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Cedar Hill ISD staff to apply for TEA LIFT grant; trustees briefed on Bluebonnet curriculum tradeoffs
Summary
Administration told trustees it will apply for TEA's LIFT grant (formerly Strong Foundations), which offers multiyear funding if the district adopts TEA-approved 'Bluebonnet' materials; trustees asked about religious texts and local funding implications.
District staff told the board it plans to apply for the Texas Education Agency's LIFT grant, an opportunity that provides technical assistance and multiyear funding for districts that adopt TEA-approved instructional materials.
The administration said the LIFT grant funding is structured so that if an LEA selects Bluebonnet (the TEA version of Carnegie/Amplify) as its curriculum, it can receive up to three years of funds; if the district selects another approved HQIM (highly qualified…
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