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Staff outlines SIA, early‑literacy and targeted grant uses; board asks for reporting details
Summary
District staff described three grants (high school success, SIA and early literacy), how each can be used and what they fund; board members pressed for clarity on reporting, how 1.45 FTE early‑literacy staff will be deployed and whether grant rules restrict spending.
Staff reviewed three state grants that have materially affected prior budgets: the high‑school success grant, the Student Investment Account (SIA) and the early literacy success initiative. Staff said SIA funds are broader in eligibility than the high‑school grant and are commonly used for mental‑health staff, classroom teachers to reduce class size and other supports aimed at closing achievement gaps.
Board members asked how the early literacy grant (noted in the packet as roughly 1.45 FTE this year) will be targeted. "We can adjust what we do with those funds as long as we report to ODE," the staff presenter (S3) said, noting eligible uses include extended‑year literacy learning and tier‑2 interventions. Committee members expressed concern that 1.45 FTE is a small allocation across eight primary schools and urged attention to training for paraeducators who deliver interventions.
