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Superintendent Walker highlights BLAST magnet expansion and updates board on laptop shortage
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Superintendent Todd Walker told the Richland 1 board the BLAST magnet programs are supported by a $14.9 million MSAP grant and provided a detailed update on the district's laptop orders and deliveries, saying remaining devices are expected by month‑end though exact dates were not yet available.
Superintendent Todd Walker used his Sept. 23 report to outline academic and operational priorities for Richland School District 1, including progress on the BLAST magnet program and an update on delayed student laptop deliveries.
Walker said the district's BLAST (Building Lasting Aerospace and STEM Trajectories) elementary, middle and high school magnets are funded by a $14,900,000 Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grant awarded in 2022. He identified the BLAST sites as Watkins‑Nance Elementary (elementary), W. A. Perry…
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