Schools to create grant plan

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GROVETON — The Groveton ISD Board will schedule a public hearing on how to best spend a $2.19 million grant, and will appoint a committee to brainstorm possibilities.

Superintendent Don Hamilton said that the Texas Association of School Boards put out a resolution on the ESSER III grant, which requires publication of the districts use of funds; Groveton decided to do it as a board agenda item that will allow public comment.

“We’re looking at $2.19 million, broken into two parts,” Hamilton said. “The first will be 2/3, or $1.43 million, and the second part will be 1/3, or $727,000. We’re working on how to spend that money.”

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Hamilton said that incoming superintendent Jim Dillard will assemble a committee to decide how to best utilize those funds, which will be presented at the public hearing.

“We’re looking at the grant requirements, what is allowed, and what will be the best fit,” he said. “We have until late July to get application in.”

In other business, the board:

• accepted the resignation of James Price, who is retiring, and Hunter Hartman, who is moving to a different district’
• approved the hiring of Rebecca Huff as assistant superintendent and Angela Richey and Britton Stovall as teachers;
• approved an amendment to the budget to pay for property near the school that purchased earlier in the year. The land is to be used for future expansion; and
• discussed the Health Advisory Committee Report.