November 15, 2023
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JPS Partners In Education Director Thea Faulkner (center) accepts the $100,000 presentation check from Junior League of ÐÓ°É during a celebration for recipient schools held November 7 at Forest Hill High School. Participating in the presentation are (from left) JLJ members Kutenia Good, Candace Gregory, and Carla Lewis; Cynthia Buchanan of the Community Foundation of Mississippi; Faulkner; JLJ President Kaitlyn Vassar and members Mona Arnold-McBride, Pamela Franklin, and Tiffany Crawford. |
In partnership with the Community Foundation of Mississippi’s Education Foundation Trust Fund, the Junior League of ÐÓ°É awarded $100,000 to fund grants to JPS teachers. The recipients were announced at a celebration held in early November at Forest Hill High School.
The Junior League of ÐÓ°É’s Public School Mini-Grants initiative funds K-12 teacher projects that enhance, enrich, and support the JPS educational curriculum. A total of $100,000 was awarded for the 2023-2024 school year, funding 21 grants. Award amounts ranged from $430 to $10,000.
“These funds provide our teachers with the resources needed to offer unique learning opportunities and experiences for our scholars,” said Thea Faulkner, Director of Partners in Education at ÐÓ°É Public Schools. “From establishing a Fine Arts Sculpture Carving Club, a trip to the World War II Museum in New Orleans, to an in-depth experience for over 700 scholars in our Open Doors program for intellectually gifted scholars to develop affective skills and success skills through an emphasis on etiquette and manners in various business and social settings, to enhance their social development, these opportunities are absolutely transformational.” We are grateful to the Junior League of ÐÓ°É for their tangible support to ÐÓ°É Public Schools’ scholars and teachers.”
Since 1990, the Junior League of ÐÓ°É’s Public School Mini-Grants program has provided funding for detailed projects and equipment for applicant teachers and schools. The Community Foundation of Mississippi began partnering with the League in 2004, and together these organizations have provided more than $2.1 million in grant funding for this initiative.
“We are grateful for this partnership with ÐÓ°É Public Schools and the Community Foundation for Mississippi,” said Kaitlyn Vassar, President of Junior League of ÐÓ°É. “These funds will allow teachers to implement creative, innovative projects in the League’s impact areas of early literacy, children’s health, and social development and have a direct impact on children in our community.”
The Junior League of ÐÓ°É is an organization of women whose mission is to advance women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training. The League supports over 30 community projects and initiatives throughout the ÐÓ°É Metro area, including the Public School Mini-Grants program.
Funded Grants for 2023-2024
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SCHOOL |
PROJECT TITLE |
AWARD AMOUNT |
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Boyd Elementary School |
Classroom Library Makeover |
$4,971.00 |
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Casey Elementary School |
Gifted Manners and Etiquette Banquet |
$8,520.00 |
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Forest Hill High School |
Dance M.O.V.ES |
$3,000.00 |
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Galloway Elementary School |
Having a Rootin', Tootin', Reading Good Time in Music Class |
$9,962.00 |
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Isable Elementary School |
Creating a Healthy Generation |
$1,000.00 |
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JPS- Tougaloo Early College Program |
Field Trip to National WWII Museum |
$4,500.00 |
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Key Elementary School |
Reading Starts Now |
$1,045.00 |
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Lester Elementary School Isable Elementary School |
Look Who's Listening |
$4,723.00 |
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Murrah High School |
Recalling our Future |
$430.00 |
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Murrah High School |
Engaging the Socio-Academic Community |
$1,335.00 |
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Murrah High School |
JXN Young Michelangelo Stone Carvers |
$5,000.00 |
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Murrah High School |
Emboldening Students to Inquire, Explore, and Create |
$10,000.00 |
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Raines Elementary School |
Orff Social Emotional Learning Crosswalk |
$5,000.00 |
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Spann Elementary School |
Exc(EL)ing through Reading |
$1,300.00 |
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Spann Elementary School |
Make Reading my Superpower: Ready to Read |
$2,970.00 |
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Spann Elementary School |
For the Health of It! |
$3,800.00 |
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Spann Elementary School |
The Power of Reading |
$5,000.00 |
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Sykes Elementary School |
Extra, Extra Write All About It |
$4,990.00 |
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Wells APAC |
World-Class Students Deserve a World-Class Performance |
$4,000.00 |
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Wells APAC |
Gifted Manners and Etiquette Banquet |
$8,520.00 |
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Wells APAC |
The PAW-sitive Impact of Community Service |
$9,934.00 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
$100,000.00 |
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