District awarded $224,200 Partnership for Reading Success grant under Governor Healey initiative

The Holliston School District received a $224,200 Partnership for Reading Success grant aimed at strengthening early literacy instruction from age 3 to grade 3, administrators told the school committee on Aug. 28.
Superintendent Dr. Kauska said the grant is part of Governor Healey’s statewide literacy launch and will support curriculum review and implementation through DESE’s curriculum review network. The memo provided to the committee included a budget breakdown for the award; administrators thanked staff members Jenny Mann and Ilsa O’Brien for their work writing the grant.
Committee members were told the district has already begun meetings with partners to plan curriculum review and implementation activities tied to the grant. The administration said it would share further details and answer questions as planning progresses.