NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Lansdale, PA 19446-3960
INFORMATIONAL SHEETS
ITEM NUMBER: ____________
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SUBJECT: Merck Foundation Grant
MONTH/YEAR PRESENTED TO BOARD: November 2014
INITIATED BY: Dr. Diane Holben
COMMITTEE: Education/Community/Policy Committee
RECOMMENDATION: Recommend approval to accept the Merck Foundation Grant in the
amount of $50,000 for the 2014-15 school year.
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BACKGROUND:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation has awarded a grant in the amount of $50,000 to the North Penn School
District to support the development of Peer Teacher Workshops (PTWs) that will be offered to science,
English, language arts, and mathematics teachers in grades K through 12. Through the workshops,
professional development will be provided that will promote the unification of the instructional practices of
science, English, language arts, and mathematics by focusing on science practices that can be integrated across
curricula. Teachers will be able to develop and implement cross-curricular lessons for instruction.
The team of elementary and secondary science teachers that will lead the monthly Peer Teacher Workshops
will attend the NSTA conference to receive professional development and gather more knowledge and
expertise on the practices to present in the workshops to K-12 teachers.
DATE PREPARED: 11/5/14