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i Project#530 After School Program Project#701 Quality Full Day Kindergarten This grant program is to assist schools and communi- The purpose of this grant program is to encourage the ties with the development, implementation and expan- voluntary expansion of high-quality, full-day kinder- sion of innovative after-school, before-school, and garten throughout the Commonwealth (full-day weekend programs that support the academic, physi- kindergarten: free, minimum of five instructional cal, social and emotional well-being of children and hours, five days a week, 180-days/school year). their families. The grants will strengthen communi- Value of Grant: $144,000 ties' options to implement Education Reform initia- Project duration: 7/01/00—6/30/01 tives, as well as increase the availability of quality Location: KC Coombs School after-school programs throughout Massachusetts, Value of Grant: $40,000 Project# Title IX/Indian Education Project duration: 7/1/00—6/30/01 Improvement of educational achievement for Native Location: All Schools American Students in grades 1—6,with tutoring, field trips and a study of Native American identity through Project#623 Future Teachers history and culture based on one's own heritage. The goal of the program is to maintain and increase Value of Grant: $28,657 interest in the teaching profession for students. To Project duration: 7/1/00—6/30/01 continue the teacher/future teacher mentoring compo- Location: All Schools nent, to continue with guest speakers and to travel to institutions of teacher training in Massachusetts. Project# Enhanced School Health Value of grant: $1,200 Grant funds to support the development of the school Project duration: 9/1/00— 8/31/01 health service program in the following four areas: 1) Location: Mashpee High School strengthening the program infrastructure, 2) imple- menting a comprehensive health education program, Project#632 Academic Support including a tobacco/alcohol/other substance use pre- The goal of the program is to develop or enhance aca- vention and cessation program, 3) implementing a , demic support services for students who have per- plan for linkage of students with primary care '' formed poorly on the MCAS at grades 4,8,or 10 or on providers, community health providers, community standardized assessment measures at other grade lev- prevention programs, and for the enrollment of unin- els. Student support services funded through this pro- sured children with appropriate health care insurers, gram are to be primarily academic in focus, may 4) developing a management information system. include appropriate cultural and recreational activities Value of Grant: $85,000 to encourage student participation and improve Stu- Project duration: 3/8/01 —6/30/01 dent performance, and are to supplement currently Location: All schools funded local, state, and federal programs. Value of Grant: $72,600 Project duration: 9/1/00—8/31/01 Total value of approved grants: $1,191,615 Location: Quashnet School & Mashpee High School Project#651 Class Size Reduction The federal Class-size Reduction Program is a compo- nent of Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The purpose of this program is to improve student achievement by reducing class size to an average of 18 students, particularly in the grades one through three, by supporting the hiring of additional highly qualified teachers in locally identi- fied target areas. Value of Grant: $42,009 Project duration: 9/1/00— 8/31/01 Location: KC Coombs School bre 103 v;`