Woodford County Schools staff say they struck gold after being awarded a grant more than $1M
VERSAILLES, Ky. (FOX 56) — Faculty and staff at the Woodford County Schools are quite literally feeling like a million bucks with a grant that'll provide more resources for student growth.
The Woodford County Schools are one of 40 school districts across Kentucky to be awarded the Kentucky Comprehensive Literacy Grant. The grant totals $1,560,000, which will be spread over the course of five years. The district's coordinator of curriculum, instruction, and assessment, Scott Hundley, played a role in writing the grant.
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'There was a lot of people that had a lot of parts in this. We had a teacher group get together to help us create and do research on some of the programs and resources that we might want to use,' Hundley said.
The grant will be used to fund additional resources and professional development to support literacy from birth all the way to 12th grade. The next step is looking into what ways the district can use the funding to support student growth even more, and it's something state leaders have their eye on.
'Literacy is a big push across the state. I know that is a big thing the Kentucky Department of Education has been tasked with, making some of these foundational resources available for us so we can really give it the service we need in our buildings,' Hundley said.
The grant will help teachers and instructors start these literacy habits young. District leaders like superintendent Danny Adkins said he's expecting the results to have a trickle effect through the whole district.
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'The focus will be at the elementary level; that's typically where we really focus with literacy. We'll also get to see some of our preschool kids, so it'll also be distributed to some of our earliest learners as well,' Adkins said.
It's something students of all ages will get to take advantage of, and Adkins said he's buzzing with excitement to see these lessons follow them through life.
'As students become more confident in their abilities, they'll just be more successful in the classroom. That makes them better neighbors, better employees, better community members, and that's our goal. We want to put out a great product to students, a great individual, and a great community member,' Adkins said.
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