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Committee discusses using grant dollars to support Project Search and long‑term transition services
Summary
Operations committee discussed redirecting DPI grant funds toward Project Search or using the grant as part of a multi-year plan to expand transition services; committee members cited differing per-student cost figures and asked staff for a follow-up estimate.
Committee members considered directing some or all of the DPI grant toward Project Search, a program that supports students in the transition from high school to community-based work and life skills.
Dr. Long outlined how the district currently supports Project Search: the district provides transportation and a 12th-grade case manager coordinates with Project Search to align IEPs and post‑secondary goals. A committee member noted one per‑student figure "it's 5,800," while Dr. Long later said the figure is "$9,800 per student." The transcript records both numbers as reported by different speakers; the committee did not reconcile the discrepancy during the meeting.
Dr. Long said the district is thinking both about current program needs and how demand could rise over the next four years as more students require more intensive supports. Committee members suggested pursuing additional grants or community fundraising to supplement the DPI award rather than declining it.
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