Ashland School Board accepts grant money for COVID expenses
May 12, 2021ASHLAND At their May 4 meeting, the Ashland School Board accepted grant money for Coronavirus expenses, discussed future school improvements to be funded by such grants, and approved a Student Council proposal for an outdoor classroom, the eighth grade class trip and the calendar for the next school year. They also learned of school activities. The School Board held a public hearing on accepting unanticipated grant money from the second round of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief program, also known as ESSER II, for expenses due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The ESSER II allocation to the Ashland School District is $270,983.75. Part of that sum will go to the local Supervisory Union to cover the associated administrative costs. The Board voted unanimously to accept the grant. Superintendent Mary Moriarty also discussed the next grant round ESSER III, money which has yet to be released. The