Sweetwater County School District #1

In order to gather input from students, staff and community members, the Director of Grants and Federal Programs holds multiple meetings to share what the district is doing with the funds and to solicit ideas for the next year.  Participants numbered over 75 at the 2020-2021 meetings.   The presentation was shared in both English and Spanish.  

 To view the entire presentation, please click here.   English PowerPoint

To view the entire presentation in Spanish, please click here.  

1.  What is being purchased with the CARES, GEER and ESSR Grants?

These grants are used to purchase support for virtual learning, address safety and health in schools, purchase ventilation equipment, purchase technology for distance education and provide professional development for staff.  Another use for these grants is to address student learning loss by purchasing and providing learning, remediation/enrichment and after-school programs for targeted students.  

2.  What competitive grants were awarded to the district this year?

Competitive grants awarded to Sweetwater #1 are:

• Cutting Edge Grant awarded Farson-Eden High School with $25,000.  Students at FEHS started a Pronghorn Plasma and Fabrication business.  Business students are running the business side (advertising, ordering, billing etc...) and students in welding are producing the products.  
• Workforce Discovery Grant awarded Rock Springs High School with $11,232.35.  The grant purchased equipment to support the Auto Technology program at RSHS.