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Acting superintendent: federal education grant changes, substitute workforce and special-education staffing
Summary
Acting Superintendent Dr. Strasser told the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 board the district must close out a Department of Education schoolwide mental health grant by December, while other federal grants such as the DOJ COPS grant remain in place.
Acting Superintendent Dr. Strasser told the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 board the district must close out a federal schoolwide mental health grant by December, but other grants such as the Department of Justice COPS grant remain in place.
Strasser said district leaders will "utilize what we can of that grant and then close that out accordingly." The announcement came during Strasser's end-of-year report to the board, which also highlighted staffing trends and substitute-teacher contributions.
Why this matters
The loss of the Department of Education schoolwide mental health funding affects programs that were supported at the federal level and requires staff to transition roles or find other funding sources before the December closeout. At the…
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