Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2008
Fund Code: 164
Technology for Data Driven Decisions (TD3)
| FUNDS ALLOCATED: | $1,267,796 (Federal) |
| FUNDS REQUESTED: | $1,500,000 |
| PURPOSE: The purpose of the grant program is to support high need school districts or partnerships with high need school districts to deploy the Massachusetts Department of Education statewide data warehouse project. |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED: | 10 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED: | 7 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS NOT RECOMMENDED: | 3 |
| RESULT OF FUNDING: This two-year program will support educators in 22 districts, with a total student population of 145,390 to expand the pilot program of using the state's data warehouse system to produce timely and accurate longitudinal reports for data analyses for student improvement. The school districts will be able to upload additional local data, including formative assessment, financial, educator, and professional development data. Grant awards for this two-year program range from $100,000 to $291,375. |
| RECIPIENT |
AMOUNT |
| Boston Public Schools | $291,375 |
| Gill-Montague Regional School District (Turners Falls) | 200,000 |
| Haverhill Public Schools | 109,387 |
| Pittsfield Public Schools | 110,573 |
| Springfield Public Schools | 219,883 |
| Wareham Public Schools | 100,000 |
| Worcester Public Schools | 236,578 |
| TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDS | $1,267,796 |
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