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Wicomico schools report 11 grants totaling more than $200,000; board presents staff "extra mile" awards
Summary
At the May meeting the district reported 11 grants received in April totaling over $200,000, funding youth employment, library book vouchers, STEM supports and a VR simulator for Parkside CTE; the board also honored three staff with "extra mile" awards for April.
Dr. Reger reported to the Wicomico County Board of Education that the district secured 11 grants in April totaling more than $200,000 to support student programs and staff initiatives.
Highlights Dr. Reger listed included: more than $44,000 from the Lower Shore Workforce Alliance to support the Summer Crew youth-employment program (paying staff and participating students and supporting community-service projects); $150,000 from the Donnie Williams Foundation to fund eight district requests including $16,700 for Wicomico Middle School media-center transformation; nearly $82,000 for Parkside CTE’s criminal-justice program to purchase a Milo VR law-enforcement simulator; $3,000 to Wicomico High School to support a career-jam event; and smaller awards to individual schools for media-center materials and makerspace/3-D printing resources.
Superintendent Dr. Michael Stauffer and staff also recognized three "extra mile" award winners for April: Cynthia Laughlin (custodial/operations contributions), Meredith Miller (district mental-health coordinator who organized staff mental-health activities) and Steve Romano (director of athletics who launched a student athletic-leadership council and communications improvements).
Why it matters: The grants bring targeted funding for student supports, literacy and career-technical resources and expand mental-health and extracurricular opportunities. Board discussion at the meeting was informational; the grants and awards were presented for the board’s awareness and will be included in district records.
