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Nashoba to use DESE PRISM grant to expand K–3 literacy supports; approval on consent agenda
Summary
Superintendent and assistant superintendent told the committee the district will apply a new DESE PRISM grant award to K–3 literacy supports, reallocating an existing literacy coach salary to free operational funds for part‑time tutors and materials; the grant was included on and approved as part of the consent agenda.
NASHOBA — Nashoba Regional School District staff told the school committee on Sept. 10 that a new DESE PRISM grant will fund a coordinated K–3 literacy effort and that the award was included in the consent agenda the committee approved that night.
Assistant Superintendent Laura Friend told the committee the district’s application to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) established a five‑year partnership and that Nashoba was one of 15 districts in the commonwealth selected for the program. Friend said the district used a TNTP‑supported literacy system scan and assembled a literacy leadership team that includes pre‑K community partners.
On allocation, Superintendent Downing (as introduced at the meeting) explained how the…
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