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Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2008
Fund Code: 354-B-2
Community Service-Learning Sustainability School-Based Program
| FUNDS ALLOCATED: | $7,000 (Federal) |
| FUNDS REQUESTED: | $7,000 |
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Learn and Serve America grant program is to:
increase the practice of service-learning as a methodology for implementing the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, K-12; support the institutionalization and sustainability of service-learning district-wide; improve the quality of service-learning initiatives; provide more opportunities for low-income students to engage in service-learning; and identify and address significant barriers to student achievement and, through service-learning and other activities, implement solutions to those barriers.
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| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED: | 1 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED: | 1 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS NOT RECOMMENDED: | 0 |
| RESULT OF FUNDING: This grant will assist one (1) district to engage students in their learning and in their communities by implementing Community Service-Learning as a teaching methodology and by supporting professional development, project implementation, and other related activities. The grantee has experience implementing Community Service-Learning (CSL) in its district and will use this grant to focus efforts on strategies for sustaining programs beyond the grant period. Activities supported by grant funding will emphasize curriculum and policy development to integrate CSL into the district's mission and culture. Through the grant, 35 teachers will engage 529 students in service projects connected to curriculum. The grant award is $7,000. |
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| South Shore Charter Public School (Norwell) | $7,000 |
| TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDS | $7,000 |
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