The Houston School District is among 17 rural school districts receiving a grant to support career exploration programs.
Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc. partnered with the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation and Commerce Trust to present more than $80,000 in grants. Houston received $5,000. The Houston Education Foundation is an affiliate of Community Foundation of the Ozarks.
“Preparing students for success after graduation extends well beyond reading, writing and arithmetic,” said Jill Reynolds, senior vice president at Commerce Trust and chair of the Coover Charitable Foundation grant selection committee, in the release. “We’re grateful to help these rural school districts provide immersive professional experiences to their students.”
The only district in the area to receive funds was Mansfield, $4,898.
The grants are made possible by the late Julia Dorothy Coover, who worked for Commerce Bank for 30 years. She established the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation in 1992 to honor her husband’s memory. The foundation has since presented more than $8.6 million in grants.