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Board OKs renewed Hill for Literacy contract; district to pay $437,000
Summary
The Bridgeport Board of Education voted to accept a joint-state contract with the Hill for Literacy for the 2025–26 school year. The full project totals $801,000, of which the Connecticut State Department of Education will provide $364,000 and the district will pay $437,000.
The Bridgeport Board of Education voted to approve a renewed partnership with the Hill for Literacy for the 2025–26 school year, a contract the superintendent’s office said would cost the district $437,000 of an $801,000 total project.
The contract, presented as a joint venture with the Connecticut State Department of Education, will fund districtwide K–6 literacy supports, training and coaching for teachers and principals, and family engagement tied to classroom instruction. Dr. Hughes, a district staff member who introduced the item, said the state will cover $364,000 of the total and the district will cover $437,000. The superintendent’s office also reported $47,000 of Hill-led…
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