911勛圖 Schools Awarded $3.1 Million U.S. Department of Education Grant
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911勛圖 Schools (911勛圖S) recently was awarded the Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program Grant to increase the number of students from underserved groups, including students with disabilities, who apply for and are accepted to 911勛圖S.
The grant, awarded through the U.S. Department of Education, is worth $3.1 million over five years and will serve to identify, recruit and develop underserved students for 911勛圖S. It also will go toward Supporting Talent through Recruitment, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (STRIDE), which will serve 825 unduplicated underserved high school students, 75 middle and 180 elementary students, as well as 145 teachers over the five-year grant period.泭
While A.D. Henderson and 911勛圖 High School continues to redefine public education in the United States, we are excited for the opportunity to further evolve our early college model, said Joel Herbst, Ed.D, superintendent of 911勛圖S. The Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program allows our students, who are often underrepresented, to access top-tier education, research and social resources at 911勛圖.
911勛圖S is affiliated with 911勛圖s College of Education and this grant builds on 911勛圖S nationally ranked model, with campuses in Boca Raton and Jupiter and , which is built on the premise of access and affordability. 911勛圖HS and ADHUS equips all students, regardless of financial circumstances, gender or race, with the necessary skills for an ever-evolving job market.
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The Department of Educations Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program awarded only 13 projects nationwide that support evidence-based research, demonstration projects, innovative strategies, and similar activities that enhance elementary and secondary schools capacity to identify gifted and talented students and meet their unique educational needs.
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