grants

Perkerson, D.H. Stanton Elementary schools among Dual Immersion Programs for the 2013-14 school year

Georgia Announces Six New Elementary Dual-Immersion Programs For The 2013-2014 School Year April 17, 2013 ­–Six new dual immersion elementary schools were recently awarded start-up grants to support materials and professional development in the 2013-2014 school year. These elementary schools will receive grants in the amount of $15,000 each for start-up and training costs to implement […]

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Target grant brings endless possibilities to Grove Park

Thanks to a generous $25,000 grant from Target, Grove Park Intermediate students, teachers and staff will soon find themselves with much needed classroom supplies, new technology, funding for fieldtrips, physical education equipment and more. The one-time, undesignated grant is part of the Give with Target campaign and Target’s Back-to-School celebration.  The company awarded the grant […]

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Media specialists at Boyd, Grove Park and Fain go extra mile to win much needed literacy grants

APS media specialists continue to rise to the challenge by securing outside funding to help their students.  Target has named Charlotte Davidson (Boyd), Earl Banks (Grove Park) and LaToya West (Fain)—all elementary school media specialists in the Douglass High School cluster—recipients of the Target Early Childhood Reading Grant.  The $2,000 grants will support literacy programs […]

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Finch Elementary Media Specialist Verble Alexander awarded Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grant

Verble Alexander, Media Specialist with Finch Elementary, applied for and was awarded a $4000 Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grant. The Dollar General Literacy Foundation’s Youth Literacy Grants are awarded to assist with implementing new or expanding youth literacy programs; to purchase new technology or equipment to support school youth literacy initiatives; or to purchase books, […]

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