C21-272
--In School Committee--
08/03/2021
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; tab-stops: .75in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">That Superintendent's Recommendation #21-249, Grant Award, be adopted as follows: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">that the School Committee accept and approve the grant award below in the amount and for the period indicated:</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .75in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">FY22 ESSER II, for the period of July 9, 2021 to June 30, 2022 in the amount of $3,550,876.00. Grant SC22200.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .75in;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Description</span></u></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">: This grant will be used to support implementation of the District's Recover and Thrive Initiative as we provide a wide array of educational services that will support the successful transition of our students back into in-person learning in classrooms. Services will include those of one additional interventionist (math or ELA) and one additional paraprofessional at each elementary school (24 FTEs); 3 special educators (3 FTEs); 3 elementary health teachers (3 FTEs); a high school SEL coach (1 FTE), a district SEL coordinator (1 FTE), and an Early College Program Manager (.8 FTE), for a total of 32.8 FTEs, plus benefits. </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .75in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .75in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">This grant will also provide stipends of all staff for an additional mandatory 15 hours of Professional Development ($570,000); stipends for strategic after-school tutoring for grades 9-12 ($55,000) and stipends for afterschool, vacation camp, and Saturday programs for grades K-8 ($132,064 in stipends, $9,600 in supplies). The grant will also support Tutoring by community partners ($20,000), provision of support for high school students in higher level mathematics ($75,000) and rental of additional office space for the Office of Students Services ($125,000). </span></p>A true copy:
Dosha E. Beard
Executive Secretary to the School Committee