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SMCPS awarded $2.8 million Maryland Read and Lead grant; district to buy instructional materials and hire literacy coaches
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Saint Mary's County Public Schools won a $2.8 million Read and Lead grant to fund two literacy coaches serving four elementary schools and to purchase Foundations instructional materials and digital tools for K–3 students.
Saint Mary's County Public Schools announced Wednesday it has been awarded a $2.8 million Maryland Read and Lead grant to bolster early literacy across the district.
Mary Pat Smith, supervisor of elementary English language arts, told the board the competitive award will support two full‑time literacy coach positions—each splitting time between two elementary schools—and districtwide purchases of Foundations instructional materials, student consumables and the Foundation's digital practice and reporting…
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