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PowerUP Jax grants seed creativity and innovation

7/26/2016

PowerUP Jax grants are an easy way for teachers to earn $500 towards an innovative and creative project for their classroom.  Take a look below at a few of last year's winners. 

Classrooms benefit from JPEF donations/grants

6/30/2016

Today we welcome guest blogger, Blythe Benton. Blythe is a student at John N.C. Stockton Elementary school who took the time to share how PowerUP Jax, sponsored by the Community First Cares Foundation, has made a positive impact in his classroom. His teacher, Jennifer Norton, received a PowerUP Jax innovation grant to engage students in current events.

Shakespeare comes to life for elementary students thanks to teacher’s innovative PowerUP Jax project

6/23/2016

A teacher’s vision come to life through a PowerUP Jax grant. Priscilla Hardage, a fourth grade teacher at Chimney Lakes Elementary School, was awarded one of the competitive grants funded by Community First Credit Union. She used the grant money to purchase playbooks of Romeo and Juliet, a Midsummer Night’s Dream, and several others. In her application she wrote, “What better way to spark and stimulate the imaginative creativity of students than introducing them to the literary genius of Shakespeare?”

Join us to celebrate teacher innovation on May 12

4/22/2016

Educators are the most creative individuals in our community. That's the foundation behind PowerUP Jax, our initiative to put some fuel behind create teachers' ideas.

Join us to celebrate creativity in the classroom and meet some of our district's most innovative public school teachers! Keep reading to see the details and RSVP.

Local teacher shares appreciation of community support through PowerUP Jax

5/4/2015

Guest blogger and local science lab teacher, Mrs. DeBellis at Oceanway Elementary School shares her appreciation of having a fully funded project on PowerUP Jax that will improve student achievement.