Charter School Authority approves additional $1.2m in transportation funding, $4.7m remains
The Nevada State Public Charter School Authority Board on Friday approved an additional $1.2 million in transportation funding — bringing the total in awarded funds to $2.3 million, still far short of the $7 million available this academic year.
Jennifer Bauer, the interim executive director for the SPCSA, told the Charter School Board staff is providing “intense support” to schools in hopes of seeing them apply for the $7 million in available funding, which was established through an omnibus education bill sponsored by Gov. Joe Lombardo and subject to heavy negotiations with legislative Democrats. An additional $7 million will be available for the 2024-25 school year.
The SPCSA originally set a Sept. 30 deadline for applying for the dedicated transportation funding. They have since opened a ‘round two’ and set a new deadline of Jan. 1, 2024.
Any unspent dollars will revert back to the state. Members of the Charter School Board have expressed concern that any such reversion will send a message to state lawmakers that charter schools don’t want or need dedicated transportation funding…
