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Board approves McCormick Grant recommendations totaling $132,139.92 with $1,505.14 returned to buffer
Summary
Suzanne Swartz presented the McCormick Grant Committee's recommendations after a $148,495.06 distribution; the committee recommended $132,139.92 in awards (after the media center 10% allocation), leaving $1,505.14 to the buffer; the board voted to approve those recommendations.
Suzanne Swartz, chairperson of the McCormick Grant Committee at Jefferson High School, presented the committee’s review and recommended awards following a distribution of $148,495.06 from the Bank of Charlestown. She said 10% of the distribution — $15,849.51 — is automatically allocated to the media center, leaving $133,645.06 available for grants; applicants requested $146,356.39. After vetting, the committee recommended awards totaling $132,139.92 and retained $1,505.14 in a committee buffer.
Swartz explained specific recommendations and rationale: partial reductions were made when items overlapped with curriculum (for example, choreography was removed from dance grants and recommended as a curriculum responsibility), some items were denied for storage or utilization concerns (pottery wheels), and other fine-arts, music and instructional equipment requests were recommended in full or in part. Board members asked for historical accountability reporting and for a list of prior purchases to show how media-center funds have been spent; Swartz agreed to gather that information. The board moved and voted to approve the committee’s recommendations for the 2025–26 school year.
