The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced that the Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, and Old Rochester school districts have been awarded funding to provide enhanced educational opportunities for students who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the Acceleration Academy Grant Program, districts receiving these one-time grants will be able to provide additional class time during the summer months in support of early literacy efforts and supplemental math instruction.
“This was a particularly difficult period of time for our K-12 students, and I hope that these added resources will help students that may have had difficulty adjusting during the past year-and-a-half,” said Rep. Bill Straus (D-Mattapoisett).
Marion and Mattapoisett are set to receive grants of $14,000. Rochester will receive $16,500, and Old Rochester will receive $20,500. Under the grant program, acceleration academies will benefit from limited class sizes and are expected to run one week each.