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Projects

Blount County Education Foundation projects are:

The MAIN Project:

Classroom Grant Program -

247 projects awarded to 260 teachers on 11/18/2022!!

Total number of teachers receiving classroom grants since 1998: 

3,026 grants!!!!

 

Our Other MAIN Project:

Summer Learning Program for Blount County Students

  • Provided in person summer learning activities for 1,051 students in 2022 through Library/Literacy Camps conducted at all the elementary schools and 15 sign up camps conducted all across the district!
  • Camps were supported through grants to the BCEF Summer Program!!
  • Over 12,000 students have participated in camps since the summer program began in 2011!
  • 2022 Dreamcatchers Camp at Susan Moore served 146 students and 2022 Explorers Camp at Blountsville Elementary served 175 students through the SAIL Grant Program.  These campers averaged 7 months gain in reading and 8 months gain in math!!

 

BCEF also supports the following projects:

STEAM Initiative – ALL communities now have a STEAM Lab!!
Career Technical Program Updates – Updated ALL Career Tech Center Programs!!
Math Tournament, Scholars Bowl and Spelling Bee District Programs
High School Ambassadors Program
Visual Arts Exhibition in December of each year
Theater Arts Residency for 2022-2023
Geocaching Project for 2022-2023
Technology Updates
First Class Pre-K Program
Teacher of the Year Grants
Recognition of National Board Certified Teachers
Youth Leadership Program and MORE!!