Foundation awards nearly $23,000 in grants to CMCSS teachers

For the past eight years, the Education Foundation has offered CMCSS educators the opportunity to compete for funds that benefit their classrooms and special projects in a non-traditional way.

Education Foundation president Brian Taylor notes that the increase in funds awarded is possible because of contributions made by individual community members to recent Foundation fundraisers including the Vision to Reality Banquet and the Annual Campaign. “Each year we continue to offer more opportunities for our students and teachers in CMCSS because our donors witness first-hand how their support is making an impact in the lives of students.” We are very fortunate that more people are taking interest in our work and offering ways to support our efforts.

This year, 25 educators out of 65 applicants were awarded up to $1,000 each to implement their ideas, which will impact approximately 10,500 CMCSS students both directly and indirectly. Awards received were based on a competitive rubric and its potential impact in the school or in in the classroom and student learning. Foundation Board members Tommy Bates, Maria Jimenez and Lori Smith recognized the Great Idea Grant recipients at a reception held at CMCSS Central Office on January 9.

Grant recipients for 2016:

Elementary School

Barkers Mill Elementary

Math Manipulative for Eureka Math Curriculum	Tammy Seeber
Connecting Literacy to Mathematics in Primary Grades	Nikki Lavigne
Tablet Teaching	Sharon Williams
Glenellen Elementary STEM club engineering, technology, and coding	Tonilynn Mosley and Eileen Huppert
Liberty Elementary STEM Teacher Guides and Books	Brandi Goodwin
Moore Magnet Elementary Third Graders “Dig In”	Patti Sinclair and Laura Baxter
Norman Smith Elementary Fluency Stations	Amanda Tarver
Family Engagement Summer Reading Workshop	Rachel Wainwright and Kellie Nedell
Pisgah Elementary Digital Illustration in the Elementary Classroom	Travis Stanley
Rossview Elementary iPads for Learning	Sara Denson
iPads for Learning	Teresa Hayhurst
iPads for Learning	Tangelia Qualkinbush

Middle School

Montgomery Central Middle

High Interest/Low Readability Self-Contained Library	Najia Stallworth
Students IN-SYNC with Learning	Chassie Combs and James Combs
New Providence Middle CTE-STEM Design	Rachel Grubb
Northeast Middle Robotics Program	Whitney Joyner and Todd Taylor
Richview Middle Increasing Student Focus and Reading	Amanda Economos and Wendy Rudolph
Helping Students Focus	Angelica Encinas and Terry Dublin
Rossview Middle Creative Dramatics Grants for Middle School	Chris Yim