Salem: $10,000 Grant to Fund the Teacher Leadership Initiative

Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll recently announced that the Salem Five Charitable Foundation awarded the Salem Public Schools a $10,000 grant to fund the district’s creation of the Salem Teachers’ Cabinet.

The cabinet is supported by the Massachusetts-based non-profit organization Teach Plus. It consists of 10 Salem public school teachers, and will meet over the course of six months with Mayor Driscoll, who chairs the School Committee.

“Salem Five is excited to be able to partner with the city of Salem on this important initiative to improve the quality of our children’s education,” said Ping Yin Chai, President & CEO of Salem Five Bank in a news release. “While the Bank continues to grow well outside Essex County, we are always cognizant of the importance of our commitment to our roots here in Salem. There is nothing more foundational to the success of a community than the thoughtful and strategic development of our young people, and that’s what Teach Plus will help bring to the table.”

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School Committee members, and district administrators. The cabinet members will receive teacher leadership training, discussing issues facing Salem’s schools, and will work to author policy proposals that they will present to the Salem School Committee on June 15.

Photo: Salem Five has awarded a $10,000 grant to fund the Salem Teachers Cabinet initiative. Ping Yin Chai, President & CEO of Salem Five Bank, presented the check to Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, who chairs the Salem School Committee, at the Teachers Cabinet meeting on April 29.

Photo: Ping Yin Chin, President & CEO of Salem Five Bank, with the members of the Salem Teachers Cabinet before their April 29 meeting. Salem Five has awarded a $10,000 grant to fund the teacher leadership initiative.