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Wenatchee officials outline risks to federal programs, contingency steps to protect services
Summary
Tim Shepherd, the district’s director of state and federal programs, told the board that several federal and competitive grants face uncertainty; the district is using braided funding, carryforward planning and limited non‑continuing contracts to preserve services while monitoring final allocations.
Tim Shepherd, the Wenatchee School District director of state and federal programs, briefed the school board on how state and federal grants are braided to support instruction and on contingency planning after recent drops in competitive funding.
Shepherd said the district uses a consolidated grant structure (multiple Title programs under ESEA/ESSA) and braids federal and state funds so different parts of initiatives can be funded while preserving each program’s reporting and compliance requirements. "Braiding funds ... empowers districts to maximize funding impact," Shepherd said during the workshop.
Why it matters: the district relies on a mix of federal allocations (Title I, II, III, IV, McKinney‑Vento and others) and state grants (LAP, TBIP, HSSEP, TPEP, BEST) to pay for staff and programs that serve multilingual learners, students experiencing homelessness and other…
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