$2.5 million for local elementary schools
Action News learned four elementary schools will be receiving grant money to pay for after-school programs.
Amistad, Eastgate, Vista Elementary and Grantham in Clarkston will all be receiving money.
The state grant is worth more than two and a half million dollars.
District officials tell us it will be used to pay for specialized classes, babysitting, and gardening projects.
Highlands and Park Middle School already have that grant - and say the results speak for themselves.
"The kids who come for at least 30 days - their grades improve. They like being at school - and they collect all that data yearly to show that it is a good thing for our students," said Highlands Middle School Principal Aylssa St. Hilarie.
Funding will last five years.
Amistad, Eastgate, Vista Elementary and Grantham in Clarkston will all be receiving money.
The state grant is worth more than two and a half million dollars.
District officials tell us it will be used to pay for specialized classes, babysitting, and gardening projects.
Highlands and Park Middle School already have that grant - and say the results speak for themselves.
"The kids who come for at least 30 days - their grades improve. They like being at school - and they collect all that data yearly to show that it is a good thing for our students," said Highlands Middle School Principal Aylssa St. Hilarie.
Funding will last five years.
