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Winchester Schools win nearly $600,000 state grant to expand summer and after-school services for English learners
Summary
Winchester Public Schools announced a Virginia Department of Education extended school year grant, WELCOME, to provide a 16-day summer program and follow-up after-school and Saturday supports for English learners and newcomers on the Daniel Morgan campus starting June 10.
Winchester Public Schools will run a state-funded extended school year program this summer for English learners and newly arrived students after the division secured a Virginia Department of Education grant the administration calls WELCOME.
The program targets rising fifth- through eighth-grade students on the Daniel Morgan campus and will run a 16-day summer session that supports both language acquisition and core academic content, followed by after-school and Saturday programming through February of next year. "This is funded by the Virginia Department of Education, and it will cover 2, fiscal years," Miss Buckley said during the May 27 school board meeting.
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