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St. Mary Parish School Board approves LSU GEAR UP grant totaling $5,566,400
Summary
The board voted to approve participation in an LSU-awarded GEAR UP grant that will serve current sixth- and seventh-graders for seven years; LSU will manage operations and federal reporting and the program begins Oct. 1.
The St. Mary Parish School Board voted to approve participation in an LSU-awarded GEAR UP grant totaling $5,566,400 that will serve students who are currently in sixth and seventh grade and follow the cohort through high school into their first year of college.
The grant was described by Stephanie Givens, associate director of the Gordon a Kane Center, who said the award was confirmed "just in the past couple of weeks, totaling $5,566,400, which is just an incredible sum of money to support the students and the schools here within the Saint Mary Parish School District." Givens told the board LSU will manage program operations and federal reporting so there is "no fiscal burden, placed on Saint…
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