Gainesville School Superintendent Jeff Hyatt has asked the Ozark County Commission’s help in applying for a government grant to build a freestanding preschool building on the Gainesville campus.
According to the Ozark County Times, Hyatt was accompanied by Gainesville Elementary School Principal Jason Morris, Gainesville preschool teacher Brandi Miller, teachers aide Karen Schlegel and South Central Ozarks Council of Governments Community Development Specialist Jessica Paulk. The group attended the meeting to ask the commissioners to let the county be a pass-through organization for a Community Development Block Grant that can only be awarded to a city or county government.
Currently, Gainesvilles preschool program has about 35 four year olds who attend classes two days a week. Because of limited classroom space for the preschool in the current Gainesville Elementary School, the program cant always accept all the students who want to enroll. In addition to increasing much-needed space for students, it is expected the new building would also make the school eligible to apply for Missouri Preschool Program funds, which could help purchase curriculum, build a playground and hire an additional teacher.
The school must apply by April 2019. If given the grant, the maximum amount that can be awarded is $350,000.
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