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School sucks. That’s traditionally been the mentally of kids since just about forever.

But DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson wants to make school suck a little less for D.C. students. Henderson announced today that DCPS will award approximately $5 million to schools during the 2014-2015 school year to help improve overall student satisfaction.

“We want students to love school, be proud of their school, and feel great about what their school has to offer,” Henderson said in a release. “So much of student satisfaction happens well beyond the classroom. The Proving What’s Possible for Student Satisfaction award will allow schools to create or expand programs they know will work for their students.”

In a press conference, Henderson said the program will build upon the success of a similar one, created a few years ago, aimed at innovating technology in DCPS schools. Henderson announced earlier this year that, along with improving the city’s middle schools and investing in the 40 lowest-performing schools, one of DCPS’s key priorities is to improve student satisfaction.

A recent survey revealed that about 78 percent of students like their school, but Henderson would like that number to be “around 90 percent,” she said.

Schools can begin applying for the award this week, and the money will go toward “a number of focused areas including additional enrichment activities, field trips, extracurricular activities, clubs, new athletic teams, and anti-bullying work, among others.” Henderson also says that the money for this program will come out of the 2015 fiscal year budget. The amount of the award will be based on student enrollment.