Hays-Lodge Pole Schools receive grant

Hays-Lodge Pole High School is receiving part of a $1.3 million federal School Improvement Grant that will allow it to continue its Schools of Promise program.

“We are thrilled, believe me,” Hays-Lodge Pole Principal Beth Kendall said.

The grant was announced Monday by Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau and is in addition to $1.5 million that was awarded in July. The $2.8 million grant not only benefits Hays-Lodge Pole, but also Heart Butte High School.

“Schools of Promise is taking on the deep, intensive work required to boost achievement in schools that are surrounded by conc...