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Peabody schools to use PRISM and DESE grants for paid, targeted early-literacy tutoring
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Vedala told the School Committee the district won a PRISM (Partnership for Reading Success) award and a DESE tutoring grant that together will fund high-dosage, targeted tutoring for pre-K–grade 3 students, with a mix of in-person and virtual options and paid teacher stipends.
Peabody — The Peabody School Committee heard Tuesday that the district has secured multiple grants to expand early-literacy supports for its youngest students. Superintendent Dr. Vedala said the district’s FY26 PRISM (Partnership for Reading Success) allocation is "just over a million dollars," with the largest portion earmarked for high-dosage tutoring for pre-K through grade 3. A separate DESE competitive grant of about $475,000 will fund a virtual tutoring option focused on first graders.
The grants fund two main tutoring models, Superintendent Dr. Vedala said: an in-person, before-school, high-dosage tutoring program delivered by district teachers working through a scripted curriculum partner (Springboard was cited as the outside…
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