Woodbury Grammar School is one of 56 schools that will receive the Focus School Grant which will provide an estimated $19.2 million investment to schools across the state during the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school years. The schools will be awarded between $100,000 and $300,000 each year depending on enrollment size and satisfactory performance. The awards will be used to create and sustain improvement plans that close student achievement gaps among subgroups such as racial and ethnic groups, students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, students with disabilities and English-language learners. Kevin Huffman State Education Commissioner said by using this grant Tennessee’s Focus schools will provide examples of success and lessons learned for all schools across the state. The state named Woodbury Grammar one of the focus schools in August, a part of Tennessee’s accountability system developed through its waiver from No Child Left Behind. 167 schools were named in all and 152 of those schools applied for the grant.
