Greater Lowell reports scholarship, donation and cooperative-education participation

Assistant Superintendent Mr. Barton told the Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical School Committee that the district received a $25,000 scholarship from the Jean Haas Foundation for students enrolled or entering CNC training or engineering programs, with funds intended to support competition participation (up to $3,000 per competition type).

Mr. Barton also requested and received committee approval to accept a $3,516 donation from the Greater Lowell Community Foundation (made possible by a recommendation from Mark and Alicia Saab) for the Greater Lowell Technical High School Student Activities Fund. The motion to accept the donation was moved, seconded, and affirmed by committee members on record.

In his cooperative education report Mr. Barton said 232 seniors were participating in co-op placements, representing 44% of the class of 2026. He reported an updated junior count of 72 students in cooperative education, which he said is about 13% of the class of 2027 (the packet previously listed 45 juniors). Mr. Barton referenced a March report that was included in committee materials.

Why it matters: The scholarship and donation directly support student participation in career-related competitions and activities; the cooperative education participation rates show substantial senior engagement in workplace learning and an increase in junior participation.

What’s next: The committee approved acceptance of the donation and took the cooperative education and scholarship updates as informational; no further committee action was recorded in the transcript.