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Alamo Heights ISD leaders flag federal grant shortfalls, cite stark Title funding gap with nearby district
Summary
District finance staff told the school board that federal grants for Alamo Heights ISD are far smaller than a nearby Bexar County district's allocations, limiting programs from Title I interventions to career and technical education; the board said it will pursue competitive grants and continue local budgeting to protect services.
Alamo Heights ISD district staff told the board Wednesday that federal grant dollars for the district trail a nearby Bexar County district by wide margins, leaving local leaders to stretch limited funds across student interventions and career-technical programs.
"We sent back $23,000,000," the presenter said while summarizing fiscal pressures and compliance burdens attached to federal grants. The presenter framed the gap by listing several federal grant awards: "Title I ... we get $371,000. Our neighboring school district gets $2,400,000," and "Title II ... we have $100,000. They have $309,000." (Unidentified Staff, Speaker 9).
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