Anonymous
03/23/2025 15:40
Subject: Implications for Title 1 Schools?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The bigger worry right now is if the House doesn't vote to restore DC's right to spend it's own approved budget. There is a 16% cut of funds (over $350 million for DCPS and for charters) that must be cut this fiscal year. That's from now through September 30. Schools are being told to budget for a worst case scenario that includes cutting $3,500 per kid this year, budgeting the upcoming school year (SY26) on SY24 levels and eliminating federal grants like title and IDEA in their budgets. I think schools will see some title and IDEA funds but who knows what the requirements will be or whether schools will receive the same or a reduced amount.
If DC schools have to budget on SY24 levels “cutting $3,500 per kid,” I wonder if that means some schools who can (test-in schools and charters) will offer seats to fewer students.
how would they do that in the middle of the year?
Anonymous
03/23/2025 15:24
Subject: Implications for Title 1 Schools?
Anonymous wrote:The bigger worry right now is if the House doesn't vote to restore DC's right to spend it's own approved budget. There is a 16% cut of funds (over $350 million for DCPS and for charters) that must be cut this fiscal year. That's from now through September 30. Schools are being told to budget for a worst case scenario that includes cutting $3,500 per kid this year, budgeting the upcoming school year (SY26) on SY24 levels and eliminating federal grants like title and IDEA in their budgets. I think schools will see some title and IDEA funds but who knows what the requirements will be or whether schools will receive the same or a reduced amount.
Title 1 and IDEA are funded by feds. It will be the 1st to go if there are cuts. DC is saying to plan to cut these funds and core academic funding of $3500 for each student meaning there are no extra funds for extra stuff.
DCPS and charters will all be affected. But charters with good, positive financial balance sheets will do better and DCPS schools with strong PTO fundraising groups that can help make up some of the losses will do better.
Anonymous
03/23/2025 14:33
Subject: Implications for Title 1 Schools?
Anonymous wrote:The bigger worry right now is if the House doesn't vote to restore DC's right to spend it's own approved budget. There is a 16% cut of funds (over $350 million for DCPS and for charters) that must be cut this fiscal year. That's from now through September 30. Schools are being told to budget for a worst case scenario that includes cutting $3,500 per kid this year, budgeting the upcoming school year (SY26) on SY24 levels and eliminating federal grants like title and IDEA in their budgets. I think schools will see some title and IDEA funds but who knows what the requirements will be or whether schools will receive the same or a reduced amount.
If DC schools have to budget on SY24 levels “cutting $3,500 per kid,” I wonder if that means some schools who can (test-in schools and charters) will offer seats to fewer students.
Anonymous
03/22/2025 10:16
Subject: Implications for Title 1 Schools?
The bigger worry right now is if the House doesn't vote to restore DC's right to spend it's own approved budget. There is a 16% cut of funds (over $350 million for DCPS and for charters) that must be cut this fiscal year. That's from now through September 30. Schools are being told to budget for a worst case scenario that includes cutting $3,500 per kid this year, budgeting the upcoming school year (SY26) on SY24 levels and eliminating federal grants like title and IDEA in their budgets. I think schools will see some title and IDEA funds but who knows what the requirements will be or whether schools will receive the same or a reduced amount.
Anonymous
03/21/2025 22:29
Subject: Implications for Title 1 Schools?
Anonymous wrote:Your guess is probably as good as anyone’s, but I don’t think funding is actually being cut. There just won’t be many employees to ensure said funds are distributed.
Why would you not think funds will be cut? I mean they have already cut a ton if funding everywhere and people are losing jobs. You really think the rich guys cutting entitlements are going to say, well let’s give some schools extra.
Anonymous
03/21/2025 16:27
Subject: Implications for Title 1 Schools?
Your guess is probably as good as anyone’s, but I don’t think funding is actually being cut. There just won’t be many employees to ensure said funds are distributed.
Anonymous
03/21/2025 15:04
Subject: Implications for Title 1 Schools?
Anyone have any idea what's going on with the Department of Education will do to all the Title 1 schools in DC? Will the district rebalance its overall school budget to even things out to make up for the lost funding?