Submitted by: Sean Corcoran
Submitting Department: City Clerk
Agenda Section: Consent
Item Title:
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Distribution of Remaining Education Advisory Committee Funds
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Suggested Action:
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I move that the Interim Mayor and Council distribute the remaining $7,190 allocated to the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Education Assistant Grant equally to 10 local schools returning to in-person learning ($719/each).
These awards will go to:
- Edward M. Felegy Elementary
- Hyattsville Elementary
- Rogers Heights Elementary
- Rosa L. Parks Elementary
- University Park Elementary
- Hyattsville Middle
- Nicholas Orem Middle
- William Wirt Middle
- Bladensburg High
- Northwestern High
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Summary Background:
On March 4, 2021, the Education Advisory Committee hosted principals and their representatives from public schools serving Hyattsville children to learn about the current and projected issues they face. The goal of this annual meeting is to better understand the challenges and needs and to look for ways the City of Hyattsville can be a productive partner with our local public schools. As part of this meeting, we discussed what challenges schools face with hybrid education and the return of a portion of students to in-person learning in April 2021.
On February 1, 2021, the City Council acted upon the committee's recommendations for awards under the 2020 Educational Enrichment Grant program. Because of the current pandemic, there were only a small number of grants sought and recommended for an award, leaving a balance of $7,190 in funding from the 2020 EEG program. The Council kindly allowed the committee to make a recommendation as to how best to distribute the remainder of these funds.
In speaking with area school representatives, it was obvious that there are a number of immediate needs that this remaindered funding could be used to address as teachers and students return to in-person learning, ranging from support services to school supplies to perso...
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