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Urbana SD 116 updates board on GEAR UP grant, tutor.com rollout and CTE expansions
Summary
Dr. Tanya Deacon and GEAR UP coordinator Selena Harper briefed the board on the GEAR UP grant status, describing federal funding delays, current program rollouts (UHS transition, tutor.com for grades 6–12), and grant allocations that include salary and site funding across district schools.
Dr. Tanya Deacon, the district director for grants and secondary leadership, told the Urbana School District 116 board the GEAR UP grant is moving forward after earlier federal funding freezes and that staff are preparing narrative materials for submission before the winter break deadline.
Deacon said the district experienced funding delays — first a freeze and later a stoppage during the federal government shutdown — which disrupted processing earlier this year. "We hit a couple hurdles going out this year because…
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