Board hears request to use Title I 1003a funds for administrator stipends in designated schools; members ask for grant breakdowns
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Summary
Administrators asked to use 1003a school improvement funds to pay stipends for administrators in designated schools to cover 'above and beyond' work tied to designation; board members sought detail on how much of the grant the stipends comprise and how the district will defend the choice publicly.
District administrators requested approval to use Title I 1003a (school improvement) funds to provide stipends to building administrators in schools with designation status to compensate for additional work tied to school improvement planning and corrective actions.
Administrators described duties that exceed standard contracts — additional leadership meetings, data dives, MTSS work, ROE meetings and other paperwork — and said the stipends are intended to be "above and beyond" normal contracted duties and are capped under the grant’s allowable uses. A district presenter said the stipend requests "have to be under 5%" of available funds and that the proposal is intended to help buildings recover from designation and eventually end the designation status.
Board members expressed concern about equity and long‑term obligations if grant funding disappears, asking for a clear accounting of how much of the 1003a funds are allocated to stipends and how other grant components are being spent. Administrators offered to meet with board members and provide a breakdown of grant allocations and to return with detailed reporting.
The board gave consensus to bring the stipend proposal back with detailed accounting, and administrators said the stipend authority would end when designation ends.
