How grants are impacting students: Enhancing learning through sensory support

Nearly every school in the district has benefited from grant funds to support students with sensory needs. From dedicated rooms to classroom items, the Student Opportunity Fund has helped teachers and administrators make an impact on students. For example, a sensory walkway funded by a grant at Spring Creek Elementary helps students dealing with sensory […]

How grants are impacting students: Empowering future scientists

In the Advanced Biology Elective Research Course taught by Danielle Rosensteel, students design, execute and present independent research projects. Rosensteel is a former University of Georgia biology researcher who started the ABE course in 2017 to prepare students for university labs. Rosensteel proposed the advanced research class after her first year teaching State High’s lab-intensive […]

New school year, new opportunities

When the Education Foundation set up the Student Opportunity Fund, which was later named in memory of district educator and alumna Mardi Lowry McDonough ’87, the goal was to provide resources directly to teachers, coaches and administrators. Why? Because they are closest to students every day, seeing firsthand how their experiences could be improved or […]