BOSTON— State Sen. Thomas M. McGee and state Reps. Lori Ehrlich, Donald Wong, Brendan Crighton, and Dan Cahill said Lynn schools will receive help to close student proficiency gaps and ensure all students are college and career ready.
In addition to the $100,000, there is $49,500 available for targeted support activities to selected Level 3 schools to receive a turnaround site visit from a preferred vendor and support for planning activities to create a Turnaround Plan based on the results in the site visit report.
“It is great to see that Lynn is receiving this grant to help improve Title I levels 3 Focus Schools, in Lynn,” said McGee in a statement. “This grant will be helpful for the continued efforts to make sure that each student is college and career ready.”
The money will pay for programs aimed at helping Lynn school programs build what state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education officials called a community of practice through leadership, shared responsibility, and professional collaboration.
This improvement goal includes developing Intentional practices for improving teacher-specific and student-responsive instruction and encouraging safe and respectful learning environment for students and a collegial, collaborative, and professional culture for teachers.
“This grant is great news for Lynn and further support for our children’s’ futures,” Ehrlich said in a statement. “We in Massachusetts are proud of the quality of education we provide, but until we can make that top-level education available to everyone, in all of our neighborhood schools, our work will be incomplete. This grant is a step in the right direction to that end.”
Wong called the grant a funding source for programs designed to help place students on the path to a successful career after graduation. Crighton said the state money support the city needs to help high school students “follow their dreams.”
“This grant will focus on student-specific needs and will help create a safe and respectful learning environment for students while providing a collegial and collaborative culture for teachers,” added Cahill.