The leader of school districts across central Illinois is announcing funding to address school administrator shortages.

Earlier this week, Senators Dick Durbin Tammy Duckworth awarded the Regional Office of Education a $4 million grant to help those in "high need schools and high need districts." Mark Jontry is the Regional Superintendent of schools in DeWitt, Livingston, Logan, and McLean Counties.

According to Jontry, the funding can be used for those who have received their principal licenses but are hesitant to leap into administration roles. In addition, Jontry said school districts across the state could use the funds to help recruit larger pools of recruits for administrator roles.