The Peoria Public Schools' Innovation and Grants Office provides unique opportunities for students. Currently, the department is managing over $15 million dollars in competitive grant money providing for after-school, weekend, summer, and daytime activities and supports for students. These monies range from paid student internships and job salaries to additional educational support for academic and social-emotional development. Specializing in personalizing learning for students, the Innovation Team works to identify unique learning experiences for students for an enhanced education. 

The Innovation and Grants Office also oversees the Career and Technical Education program at Woodruff. The Career and Technical programs offer dual credit and high school credit to help your student on their way to a career right after high school or entry into college or technical school. Visit the Woodruff website and click on programs to learn more about the wide range of offerings:  Woodruff Career and Technical Education. Students attend Woodruff a portion of the day with the rest of the day in their home high school.

Peoria Public Schools offers a robust early college program. Whether students want to earn some dual credits in career and technical education (CTE), general education courses for freshmen year of college, or want to earn an associates degree as a high school junior and senior, we have the right program for your student. Our students take dual credit courses during the school day or may transfer in credits from evening classes. The D2 dual degree program, for junior and senior year, is designed for students to earn an associates degree in arts or science, covers all tuition, and has students on ICC campus all day. A new "Senior Year at ICC," program takes place in 2023-2024. Contact high school counselors for more information or see links to the left. The application process for all dual credit begins in mid-fall semester of sophomore or junior year depending on program.