MARYSVILLE — Two Marysville schools deemed in need of improvement by the federal government are among 17 schools across the state that will get extra money to bolster instruction.
Tulalip Elementary and Totem Middle School were among 41 schools across Washington state vying for $17 million next year.
The state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction released the list of grant winners this morning.
The Marysville School District was seeking more than $2 million this year — $1.2 million for Totem and about $720,000 for Tulalip and $300,000 for other costs, such as training, complying with grant requirements and hiring a coordinator to oversee the reform work at both schools.
Assistant Superintendent Gail Miller said the district will find out in the next few weeks exactly how much it will receive, but she believes it could be close to the amount it was requesting.
“We are excited by the opportunities,” Miller said.
The selected districts submitted applications that proposed “promising approaches to turning around Washington’s lowest performing schools,” wrote Janelle Newman, an assistant state superintendent, in an e-mail to school districts.
To qualify for the money, the Marysville School Board voted to adopt a federal model for changing schools that landed on the federal list for most needing improvement.
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