Grants Geared Toward eLearning
By Dan McGowan | Inside INdiana Business
Thirty-two Indiana school districts will receive funding this year through the state's Digital Learning Grant program. The Indiana Department of Education Office of eLearning says the grants total more than $2.3 million. The amount awarded to each district ranges from $35,000 to $75,000.
The funding will be used for professional development, content and expectation development, parent and student communication efforts and device purchases. Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick says "this was a competitive selection process and I congratulate these school districts. I am confident they will use these dollars wisely, making a significant impact on learning for all students."
The schools receiving the funding are:
- Barr-Reeve Community School
- Batesville Community School Corporation
- Brown County Schools
- CSC of Southern Hancock County
- Delaware Community School Corporation
- East Allen County Schools
- East Washington School Corporation
- Elkhart Community School
- Eminence Community Schools
- Fayette County School Corporation
- Jennings County School Corporation
- La Porte Community School Corporation
- Loogootee Community Schools
- Maconaquah School Corporation
- MSD of Decatur Township
- MSD of Mt. Vernon
- MSD of Steuben County
- Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation
- Northwest Allen County Schools
- Portage Township Schools
- Richland Bean-Blossom CSC
- Salem Community Schools
- Scott County School District 1
- South Vermillion Community Schools
- Southwest Dubois County Schools
- Spencer-Owen Community Schools
- Switzerland County School Corp
- Tippecanoe School Corporation
- Tipton Community Schools
- Warsaw Community Schools
- Wawasee Community School Corporation
- Yorktown Community Schools
Grant applications came in from 64 districts this year.
