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Oak Park to run full‑day K–8 'Summer Discovery' after $1.2 million grant; high‑school options for credit recovery
Summary
Director of Curriculum Shana Murphy said the district secured up to $1.2 million through a United Way/Ballmer Group grant to fund a full-day K–8 summer program; high-school credit recovery will run in half‑day sessions.
Shana Murphy, Oak Park's director of curriculum, told the board on April 22 that the district secured a grant to fund an expanded summer learning program for K–8 students and will offer targeted high-school opportunities for credit recovery and graduation support.
"We were approved for up to $1,200,000," Murphy said, adding that the grant — administered through the United Way of Southeast Michigan in partnership with the Ballmer Group — provides roughly $2,000 per K–8 student for staffing, transportation, meals, materials and field trips.
Murphy described the K–8 "Summer Discovery" program as a…
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