Lind-Ritzville schools begin community partnership for education improvements

RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville School District has been named as one of five rural school districts to participate in a rural education initiative.

Innovia Foundation received a $150,000 grant for the College Spark Outcomes Acceleration fund, aimed at strengthening school-community partnerships and increasing post-secondary success for students in rural Eastern Washington communities.

School districts participating in the project along with Lind-Ritzville, a 2B school, are Dayton (1B), St. John-Endicott (1B), Riverside (A), and Inchelium (1B).

The grant launches a two-year pilot project as part of...