BVU, West Liberty Schools Link Via Strategic Partnership
Collaboration with Buena Vista University broadens educational benefits for West Liberty Community School District employees and their eligible family members.
Buena Vista University (BVU) and the West Liberty Community School District have cemented a bond as Strategic Partners to strengthen their communities and the people they serve.
This partnership allows for employees of the West Liberty Community School District, as well as eligible family members of full-time employees, to receive grant funding to lower the overall cost of education while enrolled in classes at BVU’s Storm Lake campus. Partner grant funding also lowers the cost per credit hour for students enrolled in BVU’s convenient online undergraduate programs or the organizational leadership graduate program.
“This Strategic Partnership will be a nice option for our employees and their families.”
West Liberty Community School District Human Resources Director Melissa Ortiz
“This Strategic Partnership will be a nice option for our employees and their families,” says West Liberty Community School District Human Resources Director Melissa Ortiz. “The collaboration will give our employees and their families a new option for their continuing education.”
The West Liberty Community School District, located in eastern Iowa between Iowa City and the Quad Cities, provides educational programs for 1,250 students in grades K-12. The school district, which employs more than 265, features the longest running dual language program in the state of Iowa and is in the midst of updating its four-building campus with a new Early Learning Center for preschool students which opened at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year and a new outdoor athletic complex that is nearing completion.
“Buena Vista University is thrilled to partner with the West Liberty Community School District through our Strategic Partnerships initiative, which provides affordable, accessible education to employees and their family members,” says BVU Director of Strategic Partnerships Laura Todd. “We look forward to this collaboration with West Liberty Schools and the opportunities it opens for the individuals who aim to support and engage students in challenging and diverse learning opportunities, better preparing them to lead productive and meaningful lives.”
For more information about BVU’s Strategic Partnerships and partner opportunities, please visit the BVU website at bvu.edu/strategic-partnerships or contact Strategic Partnerships at StrategicPartnerships@bvu.edu.