is set to receive an estimated $96 million from the most recent federal stimulus bill.
The district鈥檚 Chief Financial Officer Ryan Pendleton says the money is meant to offset the impact of COVID-19 on learning. He says the use of the money will change now that some students are back in classrooms.
鈥淣ot all of instruction can be coded to these federal funds now. Likely if I have smaller class sizes or a blended environment or additional teaching staff to maintain social distancing requirements that those additions will qualify for spending.鈥�
Pendleton says more information about the district鈥檚 specific plans with the funding will be included in the academic recovery plan they鈥檙e submitting to the state tomorrow. He says it鈥檚 too soon to tell if the 96 million will relieve any pressure from the district鈥檚 general fund or postpone any future levies.
