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Board reviews literacy grant application, recalls prior grant-funded programs
Summary
Board members reviewed a 68-page federal literacy grant application submitted for reapplication; staff outlined spending rules (15% pre-K, 40% elementary, 40% secondary, 5% discretionary) and recalled earlier uses of grant funds to establish early literacy classrooms, purchase curriculum, and hire an external literacy coach.
District staff reviewed the completed federal literacy grant application that has already been submitted and reminded the board of the application's parameters and prior uses.
Staff said the application requires 15% of funds be apportioned to pre-K, 40% to elementary, 40% to secondary and 5% as discretionary. Administrators noted the district previously received the grant in 2019 and used it to start a four-year-old early literacy classroom, buy the Creative Curriculum for that classroom and partner programs, purchase intervention programs and hire an outside literacy coach to support teachers and community partners.
Staff cautioned that this program is discretionary federal funding tied to the U.S. Department of Education and that those grants are subject to change. "I think any federal funding that is discretionary and tied to the Department of Ed is in question at this point," a district staff member said. The board had no action to take at this meeting; the item was presented for review and context about possible budget impacts if grant funding changes.
