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Preschool Promise grant boosts preschool funding; district staff explain allocation method
Summary
Dufur SD 29 staff told the board they received a $337,500 Preschool Promise grant for the year and described calculating district-share allocations by applying 4.76% (18 slots) to district expenditures; transportation and some preschool-specific costs were treated separately.
Mrs. Turner told the board the district received a $337,500 Preschool Promise grant for 2024–25 and outlined how the district applied that money to preschool programming and eligible operating costs. "...that was a $337,500 grant for this year to be used solely for preschool," she said, and explained the district allocated funds by taking preschool slots (18) as a percentage of total enrollment (about 4.76%) then applying that fraction to general-expenditure categories.
Turner clarified that some preschool costs are reimbursed (transportation is handled per child as a specific per‑child amount) and that other categories (screenings, assessments, furniture) are treated as preschool-specific line items rather than pro‑rata allocations. Board members asked about reimbursement timing, slot increases in future rounds, and whether additional slots would require an appropriation next year; Turner said the district would return with updates if slot counts change.
