ORR School Committee starts off year with nearly $300,000 in grants
From left: committee members James Muse, Peter Damien McCann, Robin Rounseville and Betsy Stewart at a Thursday, Oct. 1 Old Rochester Regional School Committee meeting. Photo by Grace Roche
From left: committee members James Muse, Peter Damien McCann, Robin Rounseville and Betsy Stewart at a Thursday, Oct. 1 Old Rochester Regional School Committee meeting. Photo by Grace Roche
MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional School District is starting the school year with nearly $300,000 in additional funding.
The Old Rochester Regional School Committee approved $277,468 in grants for community engagement, career support and educational programing at its Thursday, Oct. 1 meeting.
The largest amount the committee approved was a $117,000 state grant for literacy support.
Superintendent Michael Nelson said the grant will support work the district has been doing for the past few years, focusing on young readers from around the ages of 3-6.
The Early Childhood Office, headed by Doreen Lopes, received $75,468 for family and community engagement. While the funds will benefit the Mattapoisett preschool, the funding must go through the district for disbursal.
$30,000 from the state for civics education and
The district also received $50,000 for career pathway programming, $30,000 for civics education and $5,000 for curriculum changes to encourage job readiness.
“Thank you to everybody who has sought these grants and applied,” Chair April Nye said. “I know it's a lot of work looking for grants, but it is vital funding, so it is much appreciated.”
