C20-157
--In School Committee--
06/16/2020
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">That Superintendent's Recommendation #20-137, Grant Award, be adopted as follows:that the</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">School Committee accept and approve the grant award in the increased amount and for the period indicated:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Nellie Mae Education Foundation- Building Equity Bridges, for the period July 1, 2019 to January31, 2021, in the increased amount of $50,000. Project/Grant SC20144.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Description</span></u></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">:This grant will continue to support district-community wide efforts to address the identified barriers to equity that serve as the root causes of the persistent gap in student performance and experience.Part of the increase of $50,000 will be used to support the continued work of Equity Fellows ($20,000) and the remaining $30,000 will be used at the discretion of the new office of Equity and Inclusion & Belonging for activities that will contribute to meeting the project objectives.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span></p>A true copy:
Dosha E. Beard
Executive Secretary to the School Committee