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District staff report $1,000 literacy grant, funding losses and a new cellphone prohibition in classrooms
Summary
Administrators told the board they received a $1,000 grant for structured literacy and outlined decreases in federal program funding; staff also flagged a proposed bill that would prohibit cellphones during any part of the instructional day and noted planning is needed if it becomes law.
A district presenter reported the district received a $1,000 grant for a structured literacy initiative that will support reading logs and incentives in early grades, with an end-of-year celebration planned for May 1. "It was 1000 dollar grant. It was for our structured literacy," a presenter said, adding that pre-K and kindergarten reading logs will be used to promote family engagement.
Staff also summarized legislative and federal funding changes. A director said an insurance bill has passed that sets the district contribution at 80% and the employee at 20%, and warned of budgetary pressure if the state does not increase SEG (school equalization) funding to match. On student devices, the director said a cell-phone bill "prohibits cell phones during any part of the instructional day at all," and staff noted the district will need to develop procedures for enforcement. The board also reviewed year-to-year federal program adjustments, with cited decreases of roughly $1,100 (Title I), $3,300 (Title II), $1,500 (Title IV) and a $28,000 reduction in special education funding; pre-K special education funding fell by about $2,800.
