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Board reviews $105,000 CSI grant application and 90-day improvement benchmarks for elementary school
Summary
Administrators explained a federal flow-through CSI grant request for $105,000 in FY24–25 to fund direct student services (tutoring, coaching, professional development), described required 90-day plans and monitoring, and presented targets including a 40% reading benchmark at 90 days.
Administration presented a federal Comprehensive Support & Improvement (CSI) grant application for the elementary school and asked the board to review and support required assurances. The presenter said the grant is a federal flow-through award and "the grant is for $105,000 for fiscal year 24-25," to be focused on direct student services such as after-school tutoring, instructional coaching and professional development.
Staff explained CSI requirements and a multi-part application: a school narrative, a 90-day plan (the elementary has already completed an initial 90-day plan), a budget proposal that prioritizes direct services (the grant limits supply purchases to about 2% of total), and LEA assurances. The presenter told the board the district must submit regular monitoring reports and will receive state progress monitoring three times a year.
Officials laid out short-term benchmarks the elementary will use: the first 30 days target for reading is 20% of each classroom at grade level, 60 days 30%, and 90 days 40% (with a lower numeric target for math and different benchmarks for ELL), and said the goal is to exit CSI within a year if progress is sustained. Administrators also described screening already underway to identify students who need interventions and described teacher-support plans, including offering TEL endorsement coursework through partner universities.
Board members were asked to review the LEA assurances and to support the application; staff said revisions could be made to the submission if the board requests additions. No final board approval of the grant was recorded in the transcript at the meeting.
