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School committee notified of grants including $60,000 National Grid award and reviews cheerleading trip request
Summary
The committee reviewed three donations — a $5,000 Mass Cultural Council award for a Susan B. Anthony theater program, pending state innovation pathway awards (amounts not yet specified), and a $60,000 National Grid grant to continue Science from Scientists for second grade — and considered a field trip request for cheerleaders to attend Grand
At its Oct. 21 meeting, the Revere School Committee reviewed three gift notifications and a proposed out‑of‑state field trip.
Gifts and grants: Staff reported a $5,000 award from the Mass Cultural Council to support Susan B. Anthony School’s theater program, which plans a December production of Spongebob and student participation in a one‑act festival. Staff also said the district had received notification of two state Innovation Career Pathway implementation awards (amounts not finalized in the transcript; staff estimated they could be about $75,000 each and said the official award amount should be confirmed next week). Finally, Science from Scientists secured a $60,000 grant from National Grid to continue programming at the second‑grade level; staff said the grant will allow the district to restore that program for second graders after budget cuts reduced its previous scope.
Field trip: The committee reviewed a request from a middle/high school group (cheerleaders) seeking approval to travel to Grand Nationals in Florida next March. The trip packet listed approximately 25 students, two coaches and at least five chaperones (the packet language was read as 25 athletes, two coaches and at least five chaperones). Committee members asked for confirmation of final chaperone numbers and noted the trip would not occur until March; the request was placed on the docket for committee approval.
Staff asked the committee to accept the gifts when the committee votes on the acceptance of donations and to send thank‑you letters per district practice. The state Innovation award amounts were not specified in the packet; staff said they expected state announcements and would return with exact figures.
No formal vote tallies on gift acceptance or field trip approval appear in the provided transcript excerpt; staff indicated these items would be on the consent agenda or voted on separately as needed.
