Pinellas County Schools Funding

  • Friday, July 25, 2025

    UPDATE  - Pinellas County Schools (PCS) welcomes today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Management and Budget directing the release of federal education grants—including nearly $9 million that were paused for PCS. These grant programs support vital services such as teacher professional development and academic and enrichment support for students.

    Over the past three weeks, PCS has hosted a community forum, engaged community partners and the Pinellas legislative delegation to share concerns about the funding freeze. Advocacy efforts from the community have been heard and PCS will now integrate these funds into the 2025-26 budget to support students and teachers as originally designed.

    “The extraordinary interest from all corners of our community to support funding their schools, including by our elected officials, was powerful and yielded results. We all need to keep it up! When Florida’s legislative session starts, we must let our elected state officials know how important school funding is. These are our tax dollars; we believe in our schools and want them to be funded properly. Onward - let’s continue the work of achieving academic excellence for all students.”

     - Laura Hine, School Board Chairperson, Pinellas County Schools

     

     
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  • Thursday, June 24, 2025

    Learn how community engagement and state and federal advocacy are critical to sustaining strong public schools. Plus, discover meaningful ways to get involved and how to support Pinellas County Schools. 

    Your voice matters. Share your questions, ideas, and concerns during this open dialogue session in person, online via the YouTube chat, from the viewing at the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, or send them in via email after the event to funding@pcsb.org.

    Federal education grants — totaling $9 million for Pinellas County Schools (PCS), $400 million for the state of Florida — were unexpectedly frozen on June 30, just days before our new fiscal year began on July 1, leaving the district with no time to plan accordingly. 

    This short-notice impact on funding puts essential Pinellas County Schools’ programs at risk, including those that enhance the middle school experience, increase professional learning for teacher retention, and provide enrichment in the arts, athletics, and gifted programs. 

    Areas and amounts of federal funds that have been frozen for Pinellas County Schools: 

    • Title II, Part A – Professional development and instructional coaching $3,518,394
    • Title III, Part A – English language instruction for multilingual learners $892,391
    • Title IV, Part A – Well-rounded education (enrichment), safe and healthy schools, and technology. $2,124,471
    • Title IV, Part B- (21st Century Learning Programs)- After-school and summer enrichment $970,904
    • Adult Education & Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) – Adult literacy and workforce readiness programs $1,406,851

     

    Nationally, the amount of funds frozen is:

    • $6.8 billion United States
    • $400 million Florida
    • $9 million Pinellas County 

     

    Let’s talk about what this funding freeze means for our staff and students and how it impacts education.

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    Legislative Delegation Contact Information:

    U. S. Department of Education
    Linda McMahon, U.S. Secretary of Education
    linda@a1apac.org

    Florida Department of Education
    Anastasios Kamoutsas, Florida Commissioner of Education
    commissioner@fldoe.org   

    Florida Governor
    Ron DeSantis 
    Ron.Desantis@eog.myflorida.com 
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