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District staff outline federal education funding allocations and contingency plans amid possible federal cuts
Summary
Yankton School District staff reviewed how federal grants — including Title I, IDEA, Title II-A, Title IV and others — are used in the district, detailed allocation amounts for the current year, and described contingency planning given proposals in Congress that could cut some programs.
District administrators and federal-programs staff on the meeting’s agenda presented the district’s consolidated federal grant allocations, how those funds are used, and contingency planning in the event of federal funding reductions.
“Mister Clemensch” (district staff) told the board the district conducts a public consolidated-grant meeting each May “that goes through every item of Title 1, 2A, 3, 4,” and described how Title I funds are used primarily for intervention staff in elementary schools. He said Title I directly supports math and reading interventionists and parent engagement activities.
Staff provided the following allocations and uses for federal programs in the current year as presented to the board:
- Title I: roughly $600,000 allocated; used mainly for staffing (six interventionists across elementary schools) and family engagement. A private school proportional share was…
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