Special
Revenue Funds: Federal Grants
102
CvRF School Reopening (Coronavirus Relief Fund) – Districtwide ($2,916,675)
Grant
funds to be utilized to support costs to reopen the schools including staff,
educational technology, food and transportation.
113
ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) - Districtwide
($5,693,032)
Funds
to be utilized for the reopening of schools including additional staff and
supplies (PPE) .
117/118
RLTE (Remote Learning Technology Essentials) - Districtwide ($285,299)
These
grants funds are to provide New Bedford Public Schools students with access to
technology (laptops, chrome books) for use in remote learning.
140
Title IIA - Districtwide ($662,286)
Title
II Part A of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides
supplemental resources to school districts to support systems of support for
excellent teaching and leading. The priorities of Title IIA are to:
1.
Increase student achievement consistent with the challenging State academic
standards;
2.
Improve the quality and effectiveness of teachers, principals, and other school
leaders;
3.
Increase the number of teachers, principals, and other school leaders who are
effective in improving student academic achievement in schools; and
4.
Provide low-income and minority students’ greater access to effective teachers,
principals, and other school leaders.
152
Digital Literacy Grant ($7,000)
This
grant is to expand the STEM programs at the middle school levels.
180
Title III LEP Support - Districtwide ($582,188)
Focus
of this grant is for Afterschool and Summer Programs for ESL students.
Two ESL Teaching and Learning Specialists also funded by this grant to work
with new ESL Teachers.
220
Strategic Support ($94,000)
The
Strategic Support Grant fund is utilized to support the continued turnaround of
Parker Elementary, New Bedford’s Level 5 School. The FY20 funds were
broken into three major categories: Teacher Stipends, Professional Development,
and Supplies and Materials. The teacher stipends were utilized for
teachers participating on ELA and Science Curriculum Teams to draft new
Curriculum Maps and teachers hired as grade-level Teacher Leaders, a new
initiative at Parker this year. The Professional Development offered
through this grant included Responsive Classroom, Collaborative
Problem solving, and on-site coaching from a Behavioral Specialist consultant.
The Supplies and Materials purchased with these funds included Fundations and
novel study materials (both in efforts to supplement the ELA curriculum), as
well as SMART Room materials (to support the trauma-sensitive space that will
be utilized by Parker’s clinicians working with our emotionally fragile
students). Finally, a small portion of the grant was utilized for travel
fee reimbursements for the professional development courses.
240
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) - Districtwide ($4,015,900)
IDEA
grant funds are used for improving instruction to students with IEPs in a
systemic way that supports larger district improvement initiatives. This year’s
grant funding will be used to strengthen inclusion/co-teaching for students with
disabilities by implementing evidence-based co-teaching strategies that involve
differentiating, scaffolding, providing, accommodations and modifying the core
curriculum to ensure equitable access for all students. Both general and
special education teachers at all grade levels will receive ongoing
professional development to enhance their co-teaching practices , with expert
coaches providing embedded support in the classroom. This multi-year commitment
will provide our students with authentic opportunities to access and
participate in the curriculum in the least restrictive environment.
244
21st CCLC SPED ($21,500)
The
purpose of the federally funded 21st CCLC grant is to support the
implementation of additional learning time through out-of-school time (OST)
programming and/or through an expanded day referred to as Expanded Learning
Time or ELT. Programming is designed to help close proficiency/opportunity
gaps, increase student engagement, support social and emotional learning, and promote
college and career readiness and success.
*Out-of-School-Time
(OST) — structured programming held outside of the regular school day, week
and/or year for a targeted group of students.
The
following schools fall under the 21st CCLC SPED grant:
262
Project Support – Early Childhood ($137,722)
This
grant is to support Preschool teacher with 3–5-year-old children with
disabilities. The funds will be used for the Early Education Manager, Early
Education Facilitator, Parent Support Specialists salaries and professional
development.
274
Sped Improvement – Districtwide ($86,841)
To
strengthen and improve the district’s ability to assess students both in-person
and remotely and meet with compliance in regard to Special Education evaluation
process. Funds will be used to purchase updated research-based academic
assessments and digital tools.
298
Early Childhood Target Sped - Early Education ($8,933)
Funds
will be used to provide professional development in Mental Health and Overall
Student Wellness to early education teachers and paraprofessionals, focusing on
differentiating behavioral issues from emotional issues.
305
Title I - Districtwide ($6,675,329)
Title
I Part A of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides
financial assistance to districts and schools with high numbers or high
percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all
children meet challenging state academic standards. The priorities of Title I
are to:
1.Strengthen
the core program in schools and provide academic and/or support services to
low-achieving students at the preschool, elementary, middle, and high school
levels;
2.
Provide evidence-based programs that enable participating students to achieve the
learning standards of the state curriculum frameworks;
3.
Elevate the quality of instruction by providing eligible staff with substantial
opportunities for professional development; and,
4.
Involve parents/guardians of participating public and private school children
as active partners in their children's education at school through open,
meaningful communication, training, and, as appropriate, inclusion in
decision-making processes.
309
Title IV – Districtwide ($504,077)
Title
IV Part A of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides
districts with funds to build capacity and ensure that all students have access
to a high-quality educational experience. The priorities of Title IV are to:
1.
Support well-rounded educational opportunities;
2.
Support safe and healthy students; and
3.
Support effective use of technology
310
McKinney Vento - Districtwide ($55,000)
This
grant is designed to fund McKinney-Vento Regional Liaison that supports the
State Homeless Coordinator, Sara Slautterback/DESE. There are 4 Regional
Liaisons and New Bedford, Julie Mador covers Attleboro, Fall River to the Cape
and Islands. Regional liaisons provide trainings to School District
Homeless Liaisons through trainings, phone calls, monthly meetings, planning
the grantee meetings and any supports throughout the school year. The
expectation is to host several Regional Liaison roundtable discussions during
the school year and to be a member of the local Homeless Service Providers
Network. Funds cover some of the MKV Regional salary, Parent Support salary,
printing of materials, travel to meetings, bus passes, and school-based liaison
stipends.
320
Mass Grad Promising Practices – Secondary Schools ($20,000)
Mass
Grad Promising Practices grant provides for job coaches for student internships
within local businesses including uniforms and bussing for the interns.
325
TAG II (325)/Turnaround Assistance II (Targeted Assistance Grant) -
($185,000)
The
purpose of this targeted grant program is to provide funding to the state's
lowest performing schools and districts to support the development and
implementation of Sustainable Improvement Plans.
This
grant supports Massachusetts' goals for increasing student achievement by
expanding school districts' capacity to support and educate students with the
greatest needs.
The
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is committed to
supporting sustained improvement in low performing schools so that all students
have access to high quality, culturally relevant learning opportunities that
prepare them for successful futures through four core Massachusetts Turnaround
Practices:
- Establishing a community of practice through leadership, shared
responsibility, and professional collaboration,
- Employing intentional practices for improving instruction,
- Providing student-specific supports and instruction to all students,
and
- Providing appropriate social, emotional, and behavioral supports in
order to create a safe, orderly, and respectful learning environment for
students and teachers
Targeted
Schools: Jacobs Elementary, Hayden McFadden Elementary, Normandin Middle
School, Keith Middle School, New Bedford High School.
336
Mental Health Wellness ($25,000)
These
funds will be utilized in accessing the feasibility of building a School Based
Health Center and including architectural drawings.
340
CALC (Community Adult Learning Center) ($153,590)
The
Community Adult Learning Center (CALC) grants provide area adults and out of
school youth (over the age of 16) the opportunity to improve their academic
skills to earn a high school credential and prepare for college and career
through Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes, grade level equivalents
0-12. The CALC grant also provides classes for English for Speakers of
Other Languages (ESOL) to improve their reading, writing, oral and aural
communication skills. Many of the ESOL learners continue on to earn a
high school credential and/or are prepared for college and career.
Classes are offered both morning and evenings in order to provide for
convenient class times that will allow parents of school aged children,
unemployed, employed and/or underemployed adults the opportunity to advance
their skills. In addition to class instruction, learners are provided with advising
services for educational, career, and community partner referrals. The
program also has an out-stationed advisor at the Greater New Bedford MassHire
Career Center. The grant also provides funds for a volunteer tutor component
who work with students providing either one-on-one or small group instruction,
or assist in the classroom or technology lab as an additional support
service. Grant funds are also utilized to purchase bus passes to provide
for bus transportation. It should be noted that many of the adult
learners in the program are also parents of area K-12 students.
345
ABE (Adult Basic Education)- Secondary/Adult Education ($651,792)
The
Community Adult Learning Center (CALC) and ABE grants provide area adults and
out of school youth (over the age of 16) the opportunity to improve their
academic skills to earn a high school credential and prepare for college and
career through Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes, grade level equivalents
0-12. The CALC grant also provides classes for English for Speakers of
Other Languages (ESOL) to improve their reading, writing, oral and aural
communication skills. Many of the ESOL learners continue on to earn a
high school credential and/or are prepared for college and career.
Classes are offered both morning and evenings in order to provide for
convenient class times that will allow parents of school aged children,
unemployed, employed and/or underemployed adults the opportunity to advance
their skills. In addition to class instruction, learners are provided with
advising services for educational, career, and community partner
referrals. The program also has an out-stationed advisor at the Greater
New Bedford MassHire Career Center. The grant also provides funds for a
volunteer tutor component who work with students providing either one-on-one or
small group instruction, or assist in the classroom or technology lab as an
additional support service. Grant funds are also utilized to purchase bus
passes to provide for bus transportation. It should be noted that many of
the adult learners in the program are also parents of area K-12 students.
400
Perkins Grant – Secondary Schools ($103,723)
The
purpose of this federal grant is to assist school districts in improving
secondary-level programs that meet the definition of career and technical
education as contained in the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education
Improvement Act of 2006 P.L.109-270 (Perkins IV). The focus of our
funding is to:
- Support a CVTE facilitator to convene National Academy Foundation
advisory boards for each of our CVTE areas, collaborate with business
partners on grant attainment, internship attainment, and obtaining
advisory guidance on skill and employability needs.
- Partner with our local workforce board and community college on
initiatives to support the expansion of paid internships, workplace
experiences, college and career prep workshops, career fairs, dual
enrollment courses for CVTE students and overall expansion of career
vocational technical education programs at NBHS.
423
GEER (Governor’s Emergency Education Relief) - Secondary Schools
($222,682)
Geer
funds will be used for TutorMe Program to provide unlimited tutoring for each
student. TutorMe allows students to chat in writing, verbally and/or by video
allowing for academic support for all students.
432
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) ($20,000)
Funds
will be used for additional Guidance Counselors to provide assistance to
student with questions/guidance on the college process and assistance on
filling out applications, for both admissions and FASFA.
507
GLEAM (Growing Literacy Equity Across Massachusetts) ($8,000)
Implement
instructional strategies and an aligned curriculum that promotes high
expectations and engagement in all classrooms and Process Benchmark
. Funded sites: Ashley Elementary, Campbell Elementary, Carney
Elementary, Gomes Elementary, Hathaway Elementary, Jacobs Elementary, Lincoln
Elementary, and Renaissance School of the Arts.
515
CPPI (Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative) – Early Education
(688,499)
Commonwealth
Preschool Partnership Initiative is a grant that is used to continue to expand
high quality preschool and pre-kindergarten opportunities for children.
The opportunities that are included in this grant is expansion of access,
alignment and improvement of the quality in local early education systems
serving 3- and 4-year-olds through partnerships between New Bedford Public
school district and EEC licensed early education programs in the city (PACE,
NorthStar, YMCA, Little People’s College)
528
ASOST (After School and Out-of-School Time) ($23,700)
The
purpose of this new state competitive grant is to increase access to quality
afterschool and summer learning programs.
- Supports the creation of new afterschool and summer
programs and/or existing programs to serve more students most underserved
(including but not limited to students designated as economically
disadvantaged, English language learners, special education, in foster
care and living in rural areas);
- Offers engaging and innovative hands-on programming that builds core
academic knowledge and skills, as well as social and emotional
competencies;
- Offers enrichment activities that will help to close opportunity
gaps;
- Creates a culturally responsive and welcoming environment; and
- Partners with schools and/or community-based organizations.
This
grant supports the Gomes School.
539
SRG- Roosevelt (School Redesign Grant) – Roosevelt Middle School
($300,000)
The
purpose of this three-year competitive grant program is to provide funding for
Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to implement Turnaround Plans in their low
performing schools. This grant opportunity is open to selected LEAs with
accountability percentiles 1-3 based on the 2018 state accountability
determinations. This year the New Bedford Public Schools was notified of a
grant opportunity that would help to spur integral changes to Roosevelt Middle
School that would allow for student and staff success. In the year 2018 the
school received data from a third-party organization, the Panorama Survey, that
identified problems within Roosevelt affecting both student and staff success.
With this new data coming to light and the incentive of the grant, the
leadership team at Roosevelt along with dedicated staff members began to
formulate a plan for school turnaround that would remedy much of the data
driven problems identified for the past several school years. Ambitious goals
for achievement are driven by three distinct priorities:
- Foster a culture of trust in which leaders, staff,
families and students are united, not divided.
- Establish systematic collaborative data analysis for
student achievement.
- Focus on student analysis and inquiry across all
content areas.
614
21st CCLC HQPBL (High Quality Project Based Learning) ($10,000)
The
purpose of this federal grant is to support the Alfred J Gomes Elementary
School in comprehension and vocabulary along with STEM for English Learner
Education students. Ability to provide students will learn with authentic
experiences covering a variety of cross-training that builds critical thinking
skills, communication, collaboration and self-confidence.
645
21st CCLC SY Continuation ($615,130)
The
purpose of the federally funded 21st CCLC grant is to support the
implementation of additional learning time through out-of-school time (OST)
programming and/or through an expanded day referred to as Expanded Learning
Time or ELT. Programming is designed to help close proficiency/opportunity
gaps, increase student engagement, support social and emotional learning, and
promote college and career readiness and success.
•Out-of-School-Time
(OST) —
structured programming held outside of the regular school day, week and/or year
for a targeted group of students. Funded sites are: Gomes Elementary, Jacobs
Elementary, Parker Elementary, and Normandin Middle School.
•Expanded
Learning Time (ELT) — adding time to the required school day, week
and/or year for all students enrolled. Funded site: Gomes Elementary
850
High Equivalency Grant – Secondary/Adult Education ($7,339)
The
High School Equivalency Grant provides funds to support the Official HiSET
(High School Equivalency Test) Test Center. HiSET testing is conducted mornings
at 181 Hillman St., Bldg. #9 and evenings at New Bedford High School, 230
Hathaway Boulevard.
The
HSE grant also provides support for the Pearson Vue Test Center which offers
more than 100 various credentialing exams (including the GED exam). The
Pearson Vue Test Center is located at 181 Hillman St., Bldg. #9 Room 201.
Miscellaneous
BCSB
(Bristol County Savings Bank) - Districtwide ($25,000)
Bristol
County Savings Bank (BCSB) is an active supporter in the communities in which
it serves.
The
Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation was established in 1996 as part of
the Bank’s 150th Anniversary celebration. Its purpose is to
fund needs that contribute to the economic and social wellbeing of the people and
institutions located in the greater Taunton/Attleboro Region, the
Greater
New Bedford/Dartmouth Region, the Fall River Region and the Pawtucket, Rhode
Island Region, with particular emphasis in the areas of education and literacy,
economic development and housing for the low-to moderate-income population
Carney
Foundation ($15,000)
Carney
foundation grant is anticipated to be used for teacher stipends and supplies at
the Congdon and DeValles Elementary Schools. Funds will also be used within the
school district for McKinney Vento and emergencies within the communities
(fires, devastation) to supply gift cards.
Coronavirus
Prevention – Districtwide ($1,041,825)
This
grant is to be utilized for personal protective equipment, hygienic supplies,
costs associated with socially distanced online learning, remote learning or
hybrid.
Department
of Transitional Assistance (DTA) ($303,596)
The
DTA YPP program is designed to serve pregnant and/or parenting teens from
the ages of 14 through 23 for enrollment and 14 through 24 for participation,
who do not have a high school diploma or its equivalent or who wish to enroll
in post-secondary education or training on a pathway to employment. The YPP
contract is awarded through a competitive bidding process. Funded programs are
awarded compensation per enrollment and specified outcomes.
ESH
(Enhanced School Health) – Districtwide ($215,000)
The
CSHS Grant is used for 2 Float Nurses and 2 Health Aides to assist nurses with
screenings, paperwork, and seeing children in the offices.
We
are able to purchase technology and medical supplies as needed throughout the
course of the year as well. We have been able to purchase laptops for every
nurse, initiated a computerized health program and recently have purchased
Vaping detectors for a pilot program being held at the KMS.
Mass
Insight - New Bedford High School ($15,000)
Grant
to pay stipends for teachers (Advanced Placement Action Community program) to
increase Advanced Placement participation and success for Black, Latino, and
Low income students.
MassHire
Workforce ($3,000)
New
Bedford High School internships, students will be paid through grant for
internships within the community.
MCC-STARS
Residency ($5,000)
This
grant was for art work to be painted at Whaling City Junior-Senior High School.
MLSC
(Mass Life Science Center) – New Bedford High School ($23,202)
These
grant funds support a biotechnology training program at New Bedford High School
called Biotechnology Apprenticeship Challenge. This program trains students, so
they will have the skills necessary to work in either an academic or commercial
life sciences laboratory as a summer intern. In the Challenge, students will
learn core microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry skills through lab
experiments and an authentic research project.
PLTW
Gateway (Project Lead the Way) ($16,000)
STEM
program at the Normandin Middle School. These funds are used to purchase a 3-D
Printer and supplies accordingly.
Principal
Discretionary Grant ($100,000)
The
Jacobs’ Principal Discretionary Grant will primarily be used to target student
tiered instruction during our MTSS block. The MTSS block is an hour on
daily instruction that focuses on advancement for students at or above grade
level or tier 2 and tier 3 instructions to close the achievement gap. In
order to do this, I will hire part-time interventionists (retired teachers) to
work with specific groups of students. The retired
teachers/interventionist will be licensed and experienced in their specific
content area. Jacobs’ student roster consists of many levels and
identifications of learners (Gen Ed - Above, on, below level, ESL, and SPED
(This will cost for approximately 40K of the grant). The remaining
portion of the grant will be used to offset specific grade level field
trips. Each class will have one theme field trip (example Red Sox) that
will be tied into the curriculum.
The
Pacheco Principal Discretionary grant will be utilizing the funds to start
purchasing smart boards for the classrooms and to pay 3-4 interventionists. We
also planned to use it towards end of year field trips and 2 students’
assemblies as funds are available.
Voucher
Program ($110,000)
New
Bedford Public Schools Parenting Teens Program contracts with PACE Child Care
Works, under the guidance of the Department of Early Education (EEC), to
support day care vouchers for PTP students. NBPS PTP completes a monthly
billing procedure and is compensated for daily attendance of PTP babies in care
of PTP childcare staff while the student/mothers are attending school at the
program. All revenue earned from PACE vouchers is allocated toward PTP childcare
staff salaries.
Workforce
Skills Grant ($250,000)
Seeking
to enhance a vibrant Information Technology pathway, and consistent with our
commitment to inspiring students to engage in project based learning and viable
career pathway exploration, New Bedford High School seeks to establish a
Robotic Automated Supply Chain Management laboratory to be utilized by students
enrolled in Instructional Technology and Engineering programs. Complete with
robotic arms, conveyor systems, industrial grade 3-D printers, training
systems, and a cluster of drones, this Lab will use equipment analogous to
automated supply chain systems. New Bedford High School has a
long-standing track record for successful workforce training for our target
population, which includes 66% identified as disadvantaged. The equipment
housed in the laboratory will prepare our students for careers in professional
technology services, of which is identified by Mass Hire’s Greater New Bedford
Workforce Board as high demand labor market area.