W-E Awarded Straight A Fund Grant

The Willoughby-Eastlake City School District was awarded a Straight A Fund Grant for the School of Innovation for $578,355.01. The School of Innovation SOI will be the first platform school in Ohio that infuses STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) principles in a comprehensive, integrated learning approach for grades 3-5. As a platform school, the School of Innovation will serve as a training model for not only staff and students in all of the buildings in the district, but also in the county and the state. The SOI will open in August 2015. Grant funds will be used for professional development, equipment, materials and technology.