CHILLICOTHE— Over $45 million in Comprehensive Literacy State Development grants will be going to 33 schools and districts across the state. Two Ross County schools are a part of this group.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Director Stephen D. Dackin recently announced these awards, which came from a $60 million grant given to Ohio by the U.S. Department of Education.
“Literacy is the foundation for all learning,” said Governor DeWine. “By investing in our educators and aligning instruction to the Science of Reading, we are giving every Ohio student the opportunity to read confidently, succeed academically, and reach their full potential.”
The announcement of the winners stated that the grants will establish comprehensive literacy sites that provide literacy coaching, professional development, and daily reading instruction aligned to high-quality materials.
More than 170 districts and schools submitted applications for the grants. In Ross County, Adena received $540,000 for kindergarten through fifth grade, $485,000 for sixth through eighth grade and $485,000 for ninth through twelfth grade. Chillicothe City schools received $645,960 for kindergarten through fifth grade.
This article originally appeared on Chillicothe Gazette: See which Ross County schools received funding from newest state literacy grant
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