Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2008
Fund Code: 586
Gifted and Talented: Planning (Summer Program, 2008)
| FUNDS ALLOCATED: | $ 39,532 (State) |
| FUNDS REQUESTED: | $215,546 |
TD COLSPAN="2">PURPOSE: The purpose of this grant program is to provide funding for districts committed to building basic knowledge and understanding of how to identify and serve a broad range of advanced/gifted students throughout the district.
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED: | 32 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED: | 14 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS NOT RECOMMENDED: | 18 |
TD COLSPAN="2">RESULT OF FUNDING: Teams of educators from 14 districts will gain basic knowledge and understanding of how to identify and serve gifted/advanced students in their schools. In addition, funding will provide an opportunity for teams to plan programs to be implemented in the 2008-2009 school year. Grant awards range from $1,020 to $6,000.
| RECIPIENT |
AMOUNT |
| Clinton Public Schools | $4,000 |
| Cohasset Public Schools 1,225 |
| Farmington River Regional School District (Otis) | 4,200 |
| Franklin Public Schools | 6,000 |
| Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District | 1,100 |
| Lynn Public Schools | 3,797 |
| Plymouth Public Schools | 2,066 |
| Rockland Public Schools | 1,020 |
| Springfield Public Schools | 5,000 |
| Tyngsborough Public Schools | 3,300 |
| Uxbridge Public Schools | 2,500 |
| Walpole Public Schools | 1,200 |
| Wareham Public Schools | 2,264 |
| Wrentham Public Schools | 1,860 |
| TOTAL STATE FUNDS | $39,532 |
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