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Lee County Schools details $2.1 million Golden Leaf grant for two middle schools
Summary
District staff described how a Golden Leaf Foundation award of just over $2.1 million will fund five years of coaching, curriculum, professional development and stipends at Wesley Middle and Sandley Middle, with Wesley receiving the larger portion as part of a transformative cohort.
The Lee County Board of Education heard a detailed presentation on a Golden Leaf Foundation grant awarded to two district middle schools that will provide coaching, curriculum materials, professional development and employee stipends over five years.
Dr. Natalie Kelly, who led the presentation, told the board she was “super excited to give you a little high level overview of the Golden Leaf grant.” The district received the grant “for a little over $2,100,000,” the superintendent told the board when introducing the topic.
The grant divides participating schools into two cohorts with different support levels. Kelly said Wesley Middle was selected for the more intensive Transformative cohort and Sandley (referred to in materials as Sandley/San Lee) was selected for the Personalized Competency-Based Education (PCBE) cohort. The Transformative cohort provides more intensive…
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