Superintendent reports $150,000 cybersecurity grant and outlines challenges from Third Grade Success Act and winter weather
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The superintendent briefed the board on winter-weather operations, the logistical and staffing implications of the Third Grade Success Act literacy measures, and announced a fully funded $150,000 cybersecurity grant the district received to offset security system costs.
In superintendent's updates, district leadership thanked maintenance, custodial and transportation staff for response to an extended deep freeze that required extra plowing, salting and bus maintenance. The superintendent said staff worked through severe conditions to keep services moving and flagged potential calendar adjustments to avoid extending the school year.
On academic accountability, the superintendent and curriculum staff discussed the Third Grade Success Act implementation for 2026: new literacy tasks, dyslexia screening and the prospect of third-grade holdbacks next year. Staff said they will run benchmark testing and train teachers on literacy tasks; district leaders noted potential staffing moves and transportation implications if holdbacks require reassigning teachers or shifting grade placements.
District staff announced a cybersecurity grant award of $150,000 that was applied for in April and "fully funded for what we requested," according to staff present. The superintendent said the funds will offset cybersecurity system costs already implemented and that the district will continue to pursue similar funding opportunities.
Board members pressed for details on how many students might be affected by the third-grade rules and how teacher assignments would be coordinated; staff said they are analyzing school-level projections and will report back when numbers are confirmed. No formal board action on these items was taken at the meeting.