News Release

Griffin-SpaldingCountySchool System For immediate release

Elizabeth Benz October 30, 2009

770-229-3700 ext. 340

Over $19,000 in local grants awarded to Griffin-SpaldingCountySchool System teachers

Friday, October 30, 2009 -- The Griffin-Spalding Education Foundation and the Griffin-Spalding Partners in Education haveawarded over $19,000 in grants to teachers in the Griffin-Spalding County School System.

Fundedare 48 grants ranging from $50.00 to $1000.00.Teachers in 11 schools will be able to jump start educational projects not funded through tax dollars. The grants will support subjects including math, literature, and science.

“The granting organizations are dedicated to enhancing educational experiences for students,” said Byron Brock, Chair of Partners in Education.

“The foundation is pleased that the Teachers Giving to Teachers campaign is working so well. The funds donated by teachers go directly back into the schools for educational projects not supported by the tax dollars. As the program grows with this fall’s campaign, so too will the funds awarded to teachers,” said Skipper Burns, chair of the Education Foundation.

Partners in Education is a non-profit school-business partnership organization sponsored by the Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education and the Griffin-Spalding Chamber of Commerce. It was founded in 1982 to improve the quality of education for Griffin-Spalding County School System students.

The Griffin-Spalding Education Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization in its 10th year, raises funds for the support of grants and scholarships to teachers in the Griffin-Spalding County School System.

See Attached:

  • List of Partners in Education mini-grant recipients
  • List of Education Foundation grant recipients

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Partners in Education

2009-2010 Mini-Grants

30 mini-grants worth a total of $6,688.99 awarded

Name / School / Project Title / Funded
Anne Clark / Beaverbrook Elem. / Educating in mind & morals / $292.50
Ashley Baldwin / Beaverbrook Elem. / Quiet Places for our Ears! / $273.50
Melissa Ball
Cari Jenks
Mello O'Neal / Cowan Road Middle / Elmo enters the classroom / $150.00
Nikki Neel / Crescent Elem. / Geometry + Technology=Understanding / $250.00
Sara Bachman
Gayle Harvil / Futral Road Elem. / Heart & Hands / $297.23
Sarah Meeks / Futral Road Elem. / Leaping Home with math / $249.90
Dedrey Elam / Griffin High / Historical Masterpiece / $300.00
Robin Harris / Jackson Road Elem. / Sparking the love of reading with emergent readers / $100.00
Robin Harris / Jackson Road Elem. / Aquiring Reading Fluency & Comprehension
with American Tall Tales / $271.20
Kelly Downing
Debby Daniel-Bryant / Jordan Hill &
Moreland Road Elem. / Ready to Read & Write / $295.95
Amy Smallwood / Moreland RoadElem. / FROG Math for Improving Math Scores / $293.08
Dottie Huckaby / Moreland Road Elem. / I've got the power / $293.08
Michelle Barkesdale / Moreland Road Elem. / Listen & Learn Phonics Activity Program / $220.00
Sandi Raper / Moreland Road Elem. / AIM'ing High / $76.00
Dale Danner / Orrs Elementary / Life Cycle of a butterfly / $300.00
Diane Whatley / Orrs Elementary / Make a word, make a fact / $286.92
Jackie Maynard / Orrs Elementary / Cooking up some great books / $82.00
Jennifer Brantley
Arika Collins
Andre Grobbelaar
Lori Ivey
Robin Samples / Orrs Elementary / Drowning Out the Noise: Listening to learn / $275.64
Jennifer Stone / Orrs Elementary / Reading for Success / $84.95
Karen Grobbelaar / Orrs Elementary / LiteracyCenter / $109.96
LeAnn Clark / Orrs Elementary / Brain Bank Reading / $293.21
Louise Warren / Orrs Elementary / Reading Millionaires / $150.00
Peggy Lobello / Orrs Elementary / Jean Fritz Revolutionary War Book Study / $150.00
Peggy Lobello / Orrs Elementary / Earphones for All / $150.00
Regina Hendricks / Orrs Elementary / Writing Traits / $300.00
Shannon O'Hara / Orrs Elementary / Headphones / $227.24
Lynn Akin / Rehoboth Road Middle / Energy Flows / $291.26
Janet Prothro / Spalding High / Lizzy the Literacy Lizard / $50.00
Kristine Ahrens
Jonathan EadyChristie Harrison
Paul Hubbard
Joy McGee
David McGhee / Spalding High / The Hindenburg Explosion - In Reverse! / $275.94
Lindsay Ruschman David Payne / Spalding High / Raised Garden Beds / $299.43

Griffin-Spalding Education Foundation

2009-2010 Grants

18 grants worth a total of $12,599.43 awarded

Name / School / Project Title / Funded
Laura Love / Beaverbrook Elementary / Enhancing Listening Skills / $318.00
Jennifer Jenkins / Beaverbrook Elementary / Enhancing Listening Skills / $200.00
Carrie Davis / Beaverbrook Elementary / Multiplication & Division Mastery / $215.96
Hollie Jeffcoat / Beaverbrook Elementary / TouchMath / $906.40
Tyna Johnson / Beaverbrook Elementary / I am Going to Read series / $663.60
Cathy Moore / Crescent Elementary / Into the Book / $581.10
Jamie Churchman / Cowan Road Middle / U.S. Social Studies Bundle for Students w/ Special Needs / $930.00
Emily Goldstein / Cowan Road Middle / FitnessGram / $1000.00
Sandra Hogan / Futral Road Elementary / Multi-Sensory Sight Word Project / $425.70
Marilee Tice / Futral Road Elementary / Journey of 1000 books / $962.50
Joanna Johnson / Jordan Hill Elementary / Green is growing / $700.00
Joanna Johnson / Jordan Hill Elementary / Making Meaning for Math / $822.00
Christi Whitson / Moreland Road Elem. / Reaching Readers with Reader's Theater / $775.62
Laura Zuke / Moreland Road Elem. / Achievement with Science and Social Studies / $960.30
Michelle Grammer / Moreland Road Elem. / Sail Away to the MathIslands / $635.18
Holly Betz / Moreland Road Elem. / Mountain Math Across the Grades / $531.65
Louise Warren / Orrs Elementary / Creative Writing Skills / $1000.00
Denise O'Brien / Spalding High / Par for the Course / $971.42