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Board approves districtIntegrated Programs application covering mental health, literacy and CTE
Summary
The Ontario School District board approved the district's 2025—27 integrated programs application, a multi-grant renewal that layers state funds for mental health, literacy, career and technical education and other priorities; the application will be submitted to the Oregon Department of Education for final review.
The Ontario School District board on March 31 approved the district's 2025—27 Integrated Programs application, a biennial renewal that combines multiple state funding streams for services ranging from mental health and safety to early literacy and career and technical education.
The board vote cleared a plan that the district said would align roughly $3.2—3.4 million across programs that the presenter described as focused on "graduation rates, college and career readiness, mental health and reducing disparities for focal groups." The application will be submitted to the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) for review and final approval.
The district presentation summarized the six funding strands included under the integrated umbrella: high school success, literacy, career and technical education (CTE), early identification and intervention, the Student Investment Account (mental health and academic supports), and federal school improvement funds. The presenter said the planning process required data, community engagement and use of an equity lens prescribed by the state.
The plan lists priorities the district intends to fund, including tiered mental-health supports, building safety and facility upgrades, expanded CTE participation, reducing barriers to college credit (including a $50,000 set-aside for tuition), early literacy programming and ninth-grade transition activities. The presenter said those priorities came from a needs assessment that included surveys and stakeholder feedback.
Board members asked how the district tracks focal groups and whether disparities are narrowing; the presenter said the district tracks group membership and academic indicators when possible and uses that data to measure progress.
The board voted in favor of the application by voice vote. If ODE accepts the plan, the district said it will post the final plan on the district website and begin implementation of the funded strategies. The presenter noted ODE's allocations and warned that state guidance and amounts can change during the review process.
The board's approval sends the district's integrated application to ODE for its review and signature, after which the district will be authorized to spend the funds according to the approved plan.
