sentences:  According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 1,581 students received free or reduced-price lunches due to low family income in the 2007-2008 school year.School district officials did not apply for the Race to the Top federal grant which would have brought the district hundreds of thousands of additional federal dollars for improving student academic achievement.Participation required the administration, the school board and the local teachers' union to sign an agreement to prioritize improving student academic success.