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Board approves $10.2M in federal entitlement applications, CSI plans and annual audit plan; special‑education costs highlighted
Summary
The board approved submission of Title I, II, III and IV applications totaling about $10.2 million, authorized signatures for the superintendent and chair, approved CSI multi‑year plans and adopted the FY26–27 audit plan while the audit committee emphasized special‑education spending now accounts for roughly 19% of the budget.
The Roanoke City School Board on June 9 authorized the administration to submit federal Every Student Succeeds Act entitlement applications and sign required documents, approved multi‑year Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) plans for identified schools, and ratified the annual audit plan.
Miss Jackson summarized four entitlement applications the division intends to submit: Title I (Improving Basic Programs) at just over $8.4 million to support schools with higher student need; Title II (professional learning and leadership) at about $927,000; Title III (English learners) at about $242,000; and Title IV (student supports and academic enrichment) at $585,011. "All of those, together total, about $10,200,000 in funding," she said, and requested board authorization for the superintendent and chair to sign the applications. The board approved the request.
Chief Instructional and Administrative Officer Archie Freeman requested and the board approved the superintendent's signature on CSI multi‑year school support plans required by the Virginia Department of Education so the division can submit them by the June 30 deadline.
The audit committee presented and the board approved the FY26–27 annual audit plan (municipal auditor and Brown Edwards). In committee discussion members highlighted that special education represents a growing share of the division’s budget—reported as roughly $46M (17%) in prior reporting and approximately $52M (just over 19%) in the approved budget—and emphasized that most special‑education costs are state and locally funded.
The motions to approve the federal applications, CSI documents and audit plan carried on voice votes.
