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CCASD board approves $500,000 DOJ school-violence prevention grant for two high schools
Summary
The Coconino County Accommodation School District board voted Nov. 13 to accept a $500,000 U.S. Department of Justice School Violence Prevention Program grant to fund safety improvements at Ponderosa and Tse' Yaato' high schools; the full project cost is $682,471 with a required local match of $182,471.
The Coconino County Accommodation School District (CCASD) Governing Board on Nov. 13 approved a $500,000 School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice to improve identified safety measures at Ponderosa High School and Tse' Yaato' High School. Board President and Superintendent Cheryl Mango-Paget approved acceptance of the grant and any necessary budget adjustments.
The minutes list the total project cost as $682,471, with the federal grant covering $500,000 and an applicant match of $182,471. President Cheryl Mango-Paget told the board she was "very excited about the grant" and said she had already shared the information with county supervisors while continuing work on county intergovernmental agreements for facility reserve funds and Secure Rural Schools funding distribution. The board did not record a roll-call vote in the minutes; the action is documented as approved.
