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Donations, grants and program investments highlighted in budget presentation
Summary
The superintendent announced multiple private donations supporting DECA and music programs and said the district had secured roughly $75,000 in competitive grants to support literacy, Project Lead the Way, summer acceleration and a performing‑arts workshop.
Superintendent Mark Ranco acknowledged several donors and grant awards that help fund extracurricular and curricular programming. He listed gifts including $2,500 "from the sale of paving" to support DECA, $1,000 from Cape Ann Savings Bank for DECA, $350 to the music department from Bob and Lillian Welcome, and a $3,280 contribution from the Ed Foundation to support DECA.
Ranco also described roughly $75,000 in competitive grants the district has received to date, citing grants that supported accelerated literacy, Project Lead the Way funding for computer science and engineering, summer programming and a creative projects grant to develop a performing‑arts workshop with accessibility components for visually or hearing‑impaired students.
