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Professional Development Grants

Grantee: Ashley O’Connor
Whitehead Elementary
Award Amount: $2,230.40
Summary: Level 1 Orff Training and Atlanta Orff Chapter Membership

Grantee: Elizabeth Bush
Barnett Elementary
Award Amount: $1,932.00
Summary: National Art Education Convention attendance

Equipment Grants

Grantee: Geoffrey Wright
Burks Elementary
Award Amount: $3,200.00
Summary: Local artist paints interactive mural for gym

Grantee: Matthew Sines
John & Patricia Whitehead Foundation Named Donor Grant
Hillsman Middle
Award Amount: $4,905.00
Summary: Additional instruments for their growing band program

Grantee: Heather Garland
Clarke Central High School
Award Amount: $2,632.00
Summary: Hood vent for new Kiln to serve the increasing # of 3D arts students

Grantee: Mykah Hutton
Athens Symphony Susan M. Dinwiddie Music Education Fund Named Donor Grant
Holston Elementary
Award Amount: $4,546.91
Summary: Replacement digital piano for music classes

Grantee: Susan Cardin
Horizons Atlanta @ UGA
Award Amount: $400.00
Summary: Purchase of percussion tubes for K-8 summer program

Programs and Experiences Grants

Grantee: Joshua Podvin / Alyana Egins
Experience UGA
Award Amount: $3,010.00
Summary: Field Trip for all CCSD 3rd graders to experience the arts at UGA

Grantee: Catherine Huff
DanceFX
Award Amount: $5,000.00
Summary: DanceFX classes as part of the Afterschool Program at 3 local elementary schools

Grantee: Valerie Oxford
Oglethorpe Elementary
Award Amount: $275.00
Summary: ESOL field trip to Canopy

Grantee: Joe Lavine
Morton Theatre Corporation
Award Amount: $5,000.00
Summary: Field trip for all CCSD 8th grade students to the Morton Theatre for an Educational Performance

Grantee: Elizabeth Raps
Nuci’s Space
Recipient of the The Candy Vet Foundation Named Donor Grant
Award Amount: $3,500.00
Summary: Pre-Amped Music Education at the Boys & Girls Clubs Afterschool Program

Grantee: Lemuel LaRoche
Chess & Community
Award Amount: $4,000.00
Summary: Mural Arts Training Program for Middle & High School Students with local artist

Grantee: Rosemary Milsap
Cedar Shoals
Award Amount: $5,000.00
Summary: High School Drama trip to the Georgia Thespian Conference

Grantee: Chanda Santana
Divas Who Win Freedom Center
Nick & Erin Maulding Named Donor Grant
Award Amount: $5,000.00
Summary: Schooldayz Academy arts track – fashion and performing arts for middle and high school girls

Grantee: Matthew Rubenstein
Burney Harris Lyons Middle
Award Amount: $5,000.00
Summary: Orchestra Travel to Carnegie Hall to perform

Grantee: Miranda Wilson Brown
UGA PAC
Award Amount: $5,000.00
Summary: UGA Performances for Young People

Grantee: Julie Evans
CCSD Dist Special Ed
Award Amount: $3,000.00
Summary: Adaptive Physical Ed at Canopy for SPED students across district

Grantee: Tara Stuart
Cedar Shoals High School
Award Amount: $2,400.00
Summary: Delphi arts excursion for Greece Trip with HS students