爱荷华州教育厅发放30万美元奖助金：六个学区各获5万美元，推广升学与就业准备经验
美国爱荷华州教育厅10月27日宣布，向全州六个学区发放总计30万美元的「升学与就业准备卓越奖助金」，每个学区5万美元，表彰它们在帮助学生为高中毕业后的升学与就业做准备方面的成绩，并支持它们把成功做法推广到全州其他学区。爱荷华州教育厅总部位于该州波尔克县首府 Des Moines。
获奖的六个学区是 Creston、Fort Madison、Hampton-Dumont、Howard-Winneshiek、Storm Lake 与 West Liberty 社区学区。遴选依据是各学区在「爱荷华学校表现档案」中的升学准备指数：获得大学学分的学生比例与参加职场学习的学生比例，须分别高于全州平均的70.3%与45%，评审同时考虑免费或减价午餐资格学生比例较高的学区。
教育厅升学与社区参与局局长 Christina Sibaouih 表示，与职业相连的学习正在改变爱荷华州学生的生活，获奖学区将把行之有效的做法整理成可复制的蓝本，供其他学区建立可持续的升学准备策略。每笔5万美元将用于扩大职场学习、Senior Year Plus 大学学分通道、行业认可证书、个人职业与学业规划等已见成效的做法，获奖学区还将参加教育厅的「Course to College & Career」项目，为其他学区提供培训。这笔奖助金为一次性、不可续期，由教育厅的爱荷华大学援助战略储备基金出资，采取报销方式发放，资助期至2027年6月30日。
Iowa Department of Education Awards $300,000 to Six School Districts for Excellence in Postsecondary Readiness
The Iowa Department of Education announced on October 27 that it has awarded a total of $300,000 in Excellence in Postsecondary Readiness Grants to six Iowa school districts, $50,000 each, recognizing outstanding results in preparing students for life after high school graduation and supporting the districts in scaling their successful practices statewide. The Department is headquartered in Des Moines, the capital city in Polk County, Iowa.
The six recipient districts are the Creston Community School District, Fort Madison Community School District, Hampton-Dumont Community School District, Howard-Winneshiek Community School District, Storm Lake Community School District, and West Liberty Community School District. Awardees were selected based on postsecondary readiness index scores in the Iowa School Performance Profiles: the shares of students earning college credit and participating in work-based learning had to exceed the statewide averages of 70.3 percent and 45 percent, respectively, and consideration was given to districts serving a high proportion of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Christina Sibaouih, chief of the Department's Bureau of Postsecondary Community Engagement, said career-connected learning is changing lives across Iowa and that the new grant responds directly to feedback from educators in the field; awardees will provide a blueprint other districts can use to build sustainable postsecondary readiness strategies. Each $50,000 grant will expand a proven practice in areas including work-based learning, Senior Year Plus and other college-credit pathways, industry-recognized credentials, individual career and academic planning, and middle school career development. Awardees will also join the Department's Course to College & Career program, lead trainings on their exemplary practices, and serve as resources for other districts.
The grants are one-time and non-renewable, supported by the Department's Iowa College Aid Strategic Reserve Fund. Funding is provided on a reimbursement basis through the end of the grant period on June 30, 2027, and may cover salaries and wages, benefits, travel, materials and supplies, equipment, and indirect costs.
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