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Administrators update board on curriculum and CTE grant and warn of federal cuts to E-rate funding
Summary
District administrators updated trustees on curriculum planning, a $100,000 CTE grant and fall orientation dates, and reported on Washington advocacy urging preservation of E-rate and opposition to a House proposal to cut education funding by about $5.08 billion.
Administrators updated the Belvidere CUSD 100 board on strategic-plan progress, curriculum adoption and federal advocacy efforts.
Dr. Carson said the district is finalizing curriculum alignment for elementary ELA and SEL, preparing new math curriculum and continuing supports for special education, naming programs such as SLANT, I Excel and Read 180. Administrators noted fall orientation dates: new teacher orientation on Aug. 10 and substitute orientation on Aug. 14. The district also has an RFP out for a bilingual program review and reported receiving a $100,000 grant to support the district’s CTE program.
Mrs. Armstrong summarized a recent trip to Washington, D.C., where district leaders met with congressional staff and urged lawmakers to preserve the E-rate schools-and-libraries connectivity program and to avoid deep cuts to education funding. “We spent a tremendous amount of that time thanking them for support, but also really, right now, there’s proposed rules on the hill to eliminate E-rate entirely, which is our funding source for all our technology and connectivity,” she said, and described outreach to senators’ staff and a request for additional information from congressional offices.
Administrators also said they are using Title IV funds to provide hotspots to families who lack home connectivity and cautioned that a House proposal could reduce education funding by about $5.08 billion, which would materially affect Title programs if enacted.
Board members thanked staff for the updates and for the advocacy work; administrators said they will continue monitoring federal proposals and report back on any direct impacts to district programs.
