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Superintendent briefs board on possible federal Education Department changes; says district Title I funding not immediately threatened
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Allen told the Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 board the district’s Title and special-education funding streams were continuing, but cautioned that proposed changes to federal administration could create timing and oversight issues.
Superintendent Dr. Allen briefed the Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board of Education on March 26 about national proposals to reorganize or shift responsibilities away from the U.S. Department of Education and what that could mean for district programs and funding.
In the discussion, Dr. Allen said Title programs support several district functions and that Title I funds for low-income student supports come from federal appropriations to the Department of Education, are routed through the state, and are then distributed to districts. “For our district, that is roughly about a million dollars of funds,” she said, later describing it as “probably 1.1, maybe $1,150,000” in total Title funding. She emphasized that, as of the board meeting, the…
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