Higher Powered Learning grant winners announced

14 schools received funding totaling $10K or $25K respectively

In its 12th year, the Higher Powered Learning grant program continues to inspire innovation in our Catholic schools in the Diocese of Albany. This year, individual or consortium applications, requesting up to $10,000 or $25,000 respectively, were submitted for the following system-wide strategic priorities: Social Emotional Learning, Enhanced Learning Initiatives, Innovative Resources, and Advancing Catholic Education. Each grant application was carefully reviewed by an independent panel to determine which projects would receive a portion of $150,000 in total funding.

On behalf of the Albany Diocesan School Board, the Catholic School Office is pleased to announce this year’s Higher Powered Learning grant winners:

Mater Christi, Blessed Sacrament, All Saints (Consortium): Professional Development iReady Classroom Math and Magnetic Reading Programs 

Catholic School Office on behalf of All Schools (Consortium): Higher Powered Engagement and Communications

Catholic Central & Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons (Consortium): Holy Trinity Athletic Facility Improvements

Sacred Heart School: Discovery and Research Library

St. Mary’s School, Waterford: Sensory Space

St. Clement’s School: GEODES: Rocking the Science of Reading

St. Madeleine Sophie School: Do the “Rot” Thing — Composting and Gardening

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons School: Spanish Connection: Bridging Learning with smart board and digital media

Holy Spirit School: Write and Bright Classrooms

Mater Christi School: Supporting Social Emotional Learning

Saratoga Central Catholic School: Cultivating Inner Peace

St. Mary’s/St. Alphonsus School: Powerful Minds in Math, Technology and Literacy

All Saints Catholic Academy: The Importance of School Playgrounds

St. Pius X School: Enrichment Reading Connected to Faith with Differentiated Dictionaries*

*-Indicates grant only partially funded due to remaining available balance.

Each winning school will receive their grant check or certificate at Superintendent’s Conference Day on Sept. 3 at Corpus Christi Church in Round Lake. Due to the limited resources available for the program, some worthwhile applications were not funded. The enthusiastic and collaborative response to the call for proposals made this year’s program quite competitive once again.