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The school was eligible for the grant because its scores were in the bottom 5 percent on the state test. It would have brought the school $1 million to $1.25 million per year for the next three years.
Keith Steele, formerly the district’s assistant superintendent, was named the new principal at the school, which Scott said will still have a flexible schedule and other innovations.
Scott said the grant would have allowed the district to offer incentives for teachers, to improve professional development and to purchase new technology.