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Superintendent warns possible federal funding cuts and state insurance changes could raise district costs
Summary
Superintendent Shane Patrick told the board that proposed federal budget changes could eliminate Title II-A, Title III and migrant-education allocations that currently fund district staff, and that state changes to health insurance funding will raise the district's per-employee costs for a seven-month period starting Jan. 1, 2026.
Superintendent Shane Patrick briefed the board on two funding risks the district is watching: proposed federal budget reductions that could eliminate Title II-A (programs supporting effective instruction), Title III (English learner services), and Migrant Education funding, and a state change to the way the state pays employee health-insurance contributions.
Patrick said the district's current allocations were: Title III roughly $111,000 for the year; Migrant allotment $25,000 (served through a cooperative agreement); and Title II-A about $144,000. He explained that those funds primarily…
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