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Board hears integrated guidance grants update and new literacy investments

Ontario SD 8C Board of Directors · August 29, 2025
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District staff reported on integrated guidance grants supporting early intervention, CTE, dual credit and a newly awarded comprehensive literacy grant; leadership said the district spent grant funds on tutoring, college tuition and updated K–3 intervention curriculums.

District staff briefed the board on the suite of state grants grouped under the state's "integrated guidance" umbrella and on a newly awarded comprehensive literacy grant.

Jody explained that the integrated guidance grouping includes early intervention, high school success and student investment funds and that the district uses those dollars to expand college-credit access, CTE certifications and targeted student supports. "We paid, I think, 40 or $50,000 last year just in tuition for kids, for college," Jody said when describing last year's college credit tuition payments.

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