Vote — approved

Jack Sellers	yes
Thomas Galvin	yes
Bill Gates	yes
Clint Hickman	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

Ayes: Jack Sellers, Thomas Galvin, Bill Gates, Clint Hickman, Steve Gallardo

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24. APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT FY2025 TITLE III GRANT FOR CONSORTIUM SCHOOL DISTRICTS Apply for and accept fiscal year (FY) 2025 Title III grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the Arizona Department of Education. The Title III grant provides funds to support students who are learning the English language. The Maricopa County School Superintendent’s Office (MCSSO) serves as the fiscal agent for school districts or charter schools that, by federal law, must have a consortium when their federal allocation is less than $10,000 a year. There are 16 school districts or charter schools that will be part of the Consortium in FY2025. The term of this grant is for one year, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025; the grant reoccurs annually; and there are no cash, in-kind matching, or future contribution requirements. Initial FY2025 grant allocations total $67,470.32. This grant helps fulfill mandated services MCSSO is required to perform. MCSSO passes all allocated grant monies to the Consortium members, and because total indirect costs equate to only $964.83 using MCSSO’s 1.43% FY2024 indirect cost rate, costs will be absorbed by the Department’s operating budget. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditures of these revenues are not prohibited by the budget law. This action does not alter the budget constraining the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. MCSSO’s overall grant budget will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate these grants through a future reconciliation. (C-37-25-001-X-00)

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Vote — approved

Thomas Galvin	yes
Kate Brophy McGee	yes
Mark Stewart	yes
Debbie Lesko	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

Ayes: Thomas Galvin, Kate Brophy McGee, Mark Stewart, Debbie Lesko, Steve Gallardo

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22. ADDITIONAL FY2025 TITLE III GRANT CONSORTIUM ALLOCATIONS FROM ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Approve the acceptance of an additional $36,005 in Title III grants for consortium school districts from the Arizona Department of Education (ADE). The Board of Supervisors previously approved the initial FY2025 grant allocations in July 2024 (C-37-25-001-X-00). The additional allocations include FY2024 recipient carryforward and additional available funds allocated to recipients by ADE. This is a federal entitlement grant that provides funds to support students who are learning the English language. The Maricopa County School Superintendent’s Office (MCSSO) serves as the fiscal agent since by federal law recipients must participate in the grant through a consortium when their allocation is less than $10,000 a year. There are 16 school districts or charter schools that are part of the consortium in fiscal year 2025. The term of this grant is for one year, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. The grant awards are reoccurring, do not have an in-kind match requirement during the grant award period, and do not require ongoing cash contributions. This is a federal entitlement grant, and therefore, is non-competitive. MCSSO’s indirect cost rate for fiscal year 2025 is 0.80 percent. However, MCSSO passes all monies through to the Consortium members and does not charge the school districts for indirect costs. There are no additional costs that will need to be absorbed by the Department’s operating budget. As a result of this funding and pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17106(B), approve an adjustment to the FY2025 County School Superintendent (D370) Schools Grants Fund (715) Operating (OPER) revenues and expenditures budget in the amount of $36,005. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditures of these revenues are not prohibited by the budget law. This action does not alter the budget constraining the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. (C-37-25-001-X-01)