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School board discusses Title I reallocation; some schools face reduced per‑pupil discretionary funds
Summary
Washington County School District trustees reviewed a plan to redistribute Title I discretionary funding across tiers of schools, keeping most schools on Title I support while cutting one school entirely and reducing per‑pupil amounts at others.
Washington County School District trustees and staff on March 26 reviewed changes to how Title I discretionary funds will be distributed for the 2018–19 school year, including cutting one low‑ranked school from Title I allocations and reducing per‑pupil discretionary amounts for others.
District staff described a tiered per‑pupil allocation (PPA) model that was used in 2017–18 and how the district proposes to modify it for the coming year. "We don't want to pull the rug totally out from under these schools," a board member said, describing the intent to spread available Title I dollars more broadly rather than eliminate support for many schools.
Kathy, a district staff member who presented the spreadsheet of allocations, said the district previously used three PPA tiers: $500, $450 and $350 per…
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