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Board hears details of $269,000 tutoring grant, $400,000 literacy purchase and other awards
Summary
District staff described multiple grants supporting high‑impact tutoring, a new literacy program, and early-literacy monitoring; officials said the tutoring program begins in September and staff will be employed through a third party (ESS) as grant rules prohibit direct district hire.
Dr. Anderson and district staff outlined specific, active grants that the district is using to support interventions and literacy. She said the district received a $269,000 high-impact tutoring grant with a rapid June application window that funded a summer tutoring program for grades 2–6, and identified an approximately $400,000 grant to buy a new magnetic literacy program. "We received $269,000 which is now being used to provide high impact tutoring for our students in grades 2nd through 6th," she said.
District staff also described a Focus Grant that funds progress monitoring and coaching for K–3 teachers, and said the high-impact tutoring positions will be employed through ESS (the grant prohibits direct district hiring). Board members and staff framed the grants as part of a broader strategy to preserve learning gains despite prior staffing cuts and budget constraints.
