No Vancouver schools were on the list Tuesday when the U.S. Department of Education announced the winners of the federal Race to the Top District grant.
Vancouver Public Schools, as the lead district in a consortium, had been named a finalist in the previous round of the grant process
The Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools consortium, comprised of districts from several states, had submitted a 1,500-page grant application for creating personalized learning environments.
The consortium’s application “was ranked 19th out of 371 applicants,” said Steven Webb, Vancouver superintendent. “The U.S. Department of Education made 16 awards. Our application missed the award cutoff by 1.33 points.”