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West Bridgewater panel accepts $99,000 behavioral health grant, $4,500 hate‑crimes prevention award and sends MSBA educational program to state
Summary
The West Bridgewater School Committee unanimously approved two district grants — $99,000 for school behavioral health and $4,500 for hate‑crimes prevention — and voted to accept and submit the MSBA educational program for its elementary school building project.
The West Bridgewater School Committee on Dec. 2 voted to accept two grants and approved submission of its MSBA educational program for the district elementary school building project.
Superintendent Rob told the committee the district had received a School Behavioral Health Grant totaling $99,000 and a Hate Crimes Prevention Grant for $4,500 and asked the committee to formally accept both awards. A motion to receive the grants was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Rob said the district had been waiting for state guidance after a recent election change to MCAS policy and that the MSBA educational program — a roughly 90‑page document outlining educational needs and space planning — had been prepared using input from educators, architects and the OPM. Committee member Mr. Shmir moved to accept the educational program and submit it to the Massachusetts School Building Authority; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
The educational program documents the district’s vision for elementary spaces and programmatic needs and will be part of the MSBA review package that could advance a future building project. The committee’s approvals at this meeting were procedural steps: accepting the grants makes funds available to the district and submitting the educational program starts the MSBA review process.
No committee member opposed the measures. The superintendent said more details on how the behavioral health funds will be used will be shared as staff finalize hiring and contracting decisions; the board also approved routine minutes and several policy motions earlier in the meeting.
Next steps: the district will post the accepted materials per MSBA requirements and begin implementing grant‑funded behavioral health programming once administrative obligations (hiring or vendor agreements) are completed.
