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Perrysburg board hears detailed review of federal grants; district uses Title funds, McKinney-Vento and IDEA for staffing and services
Summary
District staff told the Perrysburg Exempted Village Board on Dec. 15 that Title I will fund part-time teachers at qualifying buildings and that McKinney-Vento and IDEA funds support transportation, temporary shelter and special education salaries; presenters warned some federal programs must be carefully monitored to avoid supplanting.
PERRYSBURG, Ohio — District staff on Dec. 15 reviewed how Perrysburg Exempted Village Schools allocates federal and related state grants, saying the awards fund staff positions, targeted student services and supports for families experiencing housing instability.
Superintendent Dr. Anstead introduced district presenters including Chris Harper and Andrea Glesser, who walked the board through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs now administered under Every Student Succeeds Act and related grants such as IDEA and McKinney-Vento. "Under title 1, you can see that we awarded $129,000," Harper said, adding that because Perrysburg is a targeted district, Woodland, Toth, Frank and the junior high qualified for allocations and each receives a part-time teacher this year.
Dr. Glesser described IDEA Part B as the district—s largest federal grant and said the funds are largely directed to special education teachers and related services; presenters emphasized that special-education costs borne by the general fund remain far larger than federal awards. "When you hear $1 million, it—s a lot of money — and it is important — but special education expenditures from the general fund exceed that figure by a wide margin," Glesser said.
Presenters outlined discrete uses for other programs: Title II’s roughly $20,000 supports substitutes and professional development; Title III, run as a six-district consortium, backs English-learner programming and family engagement (including handheld translation devices); Title IV (about $10,000) funds enrichment and committee work such as an AI subcommittee and Math Camp; and McKinney-Vento dollars cover transportation, supplies and short-term shelter when needed.
Officials cautioned the board that federal dollars carry compliance rules. "The supplement-not-supplant rule is at the forefront of most of what we do," Harper said, noting annual monitoring tiers under ESSA and the district—s current status as a tier-2 desk review.
Board members asked about local supports for students experiencing homelessness. Harper said most such students are "doubled up" with relatives or friends, a few families live in hotels and the district coordinates with shelters in Lucas and Wood counties as necessary.
Presenters said some grants are at risk of reduction; they cited a lost Title 3 immigration award this year (about $7,000) and relayed conference feedback that Title II may be vulnerable in future federal appropriations even as Title I and IDEA appeared likely to remain stable in the near term.
The presentation closed with staff offering to meet individually with board members for additional details and documentation.
The board did not take action on the presentation; monitoring and quarterly cross-checks were reported as ongoing.
