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Uxbridge committee hears PRISM grant update; Dr. Dwyer outlines three-year curriculum purchase and budget plan
Summary
The Uxbridge School Committee received a briefing from Dr. Dwyer on a PRISM grant-supported curriculum purchase, a three-year vendor purchase order, implementation and parent-communication plans, and how the district will cover the grant match; the meeting ended with a procedural adjournment.
Dr. Dwyer told the Uxbridge School Committee on Aug. 8 that the district has a new purchase order from the publisher for a three-year curriculum contract and has secured approval from DESE to proceed. “They gave their okay, and so we are ready to go whenever you give the approval,” Dr. Dwyer said.
The update centered on a PRISM grant that Dr. Dwyer said totals “450,000” and is split by grade bands (she stated figures of “189 for 4 through 8, and 270,000 for grades k through 3”). She said the grant provides roughly 50% reimbursement for curriculum materials, leaving the district responsible for the local share. Dr. Dwyer described the package of funds as including stipends, professional development and textbooks.
Why it matters: Dr. Dwyer urged the committee to prepare an October warrant article specifically authorizing curriculum material purchases at the fall town meeting, saying that action could “save you…
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