Sedalia 200 School District gets $293,500 grant from DESE

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Sedalia School 200 District was awarded $293,500 grant on Thursday from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The money came from the Competency-Based Education grant program. More than $2.2 million was awarded to Lebanon R-3, Maplewood-Richmond Heights, Pattonville R-3, Ritenour, Ste. Genevieve R-2 and the Success-Ready Student Network, according to the release.

The release states that districts applied for grants to support eligible local CBE programming, which offer students flexible opportunities to progress, demonstrate mastery and earn course credit; provide individual learning options; assess proficiency based on attainment of critical knowledge and skills; and assess mastery through performance tasks.