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Board accepts $214,941.78 MDE Native Language Revitalization grant to expand Indigenous language instruction
Summary
The International Falls School Board unanimously accepted a Minnesota Department of Education Native Language Revitalization Competitive Grant totaling $214,941.78 to expand instruction in Dakota, Anishinaabe and other Indigenous languages; the motion was approved April 20.
The International Falls School Board voted April 20 to accept a Minnesota Department of Education Native Language Revitalization Competitive Grant in the amount of $214,941.78. The acceptance was moved by Toni Korpi and seconded by Dale Johnson; the vote was recorded as 6-0 in favor.
The grant description in the meeting record states the funds will support expanding instruction in Dakota, Anishinaabe and other Indigenous languages through curriculum development, staff recruitment and purchasing materials, with the intent to increase student reach and strengthen cultural heritage. The board recorded the acceptance as part of the action items and provided no amendments or conditions in the minutes.
