Fayette County School Corporation is closing out the 2024-2025 grant year for Title I grant funds with the Indiana Department of Education’s (IDOE’s) Office of Title Grants. Ed-Flex is a program through the U.S. Department of Education that grants state educational agencies (SEAs) the authority to waive statutory or regulatory education requirements that may impede local efforts to reform and improve educational achievement. Fayette County is proposing a waiver that will allow increased flexibility of Title I spending requirements.

Fayette County School Corporation uses Title I grant funds to improve academic achievement for disadvantaged students, providing extra reading/math support, specialized staff, professional development, and family engagement to help students meet state academic standards. The Ed Flex Waiver will allow Fayette County to utilize all of the year’s carryover funds for the 25-26 school year. Without the waiver, the district would be required to return $2,523.35 to the Department of Education. It is critical that the schools receive all federal and state grant dollars to improve the academic success of our students.

According to 20 U.S.C. § 5891b(a)(7), any LEA seeking an Ed-Flex waiver shall provide the opportunity for parents, educators, and all other interested community stakeholders to comment on the waiver. If you would like to share your comments about the Title I Ed Flex waiver, please email the school grants coordinator, Tricia Fields at: tfields@fayette.k12.in.us . All comments that the school corporation receives will be submitted with the application to the Indiana Department of Education, and comments will be available for public review by emailing Tricia Fields at the email listed above.