For literacy and early literacy grant programs; provided, that literacy and early literacy programs receiving funding through this item shall submit ongoing evaluations and documentation of outcomes to the department of elementary and secondary education; provided further, that said evaluations shall be compared to measurable goals and benchmarks developed by the department; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Essex County Community Foundation for Haverhill Promise's efforts to expand early literacy; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Haverhill public schools for the implementation of evidence-based reading curriculum; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for The Literacy Lab for the purposes of placing recent high school graduates in classrooms or community-based early childhood centers to provide evidence-based literacy intervention services to at-risk Pre-K students, and to provide participants with training, coaching, and professional development, with the goal of diversifying the educator pipeline and educating participants on the teacher education and licensure process in Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the town of Stoneham for curriculum improvements for the Stoneham public schools; provided further, that funds provided to Reading Recovery in fiscal year 2025 may be expended through June 30, 2026; provided further, that not less than $440,000 shall be expended for HILL for Literacy; provided further, that funds provided to HILL for Literacy in fiscal year 2025, may be expended through June 30, 2026; and provided further, that funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months
