The US Department of Education has awarded the South Dakota Department of Education a Rethink K-12 Education Models Grant in the amount of $6,883,481 to support the state’s efforts to better serve students during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
South Dakota is one of only 11 states to be awarded one of these grants. Thirty-nine states applied.
Secretary of Education Ben Jones says the grant project aims to provide a comprehensive road map so students can learn at school, at home or with blended learning approaches. It will also seek to empower parents and families in navigating these options. Grant funds will be used to help a group of 30 schools pursue new course options in personalized, competency-based education and provide coursework and professional development for more than 1,600 South Dakota teachers, principals and pre-service teachers.
Partners include South Dakota State University, the South Dakota Statewide Family Engagement Center and Technology and Innovation in Education.
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