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Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2007

Fund Code: 165
Partnership for Online Professional Development

FUNDS ALLOCATED: $374,495 (Federal)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $474,495
PURPOSE: The purpose of this grant program is to support high-need school districts that are working with service providers to provide high-quality online professional development courses to educators across the state using MassONE. Courses will promote the alignment of curricula and learning with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and will implement the revised draft K-12 Instructional Technology Standards.
NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED: 8
NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED: 6
NUMBER OF PROPOSALS NOT RECOMMENDED: 2
RESULT OF FUNDING: Funding from this program will support the partnerships of eight (8) districts with five (5) professional development providers to provide content rich online professional development to educators across the Commonwealth. The curriculum areas for the professional development include: grades 3-8 mathematics; grades 3-8 science; and high school English language arts. This program will serve approximately 400 educators and 8,000 students. Grant awards range from $62,000 to $62,500.
RECIPIENT AMOUNT
Brockton Public Schools $62,500
Cambridge Public Schools 62,000
Community Day Charter Schools 62,500
New Bedford Public Schools 62,495
Northampton Smith Vocational Regional School District 62,500
Springfield Public Schools 62,500
TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDS $374,495

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