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Waynesville administrators warn of Title funding instability and reliance on federal funds for 14 positions
Summary
District leaders said Title I, II and III funds support reading teachers, preschool staff and coaches; funding decreased this year, Title II/III were frozen early in the year, and 14 positions are currently paid from Title dollars, creating planning uncertainty.
District officials told the Waynesville R‑VI Board that federal Title funding remains unstable this year and that the district has already seen decreases affecting staffing and programming.
Mr. Henson reviewed how Title I funds are used for instruction, interventions, parental involvement and staff such as building coaches and reading teachers; Title II supports staff training and recruitment, and Title III supports English learners and related staffing. He said the district uses Title funds to support four building coaches, two reading teachers, preschool staff and other paraprofessionals.
Henson said Title II and Title III funds were effectively frozen at the start of the school year and that the district’s Title allocation decreased this year. ‘‘Right now we just have enough,’’ he said, warning that instability complicates planning for positions paid by Title. He stated that 14 positions are paid from Title funding and urged the board to be cognizant of the risk to those roles if funding changes.
Administrators described federal monitoring and audit processes and noted that Title funding decisions follow a federal timeline, usually with updates in October. Board members asked for context about the relative size of the district’s Title III allocation; administrators said the district’s Title III is larger because of the number of English learners and that free‑and‑reduced counts also drive Title allocations.
No formal action was taken on funding at the meeting; administrators said they will continue to monitor federal guidance and keep the board informed.
