Identified Goals:

• Fund school improvements and new schools

• Implement new classes at the high school, i.e. shooting sports, auto shop

• Increase educational opportunities: technical training, community college, certification classes

• Bridge nontraditional students to centralized resources

• Bring in and promote classes in Norton

• Pair trade and service providers with schools to provide initiatives for students 

• Determine local post secondary education opportunities

• Create a community education and leadership center for all ages

• Develop fun educational summer programs

• Connect unskilled workers with job training and education

• Expand history and genealogy areas of library

• Organize county wide leadership program

• Design greenhouse for all ages to learn about farm to table and healthy eating

• Educate the community on water conservation and recycling options

 

Grants Given Totaling $97,207.66:

• USD 211, Eisenhower Elementary School received a grant in 2015 and 2017 to create a math manipulative library available for all teachers K-6. 

• USD 211, Eisenhower Elementary School received a grant in 2016 for kinesthetic classroom equipment that allows for a learning environment conducive to many types of learners. 

• USD 212, Northern Valley received a grant in 2016 for a renovation of their playground to provide a safe and enjoyable environment for students and the community. 

• Norton County Historical Society and Museum Board received a grant in 2016 and 2017 to renovate the basement of the Norton County Museum for a more desirable and updated display area. 

• Norton County Historical Society received a grant in 2016 to create a website and repair the microfilm viewer/scanner. 

• USD 211, Eisenhower Elementary School received a grant in 2017 for equipment needed to create a kinesthetic classroom to allow for optimal learning from all students.

• Norton Public Library received a grant in 2017 for the purchase of two new computers for patrons to use. 

• Norton Junior High School received a grant in 2017 to the KAY Club to install a water bottle filler in the junior high to increase the use of reusable water bottles among their peers.

• Norton Public Library participated in the 2017 Norton County Community Foundation Match Day to support ongoing programs. 

• USD 211, Norton Junior High School received a grant in 2017 to purchase a new water fountain for the students to use. 

• USD 211 received a grant in 2017 and 2018 to support the Jr. Jay choir program at Eisenhower Elementary School.

• USD 211, Norton Junior High School received a grant in 2018 to purchase heart rate monitors and other equipment to improve the physical education department. 

• USD 211 received a grant in 2018 to purchase acoustical shells to increase sound quality for numerous performances held in the auditorium. 

• Norton Public Library participated in the 2018 Norton County Community Foundation Match Day to support ongoing programs. 

• Lenora Public Library participated in the 2018 Norton County Community Foundation Match Day to support ongoing programs. 

• USD 211 received a grant in 2019 to purchase new choral risers used during concerts. 

• UDS 211, Norton Community High School received a grant in 2017 and 2019 to send students to the Model UN conference in Wichita, KS. 

• Scholarship Recipients in 2019 received scholarships for patient services. 

• Candace Gay Memorial Scholarship Fund received a grant in 2019 to support its mission to assist graduating seniors who were involved in the arts with the cost of secondary education. 

• North Central Kansas Special Education Cooperative received a grant in 2019 to provide support for the gifted program field trip.

 

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