Lewis & Day Applaud Summer School Expansion Grant for Stoneham

Stoneham MA

24 September, 2021

4:55 PM

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Stoneham state legislators Senator Jason Lewis and Representative Michael Day announced that Stoneham Public Schools were selected for a recent round of matching Summer School Expansion & Engagement Grants from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Summer school expansion matching grants issued by DESE this summer helped support summer school programming in Stoneham. These grants were designed to address learning gaps that may have resulted from the pandemic-interrupted school year. Stoneham accessed $100,000 in matching state funds through this grant program. "All students deserve access to a high-quality education and unfortunately we know that the pandemic has severely disrupted their learning," said Senator Jason Lewis. "I'm very pleased that both our state and federal governments are providing additional financial resources to the Stoneham public schools to help students recover this learning loss and support their health and well-being." "I am thankful that Stoneham Public Schools were able to benefit from the Summer School Expansion & Engagement grant program this past summer and hope we continue to receive support from DESE as we address the educational challenges that have resulted from the pandemic-interrupted school year," said Representative Michael Day. In sum, Stoneham Public Schools have received more than $2 million in state and federal grants this fiscal year.