Acorn School Awarded $660,000 21st CCLC Grant for Grades K-12

BY LEANN DILBECK –

Ouachita River School Superintendent Jerry Strasner has announced that the Acorn Campus has been awarded a 5-year $660,000 21^st Century Community Learning Center Grant by the Arkansas Department of Education.  “What a tremendous blessing for the parents and children of this district.  We thank everyone on our staff and our many community partners who worked tirelessly on this grant that will allow us to provide opportunities to these students way beyond the classroom.”

The grant will allow before and after school opportunities for students in grades K-12 to receive homework support and tutoring, along with fun enrichment activities.  Students can come to school as early as 6:45 a.m. and stay after school until 5:30 p.m. along with being provided an after school snack and transportation home.   “For our working parents who may need to be at work by 7 a.m. or work until 5 p.m., we know this will be a tremendous help for them and they will have the peace of mind of knowing their child is in a safe learning environment… and it doesn’t cost them anything,” added Strasner.

The site coordinator for grades 7-12 will be Michelle McGee and for K-6 will be Kim Posey.

Strasner added that they will also be developing a full Summer Enrichment Program that will be implemented for several weeks during summer months when school is not in session.

He credited his dedicated staff for always being willing to go the extra mile for their students and for their strong and generous community partnerships for making these opportunities available to Acorn students.

The program will begin this 2016-2017 school year. For more information, call 479-394-4833 or 479-394-5544.

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