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District expands summer programs, wins 21st Century grant and approves coordinator job
Summary
The Blackstone-Millville School Committee reported roughly 440 students enrolled in summer programs, announced a $173,000 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant serving 125 students beginning July 19, and unanimously approved a grant-funded site coordinator job description to be posted internally.
The Blackstone-Millville Regional School District reported robust summer participation July 12 as the School Committee examined enrollment and program logistics. Superintendent Jason DeFalco said the district has about 86 students enrolled in the extended school year and roughly 150 students participating through a partnership with the Boys & Girls Club, resulting in about 440 students in summer programming overall.
DeFalco told the committee the district was awarded a $173,000 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant and had 125 students enrolled for the program that will start on July 19. He described shuttle service from the Boys & Girls Club and said program staffing and evaluation (including a SAYO survey) are grant-funded. “It’s the first time that we’ve been awarded a 21st CCLC grant,” DeFalco said, adding the grant covers coordinator duties, statewide trainings and substitutes associated with the program.
The committee discussed how the program’s instructional focus skills will be organized and how students will be assigned to zones that are flexible to encourage participation. DeFalco noted materials and meals are provided at no cost and transportation support for some summer offerings is being paid with ESSER funds.
To meet the grant requirement for a site coordinator, the committee considered a coordinator job description that specified program development, monitoring and outcome measurement responsibilities. The committee voted unanimously to approve the job description; members said the position will be posted internally and paid from the 21st CCLC budget so there is “no cost to our local budget.”
The committee approved an optional paid professional planning day for staff on Monday, Aug. 30, ahead of a Tuesday, Aug. 31 staff start, allowing teachers time to triangulate summer and assessment data prior to the school year.
The committee said the district will continue refining focus skills and logistical plans ahead of the fall and that further operational details will be shared with families.
