A Mini Grant to fund art supplies for a bulletin board cart at Smith-Cotton High School was awarded to Alicia Maggert. Mrs. Maggert said, “It was very successful, and the students researched, planned and executed each bulletin board as a team and individually.” Students also updated bulletin boards in classrooms at the request of teachers. “This is also a great learning opportunity for our future teachers. Working with teachers and planning learning opportunities for students is very valuable along with working on a deadline and having multiple projects at one time.”

Students at the Loftus Early Childhood Center wear Timekettle WT2 Plus Language Translator earbuds while playing with classmates and interacting with teachers. The Mini Grant was awarded to April Huddleston and allows teachers to communicate in conversation and ask questions to non-English speaking students. It also allows teachers to assess students in their native language.