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<\/a>Heather Bennett & Kristi Swett<\/p><\/div>\n
As we went through the budget process earlier this year I asked several questions that to this day remain unanswered.<\/p>\n
One of the questions that I asked, was in reference to Title I funding; on May 1,2013 \u2013 I sent an email to Janet Robert, Business Administrator asking how many Academic Coaches was the District employing and how were they funded. On May 2, 2013- Janet Roberts sent me a document stating that the 14 Academic Math Coaches were funded out of Federal Dollars:<\/p>\n
PDF Link: Roberts Title I Response <\/a><\/p>\n The information provided concerned me because these coaches were working in Title I and non-Title I schools. This would place the District in violation to the federal government’s \u201csupplement, not supplant\u201d requirement.<\/p>\n The \u201csupplement, not supplant\u201d requirement ensures that children participating in Title I programs\u00a0receive their fair share of services from state and local funds. Section 1120A(b) of the federal statute requires that the local district use federal funds received under Title I only to supplement the amount of funds available from non-federal sources for the education of students participating in Title I.<\/p>\n A local district cannot use these federal funds to supplant (take the place of) funds that would, in the absence of Title I funds, have been spent on Title I students. Federal funds cannot be used to pay for services, staff, programs, or materials that would otherwise be paid with state or local funds.<\/p>\n On May 7, 2013 \u2013 I mentioned this issue in the school board meeting and filed a complaint with the District\u2019s Title I Department:<\/p>\n PDF Link: Michael Clara Complaint Letter <\/a><\/p>\n On May 28, 2013, I received a response to my complaint letter about the Title I abuse of funds:<\/p>\n PDF Link: Dr. Lacy Response <\/a><\/p>\n I now have conflicting documents on how Title I funding is being spent. This was one of the reasons I voted against the proposed budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As we went through the budget process earlier this year I asked several questions that to this day remain unanswered. One of the questions that I asked, was in reference to Title I funding; on May 1,2013 \u2013 I sent an email to Janet Robert, Business Administrator asking how many Academic Coaches was the District employing and how were they funded. On May 2, 2013- Janet Roberts sent me a document stating that the 14 … Continue reading