Should Moffat County School District voters pass a $40 million bond measure this fall, the state will match a portion of that funding.
A BEST Grant, which stands for Building Excellent Schools Today, in the amount of $6.4 million is a formality away from being officially awarded to MCSD, said superintendent Scott Pankow. While the state school board must still approve it, the board responsible for selecting applicants has chosen the district to receive the matching grant.
“We did a survey several weeks ago of voters asking, if the district was awarded a BEST Grant, what would your positivity rate for voting yes on the bond be?” Pankow said. “That number rose to 67%. That’s people saying if we got $6.4 million, they would definitely help them out passing the bond and going for it. We’re excited about that.”