BOSTON (WWLP) - The Healey-Driscoll administration awarded more than $4.3 million in Partnership for Reading Success - Massachusetts (PRISM) III Continuation grants to 16 school districts.
The PRISM III grants focus on the evaluation, selection, purchase and implementation of high-quality instructional materials. All grantees receive leadership coaching from a state-approved curriculum and instruction coach to support effective implementation in the classroom. The funding is designed to strengthen literacy instruction for students in grades four through 12.
Grant recipients participate in one of three tracks: preparing to adopt instructional materials, launching the implementation of selected materials or deepening the use of materials already in school systems. Districts can use the grant funds for professional learning, stipends and substitute coverage while educators participate in grant activities.
These awards follow initial funding that began in summer 2025 to improve English language arts and literacy instruction. A portion of these grants was state-funded and distributed between September and January, while additional funding from a federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant was provided in February.
"We are making major investments to strengthen literacy and ensure every student in Massachusetts has access to high-quality instructional materials," Governor Healey said. "These grants will help schools implement proven materials, support educators in the classroom and give students the skills they need to succeed in school and beyond."
The following school districts received funds through the PRISM III Continuation Grant program:
- ACCEPT Educational Collaborative (in Natick): $194,000
- Attleboro Public School District: $232,000
- Barnstable Public School District: $493,000
- Bi-County Collaborative (BICO) (in Walpole): $455,000
- Easthampton Public School District: $194,000
- Everett Public School District: $329,000
- Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical School District: $194,000
- Haverhill Public School District: $213,000
- Hudson Public School District: $296,000
- Lowell Public School District: $474,000
- Milford Public School District: $194,000
- Northampton Public School District: $252,000
- Somerville Public School District: $353,000
- Spencer - East Brookfield School District: $194,000
- Ware Public School District: $252,000
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