I've had a number of families reach out with questions about the possible impact of the freeze on federal funding. Here's the most recent information provided to me...
The Latest on the Funding Freeze
Here’s the most current update from the Lake Co ROE (1/28/25)
Yesterday, the White House budget office announced a federal funding freeze.
At this point our understanding is that most grants will continue after this pause with some
reevaluated due to changing priorities. Our understanding is that an Executive Order can not
usurp legislation but it can direct the implementation of the legislation to the Federal
government, so a pause does not appear to be unconstitutional, a change to the continuing
resolution would require legislation. We may expect some changes to priorities, criteria for
selection for some grants.
What We Know So Far
Formula Funding: At this time, our understanding is that formula funding for FY24
(e.g., Title I) has already been distributed to districts on either July 1 or October 1 and
cannot be withheld.
Programs Potentially Impacted: Funds that are disbursed closer to “real-time” — such as
Impact Aid, Head Start, and school meals — may be paused, but this has not yet been
confirmed.
Competitive Grants: Any new grant competitions (e.g., through ED, USDA, DOJ, Energy)
are currently paused due to the freeze. However, most FY24 competitive grant funds have
already been awarded and are not expected to be problematic.
This announcement includes broad proposals with limited specifics and is likely to face both
Congressional and legal challenges.
Looking Ahead
For FY25, it’s important to note that Title I and other forward-funded programs are not
expected to release funds until July 2025. Historically, these funds have been disbursed on
time once Congress passes the Continuing Resolution (CR) for FY25.
Info from ISBE (1/30/25)
Dear Colleagues:
I understand that district leaders, teachers, and families have a lot of questions about the recent
Executive Orders and memos issued by the federal government.
These actions do not require school districts to make any immediate changes at the board or classroom level. At this time,
there have been no changes to federal legislation, regulations or funding that would warrant a local
response, and all Illinois state laws remain intact.
In the meantime, I urge district leaders to continue normal operations. Thank you for your day-to-day
leadership in providing a high-quality education to all Illinois students.
All my best,
Tony (Sanders--State Superintendent of Schools)
Some Happy News…
D114 has been selected as one of four launch districts in Lake County for participation and support from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. This will be a HUGE compliment to our growing Birth-3 programming, and…well…let’s just face it: anything Dolly does is gold by me! For more information on this amazing literacy program, click here. I’ll share publicly when we’re all set up and have an official launch date. I’ve been pushing for Lake County to get in this for YEARS!!! I’m so glad it’s finally happening and that it will start in our D114 zip codes!Calendar Change
Just making sure everyone knows...we will now be IN SESSION on Monday, March 3! Since we needed to close on Tuesday, we will now be open for Casimir Pulaski Day. Moving forward, we'll do our best to send home devices and plan for remote learning when there's the possibility of a snow/cold closure.
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