The Petersburg School Board approved the acceptance of grant awards for the 2019 fiscal year totaling $513,613.
The grants make up about six percent of the district’s funding, with the other 94 percent, or $8,432,563, coming from the general fund. Three of the largest grants received by the district came from Title VI-B at $141,677, ESSA Title I-A at $121,119 and ESSA Title I-C at $118,402. The three grants make up about 75 percent of the district’s grants.
“There’s a whole team of us that put these grants together,” said finance director Karen Quitslund.
Title VI-B funds support services for...
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