Hillsborough schools avert state takeover with $101 million in bailout funds
District releases details about $101 million in federal funding â the latest in several expected installments â and says it will cut fewer staffers.
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Hillsborough County School Superintendent Addison Davis addresses the school board during a special meeting of the Hillsborough County School Board, at the Hillsborough County School Board auditorium, 900 E Kennedy Boulevard, on Friday, April 23, 2021 in Tampa. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]
Updated May 10
TAMPA â Leaders of the Hillsborough County School District have received the first $101 million in this round of federal COVID-19 relief funds, avoiding a feared financial takeover by the state, Superintendent Addison Davis announced Monday.
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The grants to each district include:
⢠Metropolitan School District of Steuben County, $3.165 million
⢠Prairie Heights Community School Corporation, $1.637 million
⢠Hamilton Community Schools, $803,332
⢠Fremont Community Schools, $1.068 million
With the money, schools can reimburse approved expenses incurred through September 2024 that address some of the greatest challenges they continue to face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Federal requirements say schools must use at least 20% of the money to support accelerated learning opportunities for students, as schools work to make up for instructional time lost due to COVID-19.
Evidence-based interventions may include summer learning or enrichment, comprehensive afterschool programs, extended school years programs and other solutions.