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Board hears auditor: ELOP not run due to lack of applicants; district outlines outreach steps
Summary
Auditor reported the district did not administer the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) because there were no applicants; the superintendent said the board had already approved a plan and the district will continue outreach and targeted contact with qualifying families.
Trustee questions focused on the single finding in the audit: that the ELOP funding was allocated but the program was not administered. Auditor Michael Heston attributed the finding to a lack of applicants for the program. "From my understanding, there was not the program wasn't administered, due to the lack of applicants," Heston said.
The superintendent explained the district had approved the ELOP plan (noting board approval in October), had posted the plan on the website, and conducted outreach, including personal calls and emails to families already in existing programs. The superintendent said the district will continue outreach to eligible groups (socioeconomically disadvantaged students, English learners, and foster/kinship youth) so the funds need not be returned to the state.
