Lincoln County
April 12, 2017 9:00 AM
Admin Meeting
1. Welcome
2. Call To Order
3. District Facility Plan
Rationale

Approved by the Local Planning Committee last night.

Unanimous vote.

On the agenda for board approval on Tuesday April 18th.

Then is forwarded to state for Kentucky Board of Education Approval.

4. President Trump's Proposed Budget
Rationale

Eliminated

  • The $2.25 billion Supporting Effective Instruction program, also known as Title II, Part A. This grant program for states was designated to better recruit, support and train educators, particularly for high-need schools.
  • The $1.2 billion 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, which provided before- and after-school enrichment, tutoring and other services.
  • The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant program, which provides $732 million in need-based aid for college students.

Cut

  • $193 million from TRIO and GEARUP, programs that help prepare low-income, first-generation and disabled students for college, starting in middle school.

Other

The proposal "eliminates or reduces" a list of programs without giving further details, including: "Striving Readers, Teacher Quality Partnership, Impact Aid Support Payments for Federal Property, and International Education programs."

Added

  • A $168 million increase for charter schools, currently funded at over $300 million annually.
  • $250 million for an unspecified "new private school choice program," which may be vouchers. The budget proposal states that total school choice funding will eventually reach the level Trump mentioned in the campaign: $20 billion. (Tax credit scholarships, another potential vehicle to fund private school choice, would be implemented through tax reform, and are not mentioned in this budget plan).
  • A $1 billion increase for Title I, which provides funding to high-poverty schools. This increase would be dedicated to promoting and increasing school choice.

5. SBDM/Advisory Councils Meet With Board of Education
Rationale

Crab Orchard Elementary School

McKinney Elementary School

Lincoln County High School

Waynesburg Elementary School

6. Technology & Facility Discussions
7. PD & Assessment Discussions
8. Transportation Issues
9. Tentative Section 7 Allocations
10. Strategic Budget Simulation
11. Adjourn