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Denmar Middle awarded $115,000 state grant for drones, robotics and expanded after-school instruction
Summary
Denmar Middle School received a $115,000 State Department of Education grant to integrate drones and robotics into math and computer science instruction; the school plans an after-school program serving about 50 students using priority funds and Varsity Tutors for targeted ELA and math support.
Denmar Middle School announced Oct. 7 that it has been awarded a $115,000 grant from the State Department of Education to implement a problem-based project using drones and robotics that links math and computer science standards to real-world applications.
Dr. Goldi, speaking at the board meeting, credited seventh- and eighth-grade teacher Tracy Brown for leading the grant effort and said the program will introduce students to robotics and applied mathematics during school and after-school time. "Denmar Middle School has been awarded a $115,000 grant from the State Department of Education," Dr. Goldi said. The grant is part of the district’s use of high-intensity instructional time and priority funds.
The school plans to begin an after-school program Oct. 21 serving about 50 students on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.; staff will limit groups to roughly 7–10 students to provide small-group instruction. The after-school sessions will combine district teachers and Varsity Tutors instructors for ELA and math intervention and will incorporate robotics activities for hands-on learning.
Dr. Goldi said students will be identified by teachers through pre- and post-assessments and that the grant’s intervention component is part of the district’s broader high-intensity tutoring initiative. Board members asked whether participation would be qualification-based; Dr. Goldi said the program will target students showing reading or math deficiencies and that staffing availability also constrains capacity.
The superintendent and board members congratulated staff and students on the award; the district also recognized students who received scholarships to the Governor’s School residential program earlier in the meeting.
