Board authorizes $7 million DoWEA grant application for PRIDE Academy classrooms
May 19, 2026
The Board authorized submission of a Department of War Education Activity grant application for modular classroom construction at PRIDE Academy; while the application template was $6.5M over five years, Board approved applying for $7M to cover scope and code‑required solar infrastructure.
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Assistant Superintendent David MacLeod told the Board the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Construction, Modernization, and Facilities Maintenance Program grant would fund two modular fixed‑foundation buildings at PRIDE Academy to provide four additional instructional classrooms and accommodate rising enrollment. The scope will include solar infrastructure to meet current construction code requirements.
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