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  EIA Grants Received By Local Schools web posted August 19, 2008 COUNTY – Four Edgefield County Schools are listed among schools from around that state that have been approved for EIA Teacher Awards.The schools receiving the awards are: Johnston Elementary-recipient Kay Campbell, Project: Living History in the amount of $1,999; JET Middle School-recipient Debbie Courtney, Project: CSI - Character Seen Inaction in the amount of $5,400; Strom Thurmond High School, recipient Sandra Gladden, Project-Seeing is Believing in the amount of $1,875 and W. E. Parker Elementary-recipient Angela McLaurin, Project Polish and Publish!, in the amount of $1,998. The General Assembly provides funding for the awards to promote best practices, creativity and innovation in the classroom. The Grants Program in the South Carolina Department of Education administers the program, and independent reviewers scored 851 individual and group project applications to arrive at the final selections list. The awards total $1,212,099 for schools in both rural and urban communities. “These projects reflect innovative approaches to educating the children of South Carolina,” said State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex. “I commend these teachers for taking the lead in matching innovative approaches to their schools’ needs.” Dr. Mary R. Crenshaw, Superintendent of Edgefield County Schools said, “These local teachers are applauded for their interest in writing and applying for a teacher EIA Grant to help implement special projects in their schools and classrooms.” The EIA Teacher Awards program supports practices and procedures aimed at improving instruction. Awards may be used to pay for projects including: Assessments of students performance; activities that help parents reinforce their child’s learning at home; computer-assisted instruction; techniques for motivating and rewarding student achievement; techniques for improving student’s study skills; and innovative teaching strategies, activities and materials to meet the needs of specific groups of students. ©
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