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Education committee approves two grants to support adolescent health and outdoor classrooms
Summary
The committee approved two supplemental appropriations to move to the full council: a roughly $300,367.50 grant for adolescent health and a $500,000 National Fish & Wildlife Foundation grant for outdoor REACH classrooms; votes were taken by voice/hand and were approved to move forward.
At the end of its Oct. 31 session, the Education & Culture Committee approved two supplemental appropriations and moved them to the full council for final action.
The first, Supplemental Appropriation 25‑24, would provide $300,367.50 to support adolescent health and well‑being programming, curriculum supports, professional learning and community partnerships; data will be collected in a privatized manner to evaluate interventions.
Council member Kelsey moved approval; a second was recorded and the committee approved the item by voice/hand vote (tally not specified in the committee record) to forward to the full council.
The second, Supplemental Appropriation 25‑25, is a $500,000 grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation to establish MCPS’s first REACH hub outdoor classrooms. The grant funds design collaboration with communities and schools and anticipates student activities beginning within a year of award. The committee approved the item without objection and asked MCPS to invite committee members to view the project once implementation begins.
Both items will appear on the council floor for final approval.
