Welcome to the 2025-26 school year! Fall at Carlisle Public School is a time to reconnect, celebrate traditions, and support the enriching programs that make our community special. Each year, the Carlisle Public School Parent Teacher Organization funds programs such as Read Across America, All-School Assemblies, Faculty Grants, and Curriculum Enrichment Programs, bringing innovation, cutting edge research and development, science, history, and learning to life in hands-on, memorable ways.

These programs are not funded by the school and rely entirely on donations from families like yours. When we contribute, we ensure our teachers have the tools they need to inspire and educate at the highest level. It’s this partnership that helps Carlisle Public Schools stand out as a model of excellence. To cover the cost of these experiences and resources, the PTO asks for a suggested donation of $50 per student.

In the past, our teachers have requested in-class programs and applied for faculty grants, such as books for teachers' shelves, equipment for Middle School science classrooms, educational website subscriptions, and reading programs for our early readers. These grants and CE programs allow our teachers to bring innovation and new ideas into the classroom with programs that are outside the school's budget. It brings the PTO immense pleasure to be able to say "yes" when teachers ask for something they want to use to make an impact. We can't keep giving them those "yeses" without your support!

Curriculum Enrichment and Faculty Grants: PAST AND PRESENT

Pre-K through Grade 4: Read Across America (learn more here!)

Kindergarden:

The World of Owls : Wingmasters
Mass Audubon Visit: Wild Tales
The Discovery Museum of Acton: The Science of Bubbles

Grade 1: Plimoth Patuxet Reservation Visit

Grade 2: Mass Audubon Visit: Animal Adaptations

Grade 3: Wampanoag Tribe Visit

Grade 4:

The Discovery Museum of Acton: Sound Waves
The Discovery Museum of Acton: Lights and Lasers

Grades 5 to 8:

Independent Reading Books Grant (learn more here!)
Book Fair Week: Author visit for Middle School readers (such as Tui Sutherland, Rajani LaRocca, and Susan Tan)

Grades 5 and 6: Local Author Visits

Grade 7: Lab Equipment (learn more here!)

Grade 8: Living Voices: Through the Eyes of a Friend: A Holocaust Remembrance Program

2025-2026 Enrichment Program Drive

Bringing Our Teachers the Tools They Need