No major changes from last year
Last year’s government shutdown raised concerns that Gilmer County Schools (GCS) wouldn’t get funding figures in time.
But the figures are now here.
GCS will be receiving a total of $2,793,497 in federal money for a wide variety of programs.
It will also get an additional $275,620 in stage grants.
While the federal grants are slightly different that last year, there’s not a significant difference.
“It was a little bit up, a little bit down,” GCS Superintendent Dr. Brian Ridley said.
Title I funding for improving academic achievement for disadvantaged children is at $1,240,730 this year.
Title I funding for migrant education increased to $32,502.
Title II funding for supporting effective instruction increased to $197,683.
Title III English language instruction grants for this year decreased to $82,708.
Title IV grants to improve student academic achievement with technology went down from $96,223 to $84,145.
GCS received Title V Rural Education Initiative grants this year that it didn’t receive last year. These came to $139,773.
or special education, GCS received $164,785 for preschool disability services, $821,333 for IDEA 611 Special Education Flowthrough and $29,838 for IDEA 619 Special Education for ages 3 to 5.
Overall, the federal government gave $24,115 more to Gilmer special education programs. But IDEA 611 programs and IDEA 619 programs received less than last year.
From the state of Georgia, GCS received a $40,000 mental health grant and a $235,620 school security grant.
“It’s pretty boilerplate stuff,” Ridley said of the grants.