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Albany High School
Wins $100,000 Grant
Albany High School
recently received a $100,000 grant from the State
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to
improve the school’s graduation rate and increase
the number of students who pursue post-secondary
education options.
The school plans to use the
money to add a new and innovative course for all
incoming freshman called “Education for
Careers/Strategies for Success,” expand after-school
tutoring to include all core subjects, implement an
in-school suspension
program, implement a school messenger program
to increase parental contact, and provide more
meaningful professional development activities for
teachers.
The 8G grant was competitively
awarded to school applicants throughout the state.
Albany
High School was the only
school in the parish to win an 8G grant this year,
and one of only a few to receive full funding for
its request.
Principal Jill Prokop noted
this grant application was the school’s largest
grant endeavor to date.
“We are excited about being
awarded this grant.
We know that by achieving the goals of our
grant project, our students will improve their
readiness and participation in post-secondary
education, and they will increase their readiness
for a productive career,” Prokop said.
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