March 1, 2023
Clearing out & Closing School EARS Budgets (program 5336)
School Administrators:
As you are aware the EARS grant is not a guarantee and is determined on a year to year basis. Please take some time to review your school’s spending, for the 2023/24 school year, to ensure you are covered using all of your other funding sources.
The following information will help you finalize your EARS funding for the current school year:
CLEARING OUT:
ALL teachers and aides that are being paid for through your 5336 EARS budget will need to be moved to another program for next school year.
- It will be your responsibility to transition them over to another program after their final paycheck for this school year.
- Your options could be School Land trust or TSSA
CLOSING:
Program 5336 will have a NO MORE NEW/ADDITIONAL SPENDING date of April 15, 2023. (Personnel already being paid will continue until the end of the 2022-23 school year.)
- It will be your responsibility to make sure that all your purchases will be cleared by this time. Do NOT open a PO on April 14th to secure $$ for spending.
- It will also be your responsibility to MOVE MONEY to program 5336, from one of your other programs, if you have overspent.
We hope to procure this money next year to help you continue supporting our “At Risk” students. More information regarding this funding will be available during the early months of next school year and will be disseminated in a timely manner.
Thank you,
Michelle Love-Day
