Staples and MNEA team up to offer literacy grants

For the last four years, Missouri NEA and Staples, the Office Superstore, have teamed up to offer Literacy Grants to MNEA members. Grants of up to $300 are distributed each spring for projects that meet the following criteria:
1. Focus on literacy
2. Support student-centered learning
3. Support innovative and creative ideas
4. Motivate students

Following are the recipients of the 2008 literacy grants.

“Hands on Reading” learning through multisensory experiences
Abigael M. Briemle, Fort Osage School District

Book a Trip
Kristi Norton, Grandview C-4 School District

At-Risk Students Do Love to Read
Diana Schumacher, Parkway School District

Staples Recycle for Education Literacy Mini-Grant
Jeffrey A. Bargielski, Francis Howell School District

Read With Me
Mary Alexander, Ritenour School District

Read My Words…Hear My Story
Mark Gideon, Springfield School District

Amazing Anthropomorphisms!
Jan McClenahan, Ritenour School District

Mission Nonfiction: Bridging the Gap from School to Home
Marcia Chesser, Hannibal School District

Individualized, Adaptive Reading Strategies
Tammy Martin, Eldon R-I School District

Enhancement of Reading & Language Skills Through Cooking Activities
Carolyn Iiams, Laquey R-V School District

Recycle with Staples
Literacy Grants are made possible by Staples, the Office Super Store, through the Recycle for Education project and the MNEA Humanitarian Outreach for Public Education Fund.

Staples collects recycled inkjet cartridges for various charities, including the MNEA HOPE Fund. If you want your cartridge donations to go toward the MNEA HOPE Fund, drop them off at an MNEA regional office. Only cartridges from MNEA count toward the HOPE Fund.

For information and a link to the Literacy Grant application, visit www.mnea.org/teach/litgrant.htm. Applications for the next grant cycle are due March 4, 2009.