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Committee clears memorandum of understanding with IU for chief science officer funding (compliance step)
Summary
The subcommittee reviewed an MOU enabling the IU to administer grant funds for local chief science officer programming; staff said the IU holds the funds and districts submit receipts for supplemental support. Exact grant amount was unclear in the discussion; the MOU will appear on the next board agenda.
The committee discussed a memorandum of understanding with the Intermediate Unit to accept supplemental funds for the chief science officer program. Dr. Donnelly said the IU has received the funding and the MOU is mainly a compliance step to document that the IU holds the funds and would pass support through to participating districts. Dylan Fidel, who helped coordinate IU outreach, was named as a key contact for the program.
Committee members asked whether the funds were meant to support districts that lack the program or to supplement existing local programs; staff answered it is intended for both recruitment and supplementing existing programs. The amount discussed in the meeting was uncertain—one participant said, “I for some reason 900,000 sticks on my head, but it could only be 90,000. I don't know. There's a nine.” The committee agreed to place the MOU on the full board agenda for action.
