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Board approves federal allocations and transfers to support middle‑school Title I services and reading specialists
Summary
Board approved FY2026–27 federal program allocations and authorized transfers (including moving Title II and Title IV funds to support Title I) to fund two middle‑school reading specialists and an instructional coach using carryover and reallocation.
Southampton County School Board members voted June 9 to approve federal grant allocations and planned transfers that administrators said are necessary to expand supports at Southampton Middle School.
Federal programs staff presented the proposed FY2026–27 allocations and the division’s plan to transfer available Title II and Title IV funds into Title I in order to fund additional staffing. The presentation listed Title I at approximately $715,414, a Title II-A transferability amount of $80,000 and Title IV-A transferability of $47,316.94 as the planned reallocation figures; administrators described using carryover funds from FY25–26 combined with transfers to pay for two reading specialists and an instructional coach at the middle school.
A board member noted that moving a school to Title I does not necessarily increase total funding but does change how funds are allocated among schools; staff said the transfers were made to address demonstrated instructional needs and that federal application requirements require declaring projected transfers at submission. After discussion and requests for clearer carryover detail, the board approved the allocations and the proposed reallocation plan with the understanding staff would provide a detailed carryover and next‑year spending breakdown.
