Crook County SD board approves $3.4 million Student Investment Account grant for 2025–27

The Crook County School District board on Wednesday voted to approve a Student Investment Account grant agreement covering the 2025–2027 biennium, authorizing district staff to accept and administer roughly $3.4 million in SIA funds.

District staff explained that most of the SIA application uses a standardized statewide performance framework but includes district-specific targets — for example, graduation and cohort-completion metrics — that the board must review and approve. “This is, I believe, a $3,400,000 grant,” an administrative presenter said during the discussion.

Board members asked for clarity about which portions of the application are standardized by the legislature and which elements are tailored to the district. Staff said the personalized elements include the local performance targets and the dollar amounts the district will request. The board’s approval is a formal requirement under state law before the district files the final agreement and seeks reimbursements for expenditures already incurred.

After discussion, a board member moved to approve the SIA grant agreement for 2025–2027; the motion passed unanimously. The district indicated it will finalize paperwork and begin the reimbursement process for eligible expenditures once the state completes its administrative steps.

What happens next: Staff will finalize the paperwork and the district will implement the SIA-funded activities and reporting commitments tied to the locally set performance targets. The board will receive updates on SIA spending and progress toward the stated targets as part of regular finance and program reporting.