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Martin County Board approves roughly $2.7 million Title I budget, directs $1.1 million to schools
Summary
The Martin County Board of Education approved a Title I budget totaling about $2.7 million, with roughly $1.1 million allocated directly to individual schools and district-level spending planned for instructional coaches, parent engagement and targeted supports, district staff said.
The Martin County Board of Education voted to approve the district's Title I budget as presented, allocating about $2,700,000 in federal funds for the 2024-25 school year and directing roughly $1,100,000 to individual schools, the district's federal programs director said.
Reina Beach, director of testing in the district's federal programs office, told the board the budget includes about $1,000,000 in carryover from the previous year and a current-year allotment of about $1,700,000. "So the funds that we have available in our title 1 budget is about $2,700,000," Beach said during the presentation.
Beach outlined major spending categories and examples: district administration (including a portion of her salary), $21,000 for parent involvement, roughly 25% of the district's pre-K program funded through Title I, $75,000 for professional development, and about $986,000 for districtwide initiatives such as instructional coaches, instructional supplies, ESL staffing and summer sub salaries. "Altogether, that comes about to $1,600,000, and we give $1,100,000 to the individual schools," she said.
Beach explained the per-student figure the board asked to see: Title I funds average about $7.99 per eligible student and are distributed to schools based on student counts and community eligibility. She described common school uses including reducing teacher-to-student ratios (for example, EJ Hayes paying for a teacher; James Monroe Rogers paying for a third of a teacher; South Creek Elementary paying for a teacher and a third), a teacher assistant at Martin County High School, and targeted parent- and family-engagement activities such as FAFSA nights and literacy events.
After Beach's presentation a board member moved to approve the Title I budget "as presented"; the motion was seconded and the board approved the budget by voice vote (ayes recorded; no nays noted in the transcript).
The superintendent and federal programs staff said they will provide routine reporting and oversight on how Title I funds are spent and will ensure school-level uses align with federal guidelines. The board did not ask for additional changes to the budget at the meeting.
