March 16, 2011 For Further Information, Contact: Debbie Beaupre - 256.503.3213
For Immediate Release
The Schools Foundation Offers Scholarships to Teachers
Three $500 Scholarships Available
The Schools Foundation Media Release ______________March 16,_ 2011
The Schools Foundation announces opportunities for teachers to apply for three Excellence in Education scholarships to be awarded to public school teachers in the Huntsville, Madison City and Madison County school districts. The 2011 teacher scholarships are an initiative of the Educators Institute that works with The Schools Foundation to support teachers and schools. Leslie McGill, Chair of the Educators Institute, said, "This is part of our effort to encourage professional development and assist local educators defray the cost of graduate study."
Teachers may apply for the following scholarships:
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SCHOLARSHIP
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CRITERIA
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AMOUNT
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Jane K. Lowe Scholarship
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Funds must be used to support the application fee for National Board Certification
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$500.00
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Lynn Brown Scholarship
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For PreK through second grade teachers
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$500.00
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Alabama House District 19 Scholarship
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For teachers in Title I schools
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$500.00
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To be eligible, applicants must teach in Huntsville, Madison City and Madison County school districts and must be enrolled in graduate study or actively pursuing National Board certification.
Applications are accepted on line at www.theschoolsfoundation.org/scholarship and must be submitted no later than April 8, 2011.
All scholarship awards will be announced by May 27, 2011.
For more information, please visit www.theschoolsfoundation.org
The Schools Foundation is a not-for-profit local education foundation in Huntsville, Alabama. The Foundation supports all three public school systems in Madison County, Alabama: Huntsville City Schools, Madison County Schools and Madison City Schools. The Foundation solicits corporate contributions, individual donations and grant funds to support a variety of programs including scholarships, teacher grants, staff development, technology deployment, and other programs that directly benefit students and enhance educational opportunities in the community's three public school systems. Foundation funds are distributed equitably to the three school districts based on student enrollment records.
The Educators Institute, formed in 2008, is a volunteer organization that operates within the Foundation to oversee the development, planning and implementation of initiatives that support the public school systems, to implement and collaborate on strategies that maximize the resources and opportunities within the school systems, and to identify and develop partnerships with local, state, and national organizations that want to support public education and its programs.
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