Inside the Funding Maze: How Jewish and Private Schools Can Tap Into Public Dollars
Many Jewish and other non-public schools assume public funding “doesn’t apply to us.” Yocheved demystifies programs like EANS, Title services, and other equitable service streams. She explains how M² Learning supports faith-based schools in accessing supplemental services without compromising identity, sharing examples such as a Jewish school that expanded literacy support after uncovering multiple overlooked funding options.
Bio
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Yocheved Belsky is the founder and CEO of Clear Square Group, an organization focused on providing educational consulting for institutions, schools, and organizations. When clients requested helpfully utilizing pandemic-related EANS funding for school services, Yocheved launched M²Learning to help non-public schools and their students succeed despite the pandemic.
Yocheved has over 20 years of experience in the educational services industry as a charter school superintendent, service provider, key consultant, and K-12 educator. As a nonpublic school educator and charter school superintendent, Yocheved spearheaded one of the earliest online school programs in the country. In her work as a third-party service provider and educational consultant, she has created many government-funded educational programs and brought them to the market for different school models.
Yocheved is passionate about making sure all students receive the services they need to succeed in school. Through managing conflicting stakeholders, assessing educational needs, securing funding, and driving compliance measures, Yocheved and the M²Learning team provide an all-encompassing approach to help students succeed.
Topics
- Common misconceptions Jewish/private schools have about public funding
- What EANS really is — without jargon
- The role of M² Learning in non-public school support
- Maintaining school identity while using government dollars
- Real examples from Jewish and faith-based schools
- How to find “hidden” public dollars most schools overlook
Guiding Questions
- Why do so many Jewish and faith-based schools assume government programs don’t apply to them?
- What is one myth about EANS that you wish you could erase?
- How does M² Learning bridge the gap between regulations and real classroom needs?
- How can schools maintain religious identity while navigating public funding?
- Can you share an anonymized example of a school that accessed new services successfully?
- What steps should a school take if they’ve never tapped into government-funded support before?