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Haverhill School Committee accepts $75,000 Cogswell Club grant to expand 1:1 Ignite tutoring
Summary
The committee unanimously accepted a $75,000 donation from the Cogswell Club to Haverhill Promise to expand Ignite 1:1 tutoring at Tilton Elementary by roughly 30 seats for a full school year; presenters said Ignite pilot data showed accelerated reading gains but members pressed for tracking, attendance, and cost clarity.
The Haverhill School Committee on Dec. 12 voted to accept a $75,000 grant from the Cogswell Club to expand Ignite, a one-on-one literacy tutoring program, at Tilton Elementary. The donation, presented by Lisa Marsali of the Cogswell Club, is expected to fund about 30 additional tutoring seats for a full school year.
District staff and partners described Ignite as a 15-minute-per-day, diagnostic-driven intervention aimed at foundational reading skills. Neil Nicholson of Great Minds and district literacy staff said the program’s pilot showed substantial short-term gains; the…
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