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Board approves drafting a letter to support Upward Bound after federal funding announcement
Summary
Following a federal funding announcement about Upward Bound, a trustee moved that the board prepare a letter to the U.S. Department of Education in support of the program; the motion passed by voice vote and the board agreed to draft and send the letter.
A trustee raised a recent announcement that funding for the SUNY Plattsburgh Upward Bound program appears to be cut and urged the board to take advocacy action.
A board member moved that the district prepare a letter to the Department of Education in support of Upward Bound; another trustee seconded the motion and the board approved it by voice vote. An Upward Bound student attending the meeting, Andrew Dennon, thanked the board for the support and said the board’s gesture "means a lot to show that the Board of Education is showing, like, effort into our education like that." The board asked staff to prepare the letter and provide an address for submission.
