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Lakeshore board relinquishes small Title III immigrant-student grant, approves school-of-choice limits and student trips
Summary
The Lakeshore School District board voted to relinquish a modest federal Title III immigrant‑students grant because oversight demands outweighed the funding, approved limited participation in Schools of Choice for 2026–27, and signed off on several student trips including overnight Cedar Point and a CTE day at Six Flags Great America.
The Lakeshore School District Board of Education voted unanimously at its meeting to relinquish federal Title III funds for immigrant students for the coming year, authorize limited participation in the Schools of Choice program for 2026–27, and approve several student field trips.
Superintendent (name not stated) told the board the district has routinely declined Title III immigrant‑student funds because “we don't receive a lot of money and there's a ton of oversight with those funds,” and that compliance requirements would effectively offset any benefit the district would receive. The board made a motion to relinquish the funds, a motion was seconded, and the measure passed by roll call.
Separately, the board approved continued, limited participation in the Schools of Choice program for the 2026–27 school year and granted administration authority to set the number of students accepted at each grade level as enrollment projections firm. The superintendent said applications are expected to be accepted roughly from mid‑April to mid‑May. Board members asked no substantive questions before the motion passed.
The board also approved a handful of student travel requests: an overnight Cedar Point trip May 17–18 for junior Math & Science Center students to collect accelerometer data for physics instruction; and an invitation for 51 CTE students to attend a technology and engineering day at Six Flags Great America on May 15 to learn about skilled trades and amusement‑ride maintenance. Each trip was presented with educational objectives and approved by motion and vote.
The meeting included routine consent approvals — minutes, financial statements and bills reviewed by the Facilities & Finance Committee — via roll call before the presentations and votes above. No public commenters spoke during the meeting.
What’s next: the superintendent said contract negotiations with the Lakeshore Education Association continue to progress “in a positive direction,” and the district will finalize its 2026–27 calendar and Schools of Choice openings after spring break.
