WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) announced today that the Gadsden Board of Education will receive a $1,895,395 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to improve area preschools.
The grant, which is administered through the Early Reading First Program, will enable the Gadsden city school district to implement Project SEES, Start Education Early for Success. Project SEES aims to enhance existing preschool programs in order to ensure that children enter kindergarten with the proper reading and language skills.
The program will be offered in six elementary schools and the Even Start Family Literacy Center. The schools are Oscar Adams, C.A. Donehoo, George W. Floyd, W.E. Striplin, Ray Thompson and Walnut Park. “I am pleased to announce this grant for Gadsden’s Project SEES,” said Sessions, member of the Senate Health and Education Committee. “Building reading and language skills in young students is vital to their academic success.”
