NDEA’s ‘Ready Child’ Receives $25,000 Grant

The NDEA has received a grant from America’s Promise Alliance to host a Dropout Prevention Summit.  The amount of the grant is for $25,000, and it was written by Association Vice President Mark Berntson of West Fargo and obtained through the Organization’s Ready Child Initiative.

The Dropout Prevention Summit will be held in Bismarck next June, and we are excited to work with the America’ Promise Alliance to improve North Dakota schools and communities, increase support for our students, develop effective policies and employ effective data.  Together we will help ensure more young people are prepared for college, work and life.

Since American’s Promise won’t guarantee that Colin Powell and his wife will attend our Summit, NDEA lined up headliners of our own…the Governor, Department of Public Instruction, North Dakota Legislators, the North Dakota School Boards Association, and the Administrators’ Association have all signed on to be a part of the Dropout Prevention Summit.

“With this group of people lined up,” said NDEA President Dakota Draper, “how can this Summit be anything but wonderful for North Dakota students?