Raises given at special school board meeting

At the special Staunton Board of Education meeting held on June 29, bills were approved and the board approved Title Grant waivers to carry over funding from fiscal year 2022 and apply for a continuation of title benefits at the junior high school that isn’t currently meeting the criteria. To be eligible for utilizing Title Grant funds in each school building, the free and reduced lunch rate must be at 40 percent or higher. The junior high is slightly under that percentage which triggers the waiver to be submitted to use those grant funds for the next school year.

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