Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Sixteen teachers in 13 schools have received nearly $14,300 from the Blue Grass Community Foundation, which provides mini grants for educators who develop innovative, interesting classroom programs or projects.

The grant money enables teachers to buy special materials and resources that aren’t covered in school budgets. The community foundation is helping fund these initiatives in 2010-2011:

• Athens-Chilesburg Elementary, environmental education, $1,000
• Breckinridge Elementary, Club Fitt, $1,000
• Garden Springs Elementary, OSCER Night Film Festival, $1,000
• Glendover Elementary, VizZle technology, $940
• James Lane Allen Elementary, visiting artists, $1,000
• Lafayette High School, Pencasts for Algebra 2, $962.60
• Lansdowne Elementary, teaching Westward Movement through drama, $1,000
• Mary Todd Elementary, hands-on amphibians and reptiles, $400
• Northern Elementary, Express Yourself: Learning about myself and my feelings through art, $588
• Northern Elementary, 4-H environmental camp, $1,000
• Russell Cave Elementary, outdoor learning lab, $1,000
• Russell Cave Elementary, digital math stories, $959.61
• Sandersville Elementary, Leveled Literacy Intervention system, $1,000
• Southern Elementary, after-school reading intervention, $972
• Winburn Middle School, “Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride,” $576
• Winburn Middle School, Mobi student pads, $870
• Total: $14,268.21

For more information, contact Kassie Branham, the Blue Grass Community Foundation’s grant and scholarship services coordinator, at (859) 225-3343. In Fayette County Public Schools, contact Kim Lyon at (859) 381-4354.