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Project Innovation summer program expands to serve ~380 students; renewal of federal grant uncertain

Breakdown Committee (Curriculum Committee) · December 16, 2025
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Summary

Project Innovation, an inclusive K'8 summer program that is free to families, has grown to about 380 students in 23 classes. The program is funded by the federal 21st Century grant (five-year cycle, approximately $425,000), and committee members asked finance to plan in case the grant is not renewed.

The committee received an update on Project Innovation, the district's inclusive K'8 summer program that provides free summer learning and supports.

Presenters said Project Innovation expanded from fewer than 100 students in its first year to about 380 students last year, organized into 23 classes and designed to be heterogeneous and inclusive. The…

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