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Beech Grove board accepts $35,191 Early Literacy grant, reviews finances and notes funding-floor gap

Beech Grove City Schools School Board · January 15, 2025
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Superintendent Laura Hammock told the board that Beech Grove will receive $35,191.82 from the Indiana Department of Education's Early Literacy Achievement Grant, reported a funding-floor shortfall of about $64,000 and noted the district is not on the DOAB watch list.

At its January meeting, Beech Grove City Schools' administration presented grant and finance updates: the district will receive an Early Literacy Achievement Grant of $35,191.82, accepted by the board, and administrators described a funding-floor shortfall of roughly $64,000 that the district must publicly report under state rules.

Superintendent Laura Hammock explained the grant is a formula award based on iRead3 assessment data and asked the board to approve receipt and distribution of the $35,191.82 payment to educators. "This year Beech…

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