Politics & Government

East Haddam Schools Could Lose Nearly $20K in Grant Funding if Sequester Goes Through

This would include a cut of $14,240.73 to IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) grant money to the town, which is used towards special education needs.

 

East Haddam schools stand to lose $19,470.70 in federal funding if Congress goes through with the $85 billion sequestration, a series of automatic spending cuts that would affect the whole country, on Friday, March 1.

Those funding cuts come in the form of three separate federal grants allocated to the East Haddam school district for expenses related to special education and other school expenditures.

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The breakdown on what East Haddam would lose under the federal sequester:

  • Title 1 Grant to LEA (Local Education Agency)..............$3,021.11
  • Title II Teacher Quality State Grant................................$2145.86
  • IDEA Section 611 Grant to State..................................$14,240.73

According to Superintendent Mary Beth Iacobelli, the Title I grant goes towards helping students who need additional support in language arts and math; the Title II grant towards reducing class sizes through things like tutors to support in-class help and professional development for the teachers; and the IDEA grant money is used towards the district's special education costs.

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