Carbon PASR Practitioner Grants

$ 500.00 Practitioners Scholarship

The scholarship monies is obtained through members' contributions. This scholarship is awarded to educators to help purchase supplies and /or materials for a unique or special classroom project. These materials were not provided for in the school budget and the expenses would otherwise be born by the classroom teacher. If there is more than one recipient, the $ 500.00 is distributed among the number of educators chosen.

At the beginning of the school year, applications are sent to all schools in the Carbon County area. A committee screens the returned applications and the selected recipients are awarded the scholarship at the October meeting of the Carbon County Chapter of PASR.

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2007 Practitioner Award Recipients

Carbon County PASR Chapter was able to award grants to 2 teachers in Carbon County from monies donated by the Carbon PASR members. Each recipient was a guest at the fall luncheon and was given the opportunity to explain his/her "unique" project.

Kathy and Lee Getz, Educational Support Foundation Co-Chairs presented mini-grants to three recipients from local school districts.

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2006 Practitioner Award Recipients

Carbon County PASR Chapter awarded grants to teachers in Carbon County from monies donated by the Carbon PASR members. Each recipient was a guest at the fall luncheon and was given the opportunity to explain their "unique" project. Lee and Kathy Getz, Carbon Educational Support Co-Chairmen presented awards to the following teachers:

· Pamela Andrews, Grade 2 teacher at Palmerton, received $150 for a Math Olympics project which will involve 100 children with hands-on/kinesthetic math activities. The project will involve 5 teachers.

· Joan Kennedy of Panther Valley high school/learning support (9-12), received $ 100 for a wildlife feeding station on the school grounds. This will involve 13 students who will erect and maintain the wildlife feeding station.

· Lisa Haydt, a Lehighton-Kindergarten teacher, received $150 and described a unique Share chair-literacy mutual fund project for 14 students.

· Beth Daubert, Lehighton 9th grade science teacher, received $100 which will enable 100+ students to plant shrubs & perennials next to native tree species on the school property.

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2005 Practitioner Award Recipients

Carbon County PASR Chapter was able to award five (5 ) $100.00 grants to teachers in Carbon County from monies donated by the Carbon PASR members. Each recipient was a guest at the fall luncheon and was given the opportunity to explain his/her "unique" project.

Kathy and Lee Getz, Educational Support Foundation Co-Chairs presented mini-grants to five recipients from local school districts.

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2004 Practitioner Award Recipients

Nancy Mendsen, Educational Support Foundation Chairman was unable to attend the 2004 Fall Luncheon. The mini-grants were presented to each recipient by Sandra Kokinda, Carbon President-Elect. The recipients were William Schweitzel, Suzanne Cordes, Debra Biery, Jamie Kunkle and Denise Gerber.