Scottsbluff Public Schools awarded $518,000 Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant
Scottsbluff Public Schools was awarded $518,000 Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant
SCOTTSBLUFF - Scottsbluff Public Schools was awarded Comprehensive Literacy State Development funding from the Nebraska Department of Education. The purpose of the CLSD grant is to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing, for all children from birth through grade 12. The Nebraska Department of Education was awarded approximately $55 million through a competitive, five-year CLSD Grant from the U.S. Department of Education in September 2024, which continues through September 30, 2029.
The District has been approved to receive $518,000 for the first two years of the grant, with an additional $259,000 to be received in the next three years, subject to continued availability of funds. If fully funded, the District will receive a total of $1,295,000 through the life of the grant to support literacy at all levels.
"Receiving the CLSD grant is a great opportunity for our district,” said Mike Mason, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction, who led the grant writing process. “This funding will allow us to provide additional curriculum resources for students, families, and teachers. Additionally, the grant enables us to offer professional development workshops for our educators focusing on the Science of Reading and the latest teaching strategies for supporting a variety of learners' needs.”
Including this recently received award, SBPS has received over $12.5M in competitive grant funding over the past seven years. Additional competitive grants received by the District include the Sixpence Grant for Early Childhood Education, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers After School Program Grants at all in-town elementary schools, Early Childhood Expansion Grants for Bear Cub Preschool, Federal School Climate Grant funds received districtwide, the School-Based Mental Health Grant, and the Nebraska Educator Shortage Grant.
This competitive grant award was approved by the Nebraska State Board of Education at their most recent meeting held on August 8, 2025. For more information, contact Mike Mason, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction at [email protected] or 308-635-6200.