$150,000 grant awarded to Fresno Unified campuses that serve students with special needs

Addicott Elementary School and Rata High School, Fresno Unified campuses that serve students with severe physical and intellectual disabilities, have been awarded $150,000 from the Fansler Foundation.

Addicott’s $50,000 grant will be used to build and equip an indoor/outdoor fine and gross motor skills technical room. The equipment will help improve students’ mobility and sensory awareness and enhance their independence skills.

Rata will use $100,000 in grant funds to purchase indoor sensory and mobility equipment and a specially designed outdoor swing set to enhance student sensory skills and mobility.

This story was originally published September 3, 2015 at 8:43 PM with the headline "$150,000 grant awarded to Fresno Unified campuses that serve students with special needs."