Grant supports ESL students – News – Dodge City Daily Globe – Dodge City, KS – Dodge City, KS By Gloria Tucker / Dodge City Daily Globe Dodge City Daily Globe – Dodge City, KS By Gloria Tucker / Dodge City Daily Globe The 21st Century Learning Center, a federal grant program, awarded Dodge City Schools a $449,831 grant for its English as a Second Language and migrant programs.The district sought the grant to replace and enhance current after school services and learning opportunities for ESL proficiency and in response to ESL/migrant funding reductions.Over the course of five years, the grant will give students an opportunity to work on subject improvement, homework and STEM activities — science, technology, engineering and mathematics.”The emphasis is going to be on ESL learners,” Robert Vinton, director of the migrant program, said in a press release. “But although the focus of the grant was to work with those students that need the second language piece, it’s open to all kids, as long as we have space available.”Vinton said he hopes to have 30 participants at the high school, 50 from both middle schools and growth over time.”The biggest benefit to students is that we’re going to be working on language acquisition and they have the opportunity to explore, through enrichment, the opportunities that exist out there in relation to technology and careers,” he saidThe program will meet after school at each participating school for 45 minutes of academic work and 45 minutes of activities.”It will also include opportunities for post-secondary exploration,” organizer Bianca Alvarez said in a press release. Dodge City Daily Globe – Dodge City, KS