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Gulf Shores schools awarded $100,000 for special education pre‑K, superintendent says
Summary
Gulf Shores City Schools Superintendent Dr. Matt Akin announced the district received a $100,000 grant to fund a special education pre‑K program; the council work session agenda listed the award under mayoral updates but recorded no formal council action in the minutes.
Gulf Shores City Schools Superintendent Dr. Matt Akin announced at the Gulf Shores City Council work session on April 6 that the district had been awarded $100,000 to support a special education pre‑K program.
The award, Dr. Akin said, resulted from a grant written by Dr. Sonya Price, the district’s director of exceptional education and special services. The minutes record the announcement but do not specify the grant source, terms, or next steps for how the city or school board will accept and allocate the funds.
Dr. Akin also gave a brief summary of the school technology team’s recent competition. Councilman Stephen E. Jones used the mayoral‑updates portion of the session to remind the public about the upcoming Love Our Locals festival at Waterway Village.
The council minutes list the mayoral updates and the grant announcement but do not record a formal vote or ordinance associated with accepting the $100,000; the minutes do not indicate whether additional approvals are required by the school board or city council.
