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Committee refers last‑minute C‑grant purchases for special education to full board to avoid forfeiting funds
Summary
Administrators asked the committee to forward a set of year‑end special‑education purchases (classroom furniture and curricula) funded by a C‑grant that must be spent by June 9; the committee approved referral after staff said a revised budget request had been approved by the state.
Administrators asked the committee to refer to the full board a set of last‑minute special‑education purchases funded by federal/state C‑grant dollars. The district submitted an initial C‑grant budget that the state returned for revision; staff said the revised classification was approved by the state last week, but vendors must be authorized promptly because the funds must be spent by June 9.
District special‑education staff reviewed vendor quotes and curriculum options in the committee packet. The team recommended the ULS curriculum (presented as more cost‑effective than a TeachTown alternative for the district’s target implementation), and proposed new classroom furniture and assistive devices to serve students in specialized classrooms. Miss McKinley said the three‑year ULS option aligns with the district’s plan to sustain interventions; quoted one‑year and three‑year costs were presented.
Board members stressed they did not want to leave grant dollars unspent given operating pressures. After a brief discussion, the committee approved referral of the C‑grant purchases, classroom furniture and curricula to the full board; staff said the state had already approved a revision to the C‑grant budget and that purchases would be covered by the grant if the board authorizes the purchases at the full meeting.
