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Chandler Unified outlines federal-program spending, ELD gains and funding uncertainty
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District officials summarized federal and state grant allocations—highlighting Title I spending, an ADE audit with no findings and steady English-language-development gains—while warning of federal funding uncertainty and possible administrative shifts.
Chandler Unified School District officials on Tuesday summarized how federal and state grants support programs across the district, saying Title I and English language development (ELD) services account for a large share of federal-program work and student supports.
Dr. Corey Brenner, director of federal programs for Chandler Unified, said the district received about $18.5 million in grant funding this school year across programs, with roughly half—about $9 million—under the federal programs department’s purview. He said Title I allocations over recent years have ranged “anywhere from 4.2 to $4,500,000” and that about 74.8% of Title I funds go directly to instructional and student supports at federally identified sites.
The presentation stressed program outcomes and compliance. Jamie Williams, a K–12 ELD academic coach, and colleagues described daily targeted ELD instruction for…
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