superintendent (name not specified) and other board members said they had contacted congressional representatives in Washington to request action to release the funds, and stressed the potential impact on staff and students if the freeze persists. "Most everything we do in the district when it's over 80% of our budget going to staff, it's going to be staff that are impacted," the superintendent said.
The board unanimously moved to acknowledge the consolidated application report and asked staff to continue monitoring federal guidance and to provide updates as they become available.
