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Board accepts $1.56 million Kentucky literacy grant and regional adult-education continuation award
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Nelson County schools will use a $1,560,000 Kentucky literacy grant to expand EL curriculum across grades K–12 and will administer a regional adult-education grant covering four counties; both grants were accepted by the board.
The Nelson County Board of Education voted to accept two grants Wednesday: a Kentucky comprehensive literacy grant totaling $1,560,000 and a regional adult-education continuation grant for roughly half a million dollars.
Dr. Shearhorn, who led the grant presentation, said the literacy grant funds will pay for curriculum materials, professional development and expanded implementation of EL (an evidence-based literacy program) districtwide from preschool through high school. "This is really gonna allow us to expand that professional development... and expand…
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