7010-1192 Educational Improvement Projects Earmarks

For grants to cities, towns, school districts and nonprofit entities for educational improvement projects; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for wireless security systems upgrades for Millis public schools; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Community Investors, Inc. for the PowerPlay initiative in Wellesley for the expansion of an after-school and out-of-school recreational program at urban and suburban schools in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for lighting upgrades for the Corey auditorium at the Carlisle public school; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for an inclusive playground in Holden; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for youth programs at Dennison Memorial community center in New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the SMART and Eureka programs for the Framingham, Holyoke, Lowell, Lynn, Pittsfield and Worcester chapters of Girls Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for safety and security improvements for the Johnson school in Nahant; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for busing needs for after school programs in Natick; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Natick public schools for staff development to support the profile of Natick educator competencies; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for roof repairs for Cape Cod Lighthouse charter school; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Macomber school in Westport; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Essex County Community Foundation Incorporated for Haverhill Promise for efforts to expand early literacy; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for Sisters@Heart, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for security upgrades at Richardson Olmsted elementary school, Easton middle school and Oliver Ames high school in Easton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Raising Multicultural Kids, Inc. for diversity and inclusion workshops and for recruitment and training of teachers of color; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for mental health services for Methuen high school; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for El Instituto Cultural de Puerto Rico, Inc. to promote education and arts within the Puerto Rican and Latino community in Lawrence and Methuen; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for capital facility improvements for Berkshire Dream Center Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for two pilot programs to be awarded to school districts from gateway cities for the professional development and job-embedded coaching of general education teachers and classroom personnel around inclusive practices to ensure classrooms are managed with key supports for special education students and behavior challenges; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for repairs for Newbury elementary school; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Change is Simple, Incorporated for the expansion of STEM programming to public school students in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a youth sports fund in Boston for financial assistance for youth in referee trainings, payments for travel expenses related to sports referee trainings, purchase of youth sports equipment for Boston public school students with financial barriers, financial assistance and waivers for applications in youth sports programs and assistance for Boston-based non-profits to lower applications fees; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Salem public schools for upgrades to the Salem high school fieldhouse gym floor and other play surfaces; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for All Dorchester Sports League, Inc. for educational support, nutrition and other community benefits related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the purchase of band equipment for the North Attleboro high school music department; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the construction of a playground for the Roosevelt Avenue school in North Attleboro; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for an ADA-accessible playground for the John E. McCarthy Memorial elementary school in Peabody; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the marking of the tricentennial anniversary in Stoneham; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Stoneham Historical Society, Inc. for programming and facility maintenance; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Project Learn, Inc. for the operation of the youth innovation learning hub in Lowell; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Beyond Soccer, Inc. for health, athletic and leadership programming for lowincome youth in Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for Worcester public library to hire a temporary ESOL navigator for English language learning needs in Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the construction of a recreational facility for Nathan Hale school; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a play structure for Joseph H. Downey elementary school in Brockton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for field improvements for the Brockton baseball fields and dugouts; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Massachusetts Marine Trades Association for workforce development training opportunities and technical education in secondary and post-secondary schools for careers in the marine trades; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Greater Attleboro Area Council for Children, Incorporated; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. for renovation projects; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Literacy Lab for literacy intervention services for pre-k through third grade students at risk of grade-level reading failure in the greater Springfield and western Massachusetts areas; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Asociacion Carnavalesca de Massachusetts, Inc. in Lawrence to highlight Dominican Carnival in the Merrimack valley and for programming and after-school activities for atrisk youth; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Hispanic Week to showcase Hispanic culture in the Merrimack valley and across the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Ateneo Dominicano Del Merrimack Valley to promote Dominican culture in the Merrimack valley; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for One Bead Project for technology equity and entrepreneurship programming for school-age children in Boston; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the outside basketball court project for Lynnfield high school; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the replacement of student Chromebooks for the continuation of the district's 1:1 student to devices program in North Reading; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a classroom set of Nord stage 3 88 stage keyboards for the Reading Memorial high school performing arts program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Grow Food Northampton, Inc. for a project for gardening, outdoor exercise, healthy food and food preparation for elementary school age children in the greater Northampton area; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for mental health services in Braintree public schools; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for technological repairs and infrastructure improvements for Amherst regional high school performing arts department; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Littleton Robotics and Littleton STEM Educational Foundation; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for a lightning protection system for Row elementary school in Chelmsford; provided, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended to communities in the Metrowest region, including the city of Framingham and the towns of Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway and Natick to address mental health needs in schools; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to St. John the Evangelist Church in the town of Hingham to support the Free Period program to provide free feminine hygiene products to those in need; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Parent Villages, Inc. in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Boston Green Academy for the implementation of an environmental science and technology career pathway program; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to provide youth services for residents of the Commonwealth Development and Faneuil Gardens apartments in the Brighton section of the city of Boston to be administered by the Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation located in the Brighton section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended to the Millbury public school district for the operation of the carpentry partnership program; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Millbury public school district for the operation of the computer science pathway and the advanced manufacturing pathway programs; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the purchase and implementation of an emergency communications system in elementary schools in the town of Merrimac; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of North Andover for the purchase of materials for school libraries and additional programming to support literacy in North Andover public schools; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Wilmington for upgraded athletic equipment and benches at the athletic fields used by Wilmington public schools; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Mildred C. Hailey Youth Center and the South Street Youth Center in the city of Boston for operations, resources, transportation, youth stipends, job opportunities and public events; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for LEAP for Education, Inc. to provide middle and high school students with academic enrichment opportunities and post-secondary and career readiness; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts, Inc. to renovate a career, leadership and innovation center for middle school and high school students; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for More Than Words Inc. in the city of Waltham to support stipends for participants in its vocational program for system-involved youth; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the town of Chelmsford to conduct an electrification roadmap study for the town's public school buildings; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Girls on the Run Greater Boston, Inc to provide socialemotional learning and physical activity curriculum to elementary and middle school-aged girls in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the La Vida, Inc. scholars program in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to LEAP for Education, Inc. to provide high school students in the city of Lynn with academic enrichment and post-secondary and career readiness skills; provided further, that not less $65,000 shall be provided for the Together for Kids Coalition in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be provided to the Worcester Education Collaborative and the United Way of Central Massachusetts, Inc. for the Worcester Literacy Partnership; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the town of Canton to implement an Italian language education curriculum at Canton high school; provided further, that not less than $375,000 shall be expended for Catie's Closet, Inc. to provide students in kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, in schools located in the Merrimack valley region with a high percentage of lowincome and homeless students with: (i) in-school access to clothing, toiletries and basic necessities; and (ii) community-based resources including, but not limited to, social services, mental health services and behavioral health services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Girls on the Run Greater Boston, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Leominster Education Foundation, Inc. for Karens Closet Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Acton-Boxborough regional school district to establish a welcome center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Leominster public school district for the Center for Technical Education Innovation to employ a grant writer; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation, Inc. to increase career pathways for the life sciences sector; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Leominster public school district for the Center for Technical Education Innovation to procure an auto lift; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Mary Lyon Foundation, Inc. for services and supports to students and families in western Franklin county; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Dalton Community Recreation Association in the town of Dalton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for It Takes A Village in the town of Huntington for postpartum and early parenting support for families in the western Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $2,500 shall be expended for the Harambee Learning and Cultural Center, Inc. for the purpose of providing a community-based Black history program in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Steps to Success, Inc. in the town of Brookline; provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy for equipment and technology upgrades to the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the development and implementation of STEM educational and skills training opportunities for public school students and educators at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the music program at Everett high school in the city of Everett; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the music program at Chelsea high school in the city of Chelsea; provided further that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Everett LGBTQ+ Youth Space and Resource Center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Special Townies - Autistic & Exceptional Children Programs, Inc. in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Nurtury, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to assist in programming efforts for Southcoast LGBTQ Network, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for Calmer Choice, Inc. for the development and support of anti-addiction and mental health programs in school districts including, but not limited to, the Monomoy regional school district, the Mashpee school district, the Barnstable school district, the Nauset regional school district and the Dennis-Yarmouth regional school district; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the SouthCoast Community Foundation, Inc. to administer a 1-time grant program to provide educational, health, wellness, nutritional, arts, cultural, housing security, safety and emergency resources to underserved residents in the Greater New Bedford area; provided further, that not more than $500,000 from funds appropriated for the grant program in fiscal year 2023 shall not revert and shall be made available for the purposes of the program for fiscal year 2024; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to Old Sturbridge, Inc. in the town of Sturbridge for an educational program providing experiential learning field trips for students; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the New Bedford Youth Court program in the city of New Bedford and the Fall River Youth Court program in the city of Fall River to support juvenile diversion programs based on the principles of peer-lead restorative justice; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for youth programming at the Bridge of Faith Youth Center, Inc. in the city known as the town of Southbridge; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a universal summer school program to provide academic support for all students of the Milton public school district; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the recruitment, retention and compensation of kindergarten assistants in public schools in the town of Belmont; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the National History Day in Massachusetts program operated by the Massachusetts Historical Society to sustain and increase access to the program for students and teachers across the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Essex National Heritage Commission, Inc. for the Teaching Hidden Histories program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Springfield Day Nursery Corporation in the city of Springfield to support at-risk children, address learning gaps and prepare students for academic achievement; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Zeal Youth Empowerment Center, Inc. to enhance the social-emotional development and academic achievement of middle and high school students in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for the continued implementation of a universal mental health screening program for students in grades 7 and 9 for the 2023 to 2024 school year in the city known as the town of Franklin; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for interior door hardware upgrades at O'Donnell Middle School, Dawe Elementary School, Gibbons Elementary School, Hansen Elementary School, South Elementary School, Wilkins Elementary School and the Jones Early Childhood Center in the town of Stoughton; provided further, that not less than $14,515 shall be expended for security upgrades for the Randolph public schools; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Berkshire Educational Resources K12 to provide research and organizational assistance to individual and collaborating school districts in Berkshire county; provided further, that not less than $11,000 shall be expended for the Holbrook public library for purposes including, but not limited to, adding AWE early learning computers; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to The Nash Primary School Parent Council for playground improvements at the Thomas V. Nash Jr. primary school in the city known as the town of Weymouth; provided further, that $10,000 shall be expended to the town of Marshfield for expenses associated with the organization and operation of Marshfield Grad Nite Live; provided further that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the modernization of clocks in the elementary schools in the town of North Reading; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for programs and resources to support food system literacy in public elementary and secondary schools; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education, in collaboration with the department of agricultural resources, may expend funds to: (i) hire an agricultural literacy coordinator and a food literacy coordinator; (ii) offer professional development workshops for teachers; (iii) expand the school wellness coaching program; or (iv) offer grants to school districts to support field trips to enhance food literacy and the hiring of district-level food literacy coordinators; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to public schools in the city known as the town of Winthrop for the implementation of English as a second language instruction and technological support; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to BPE, Inc. in the Roxbury section of the city of Boston to expand early college program opportunities through its STEM tech academy model and its STEM career pathways program and student support services; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the city of Amesbury for improvements to the playground at the Charles C. Cashman elementary school; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended as a grant to the Freetown Lakeville regional school district for public safety improvements to the George R. Austin intermediate school, Freetown-Lakeville middle school and the Apponequet regional high school; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended as a grant to the Crystal Springs school in the town of Freetown to support programs and services for children, adolescents and young adults with developmental disabilities; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Social Capital Inc. in the city of Woburn for civic engagement initiatives for youth and for developing the next generation of leaders; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended to English at Large, Inc. in the city of Woburn for the purposes of English language tutoring and small group instruction; provided further, that not less than $43,750 shall be expended to the Education Commonwealth Project for the purpose of piloting alternative performance assessments; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for a grant to Collaborative for Educational Services, Inc. located in the city of Northampton for the Trauma-Informed Hampshire County initiative; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Quabbin Mediation Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Natick public schools for the continued provision of online tutoring services; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Medway public schools for mental health programs; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to Hopkinton public schools for an equity audit of its curricula; and provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the Holliston public schools for costs associated with the purchase of a multi-function school activity bus; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Framingham public library's Literacy Unlimited area; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Lewis H. Latimer Society to provide educational programming for the Beacon Public Art Sculpture in the city of Chelsea; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws