Rivercrest Elementary School teachers won most of the $10,403.88 in total grand money awarded this year by the Bartlett Educational Foundation. Their nine grants include:
- Dianne Larson, for “National Geographic Traveling Map” (APEX, third through fifth grades)
- Allyson McCoy for “Keeping our Hands on Math” and “Science For Kids” (fifth grade)
- Brynn Hernandez and Cindy Davis for “Studies Weekly” (first grade)
- Kate Singarella for “Operation Everyone Gets A Seat” (special education)
- Laurie Wood for “Exercise Getting Fit the Olympic Way” (pre-kindergarten)
- Mary Ann May for “Color Scheming with Weaving” (Pre-K through fifth grade)
- Cathey Tant for “Teaching Through Text” (third grade)
- Anissa Christian for “Family Nonfiction Literacy Bags” (third grade)
The foundation is a non-profit organization that supports Bartlett-area educational opportunities beyond what is funded in the regular school budgets.
Bartlett Educational Foundation also awarded grants to teachers at five other area schools.
Appling Middle School
- Anne Faulks for “Reading and Listening” (seventh grade)
- Amy Venckus for “Payaway Power” (sixth through eighth grades)
Bartlett High School
- Julia Goodwin for “The Bartlett Pantheon” (11th-12th grades)
- Rhonda Bailey for “Promethan 387 Board” (ninth through 11th grades)
- Jennifer Baylock for “Literacy through Novel Studies” (ninth through 12th grades)
- Dwight Dodd for “Acoustic Bass Guitar and Amp” (ninth through 12th grades)
Bolton High School
- Dianne Young for “Storytelling with Moving Media” (ninth through 12th grades)
Bon Lin Middle School
- Laura McManus for “Book Cook” (second grade)
Shawdowlawn Middle School
- Dolly Staten and D. Walls for “Boys in PJs and Common Core” (seventh grade)
- Anne Wroblewski and Dr. Ben Carson for “Gifted Hands” (seventh grade)
