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Pulaski County school officials outline $1.17 million special‑education grant request, plan service expansions
Summary
District staff told the school board the special‑education annual plan affirms ongoing services and requests $1,170,000 in federal 6‑11 grant funding (plus a $36,000 6‑19 award) to support paraprofessionals, specialist salaries and contracted services; the plan returns next month as an action item for submission to the Department of Education.
Pulaski County School Board members heard a detailed presentation on the district’s special‑education annual plan and two federal grant requests that staff said are essential to sustaining services for students with disabilities.
Dr. Polchow, presenting the plan, said the large federal grant application (the “6‑11” program) requests $1,170,000 to cover salaries, benefits and services. "The total request is $1,170,000," she said, and staff noted roughly $580,000 of that would be allocated to personnel — about 20 paraprofessionals and six professional staff positions. She described the grant as supporting extra‑duty wages, supplemental services, professional development and some…
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