Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2009
Fund Code: 354-B
Community Service-Learning Planning and Implementation
| FUNDS ALLOCATED: | $81,986 (Federal) |
| FUNDS REQUESTED: | $81,986 |
PURPOSE: The purpose of this federal 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: | 9 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED: | 9 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS NOT RECOMMENDED: | 0 |
| RESULT OF FUNDING: This grant will assist nine districts 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. Through these grants, approximately 100 teachers will engage 1,700 students in service projects connected to curriculum. Grant awards range from $3,350 to $10,500. |
| RECIPIENT |
AMOUNT |
| Boston Day and Evening Academy | $3,350 |
| Fall River Public Schools | 10,500 |
| Holyoke Public Schools | 10,500 |
| Lowell Public Schools | 10,500 |
| Medway Public Schools | 10,500 |
| Milton Public Schools | 5,167 |
| Norfolk County Agricultural High School (Walpole) | 10,500 |
| Pittsfield Public Schools | 10,469 |
| Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District | 10,500 |
| TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDS | $81,986 |
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