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LMMay 2019 Special Edition
Enrollment: 6,350 FY18: $1.5 million
Type: preK–12
FY19: $1.5 million
Pro-ration cost Collinsville CUSD #10 about $20 million in state
funding, so the district is using its Evidence-Based Funding dollars
to dig out of that hole, Superintendent Dr. Robert Green said.
The first EBF payment last school year helped the district reach a
new contract with its teacher’s union. With the contract settled, the
district is now investing dollars to bring back positions that were
cut, Green said.
An assistant principal and ESL teacher were both hired with
EBF dollars. EBF dollars were also used to hire some additional
teachers to provide more academic support for students.
Furthermore, Collinsville CUSD #10 used EBF dollars, as well
as some Title I dollars, to hire instructional and data coaches,
Green noted.
“You don’t have a lot of flexibility with Title I so EBF really gave us
some more flexibility,” he said.
In addition to personnel, EBF dollars were dedicated to boosting
the district’s STEM program.
Moving forward, Green said, the district plans to bring back
about three staff members per year. The next position will be a
counselor at the high school, a principal and another teacher.
“We’re trying to take care of our current instructional needs
and get a better handle on the problems we face,” Green said.
“EBF has really been a great thing for us. Money doesn’t solve
everything, but it certainly helps.”
Collinsville CUSD #10
Enrollment: 657
FY18: $58,652
Type: preK–12
FY19: $44,931
As is the case in most rural districts, CUSD #4
Superintendent Scott Riddle said the district relies
heavily on the community to help support the
educational and extracurricular opportunities for
students. When the state pro-rated general state aid,
the district saw a reduction in staff and programming
and was forced to close two elementary schools and
consolidate into one elementary and one middle school/
high school building, causing over-crowding and large
class sizes.
To cope, Riddle said, the district rented space from a
local church for its early childhood program and one
section of kindergarten.
Because of EBF, Riddle said, the narrative has changed.
CUSD #4 has hired additional staff at the early primary
grades to help reduce class size, as well as add a
part-time social worker to work with the social emotional
needs of our students. In addition, EBF has allowed the
district to update its digital math curriculum for K-12,
Riddle said.
“Even though our EBF was minimal compared to many
districts, the additional funds were stretched as far as
possible to give the greatest impact for our students,”
Riddle said. “This approach has been the norm for most
districts for the past decade. It is just nice to have a little
more funds to stretch.”
CUSD #4
Southern Super Region
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cont’d.