Race to the Top money goes to Gulf County schools

11 Florida School Districts including Gulf County have been approved to begin receiving local Race to the Top funding.

More than 25 million dollars has been approved for the 11 counties, about 225 thousand will go to Gulf County over the next three years.

The money will be used to meet specific Race to the Top milestones including the development of new teacher and principal evaluation systems that are based in part on student achievement, expansion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math coursework and driving improvement in persistently low-performing schools.

Applications for the remaining 54 grant-eligible school districts are being evaluated and remaining award notices are expected to be issued by the end of the month.

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