The Schools Development Authority will be helping Fort Lee High School improve through a $1,592,000 grant, the state announced earlier this month.
Renovations at the high school will convert a dance studio into a science classroom with a prep room; revamp seven existing science classrooms and associated prep rooms with new casework, finishes, lighting and HVAC equipment; and convert one existing classroom into a new dance studio.
The project at the high school is expected to cost $3,980,000 in total—the $1.6 million knocks the out-of-pocket cost for the district down to $2,388,000.
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Fort Lee schools have received grants totaling nearly $9.2 million through the state program since it was relaunched in 2010, according to the state. More than $284 million in grants have been given to local districts statewide since then.
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