C20-052

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--In School Committee--
04/07/2020

ORDERED:

<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 48.0pt 1.0in 1.5in decimal 6.25in;"></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; tab-stops: .75in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222; background: white;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">That Superintendent's Recommendation #20-36, Grant Increase, be adopted as follows: that the School Committee accept and approve the grant increase in the amount and for the period indicated:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">FY20 Title I Distribution (SC20604) INCREASE in the amount of $1.380.00 for the period September 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in;"><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Description</span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">: The Title I grant will fund additional teaching staff at four elementary and two upper schools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Intervention teachers at Kennedy Longfellow, King Open, Morse and FMA will provide ELA and Math intervention and targeted support to at-risk students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At CSUS, Title I will fund a Reading Interventionist; and at Putnam Ave, a Math Interventionist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The grant also funds two part-time Reading Recovery lead teachers who provide professional development for district, early literacy interventionists, a .75 family liaison, a .6 clerk, and the Title I Coordinator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also provides stipends for after-school and summer school programs, services for homeless students, professional development, parent involvement, printing and supplies, as well as services to eligible students in private schools.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">This amendment includes a transfer from salaries to stipends for summer school made possible by transferring part of the Reading Recovery lead teachers' salaries to the Early Literacy Intervention grant (SC20632).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The increase of $1,380 will be used for supplies for the summer program. </span></p>A true copy:

Signature

Terry Gist
Interim Executive Secretary to the School Committee