West Plains R-VII Receives $275,000 Grant to Expand Preschool Access

West Plains R-VII Receives $275,000 Grant to Expand Preschool Access

WEST PLAINS, Mo. – The West Plains R-VII School District has received a significant boost in its efforts to expand early childhood education, thanks to a Missouri Quality Pre-Kindergarten (MOQPK) grant valued at more than $275,000. Awarded through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Childhood, the grant will fund 40 full-day preschool slots at both West Plains Elementary and South Fork Elementary. The slots …