The May 21, 2026 agenda includes items to approve the Title I School-Wide Plan, the Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy (including the School-Parent-Student Compact), and the annual Consolidated District Plan for ISBE grant purposes. These approvals formalize how New Berlin CUSD #16 will use federal and state grant funds, including Title I and other programs, for the upcoming period. For vendors, this signals active planning and compliance work tied to federal grants that can fund curriculum, interventions, family engagement tools, professional development, and technology. With the consolidated plan being updated, there is an opening to align services—such as evidence-based instructional programs, family engagement platforms, and PD offerings—to the district’s stated grant objectives and to position them as allowable, fundable uses of Title I and related funds.

Grant planning intersects with other initiatives in the packet, such as Pre-K expansion, Edmentum ad...