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Franklin Public Schools wins $15,000 DESE planning grant; Lifelong Learning reports enrollment and summer offerings
Summary
Superintendent Jager announced a $15,000 planning grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to design career pathways at Franklin High. Separately, Patty Gay, director of Lifelong Learning, outlined the unit's self‑sustaining programs, summer offerings and plans to expand Solutions capacity amid redistricting.
Superintendent Jager told the School Committee that Franklin Public Schools received a $15,000 planning grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to help design innovative career pathways at Franklin High School. The district will use the funds to stipend teachers, map curricula, design internships and prepare applications for possible larger follow‑on grants.
"This award from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Ed was certainly appreciated," Jager said, describing the grant as a planning stage…
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