An additional appropriation of the ARRA Race to the Top (RTT) Funds from the U.S. Department of Education through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in the amount of $83,184 to the School Grant Fund Salary & Wages account ($9,160), and Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($74,024) and will support the continuation of the alignment of the district's ELA, math, science and social studies curriculum to the revised MA Curriculum Frameworks, will train teachers in the new standards, implement the new state Administrator and Teacher evaluation system, continue to participate in DESE sponsored courses in coaching, subject areas, and mentoring, and continue to participate in DESE Curriculum committees

How it started

Submitted by Robert W. Healy, City Manager.

What happened

The clerk's record shows no vote or disposition against this item. Some are received and filed without one, and a roundtable takes no votes at all. If the city's record shows otherwise, that is exactly what an audit should catch.