Clarksdale High School in Clarksdale, Missouri, will soon undergo major changes, stated the Clarksdale Press Register.
The school, which has consistently been below par in standardized test scores and other measures, will receive a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, reported the news source. The grant will help the school enact key educational reforms, such as revising its curriculum and instituting a new principal.
The grant may be used in a variety of ways, though it has the common goal of empowering education for Clarksdale High School students. Accordingly, teachers looking to boost learning among their pupils may want to implement technology in the classroom and use federal funds to buy a personal computer, a STEM software program or a classroom projector.
State officials and teachers alike claim the changes in store for the embattled high school will be sweeping, giving education considerably more direction.
"I expect to see a total transformation with some of the innovations that are going on with the academic coaches, and then with the graduation coach that’s coming in, " Dennis Dupree, school board superintendent, told the media outlet. "That’s going to solidify some of the gaps that we have with students not really understanding what they need to be doing."
