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District secures several small grants to support equipment, sensory space and career education
Summary
Staff reported multiple grant awards totaling several thousand dollars for Braille signage, sensory mats, BCBA consultation and middle-school career exploration; higher-value municipal-run math grants were submitted and may range from $55,000 to $100,000 depending on regional allocations.
District staff reported a string of grant awards and pending applications intended to support equipment, special-education supports, career exploration and math programming.
Facilities and special-education staff received three small safety grants from the district's insurance trust: $972 for Braille-labeled emergency signs at Coventry High School; $1,000 to purchase mats and foam flooring to create dedicated sensory space for students with autism spectrum disorder; and $2,000 for neuropsychological and BCBA consultation to support teachers in Unified Learning and Support Services. The trust will recognize recipients at a forthcoming luncheon.
Career and technical education staff received a $3,904 grant for middle-school career exploration expansion. District staff also described submitting larger municipal-run LEARN365RI math grants that would fund after-school academies (April'June) and summer integrated math programs (July'August) with a requested range of $55,000 to $100,000; the district knows the minimum allocation is $55,000 and reported it had applied for the higher range to reflect possible additional funds from municipalities that decline their allocations.
Staff also said they planned to submit a rolling $10,000 municipal LEA health-related grant to be spent by the end of the fiscal year. Committee members thanked staff for pursuing grant funding as a way to support programs without increasing the local tax burden.
