Fort Madison, IA- The Fort Madison Community School District has received the 21st Century Community Learning Center grant. The Fort Madison School District will receive just over $1 million over the next five years to support before and after-school programs for Fort Madison elementary school students. According to a news release, FMCSD has successfully piloted an afterschool program the past two years using ESSER funding to assess family and community needs with much success. During the pilot, over 300 students and their families participated, demonstrating the need for such a program in the community. "It has been so rewarding to watch these students grow and evolve in our Beyond the Bell programs over the past two years as they explored their interests and learned new skills with our incredible team," said Keely Kangas, Fort Madison's Extended Learning Program Coordinator. "I am excited to be working on sustaining out-of-school-time programs here in Fort Madison