Three local schools share $120,000 in technology grants from the Looser-Flake Foundation. The money goes to Mercer County, Sherrard and United School Districts. Each of the school districts will use the funds to further technology in the classroom, from smart boards in elementary schools to digital access for high school students preparing for college.
Specifically, the Mercer County School District will purchase software designed to provide kindergarten through eighth-grade interventions for students that may be struggling in language arts or mathematics.
At Sherrard, the district will use the grant funds to create an innovation lab to teach advanced coding to fifth and sixth graders. They will also install interactive touch boards in every classroom at Matherville Intermediate School and additional interactive boards in junior and high school classrooms. The high school auditorium will receive two large monitors for presentations, theater, and concerts.