Incentive Grants Awards - Fall 2020 (Total Awarded $17,374.14)   

School Applicant(s) Description of Grant/Chair Funding the Grant Award
Annie Belle
Clark
Elementary		 Belinda Griffin Virtual Reality Headsets
Lindskog Language, Blackmarr Arts, and Brumby
Music Chair awards 		$6,537.20
ABC Selena Johns PBIS: LED Board Scrolling sign
Joe Courson Media Chair 		$189.00 (partial)
ABC Teresa Yancey Adopt-a-Pet Reading Initiative
Cannon Reading Skills, Kvien Family
Reading, Nalls Reading Chairs awards 		$200.00
Charles
Spencer
Elementary		 Ginger Harn Robotics Club Funding – Sphero BOLT
Power Pack
Wolff Humanities Chair award 		$3,000.00
Len Lastinger
Elementary		 C. Green, J. Judy
J. Nixon K. Bristol
I. Ruhlen		 Materials for Science & Social Studies;
Microphones for Reader’s Theatre
Homer Rankin Journalism Chair award 		$697.94
Northside
Elementary		 Whitney Ratliff Educational Gaming – Nintendo Labo Devices
and Kits
Bob Wight Challenge Chair award 		$3,000.00 (partial)
Northeast
Middle School		 Ashlyn Reaves AG Mechanics Tools & Greenhouse for
FFA and Agriculture classes
Hanna Agriculture Chair award		 $1,200.00
Tift County
High School		 Mickey Bentley Utility House Construction Funding
Sara B. Gibbs Math Chair award		 $2,000.00
TCHS Melissa Busbin Snap Circuits for Teaching Logic Games
Glenn Burton Science Chair award 		$550.00

Incentive Grants Awards - May 2019 (Total Awarded $28,979)   

School Applicant(s) Description of Grant/Chair Funding the Grant Award
Annie Belle
Clark
Elementary		 Sherri Coarsey "The Energy Bus for Kids" books
McCarty School Counseling Chair award
Terri Nalls Reading Angel award 		$1,614.00
ABC Kristy Gibbs Snaptricity Circuits Electronics kits
 $247.76
ABC Belinda Griffin Wobble Chairs,Ball Chairs to help focus
Special Hearts Chair 		$1,000.00
ABC Caitlyn
McFarland, Coarsey		 Magnetic Blocks Set with Wheels
Sara B. Gibbs Math Chair award 		$359.88
ABC McFarland, Coarsey Green Screen & Software for Audiovisual
Joe Courson Media Chair award
Homer Rankin Journalism Chair award 		$179,98
ABC Samantha Walker Bouncy Bands & Flexible Seating $630.00
G.O. Bailey
Elementary		 Kimberly Jacobs Q-Ball Throwable Microphone Balls (4)
Mikie Wolff Humanities Chair award		 $750.00
GOB Brian Marchant Music Instruments & Accessories
Virginia Tift Brumby Music Chair award		 $563.86
J.T.Reddick
Elementary		 Amy Brooks Q-Ball Throwable Microphone Balls (3)
Mikie Wolff Humanities Chair award		 $579.96
JTR Jill Coogle Sensory Path to get Kids Moving
Fred Tucker Physical Fitness Chair award 		$1,500.00
JTR Rachael Martin Alternative Seating for Special Needs
Special Hearts Chair 		$1,000.00
JTR Treci Morrow MakerSpace STEM Kits for Kindergarten
Cannon Chair for Reading & Writing award		 $1,843.61
Len Lastinger
Elementary		 Courtney Greer Flexible Seating
Special Hearts Chair award		 $1,000.00
LL Danielle Hunt Flexible Seating
Special Hearts Chair award		 $600.00
LL Tracy Ingram Pollinator Garden & Temperature Station $679.62
LL Dawn Starling DIY Pond Kit for the school garden $947.98
LL Stephanie Roberts Writing Lounge Room Transformation
Special Hearts Chair award 		$1,000.00
LL Gwen Robinson 6 Stand-up desks and stools
Special Hearts Chair award 		$1,000.00
Matt Wilson
Elementary		 Temeka Butts Full STEAM Ahead! Books with activities
 $166.56
MW Temeka Butts MakerSpace for STEAM activities
 $1,829.00
Omega
Elementary		 Robin Lasseter Melissa & Doug Character Puppets
Syd Blackmarr Arts Chair award 		$120.00
Eighth St.
Middle School		 Beth Golden
Eve Rogers		 Expanding School Garden & Orchard
Hanna Agriculture Chair award 		$1,503.84
ESMS Maegan Story Hands-on Body Systems Activities
Skoot Dimon Healing Arts Chair award 		$1,764.32
ESMS Constance Terrell Bouncy Bands for Desks and Chairs
Special Hearts Chair award 		$1,349.00
ESMS Tiffany Williams America’s Battle of the Books Program
Cathy Kvien Reading Chair award
Bob Wight Challenge Chair award 		$1,880.00
Northeast Middle
School		 Stephanie Bullington Read Aloud Supplements for Social Studies
Virginia S. Lindskog Global Awareness chair 		$570.00
NEMS Lisa Dykes Flexible Seating
Special Hearts Chair award 		$1,000.00
Tift County
High School		 Jennifer Alexander Forensic Comparison Microscope
Glenn Burton Science Chair award 		$1,500.00
TCHS Jeanna Waddell Okefenokee Swamp Experience $1,800.00

Howard Center Academic Team Grant Awards    



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Date Applicant(s) Note Award
11/25/2019 John Tanner TCHS Speech & Debate Club $1,000
11/25/2019 Heather Hathaway TCHS Science Olympiad Competition $1,000
11/25/2019 Brian Saturday NEMS Vex Robotics Team $1,000
12/15/2018 Brian Saturday NEMS Technology Student Association Support $500
12/15/2018 Gloria Beard, Kelly Beavers, Kelly Pate Academic Quiz Bowl $350
12/15/2018 John Tanner Debate Club $600
12/15/2018 John Tanner Mock Trial $600
12/4/2017 Christopher Paulk TCHS Career & Technical Instruction $500
12/4/2017 Kimberly Keen TCHS Debate Team $500
12/4/2017 Kimberly Keen TCHS Mock Trial Team $450
12/4/2017 Laural Mullen ESMS Future Business Leaders of America $500
12/12/2016 Jake Alley TCHS Blue Devil Players $588
12/12/2016 Beth Hobby ESMS Sci Olympiad Team $500
12/12/2016 Kimberly Keen TCHS Debate Team $1000
11/20/2015 Jake Alley TCHS Blue Devil Players $1250
11/20/2015 Scott Rains TCHS Show Choir $250
05/18/2015 David Simmons TCHS Chess Club $730
11/30/2014 Julie Rucker TCHS Debate Team $1000

Incentive Grants Awards - May 2017    

School Applicant(s) Description of Grant/Chair Funding the Grant Award
Charles Spencer Elementary Dawn Hand Historical Traveling Trunks
Julian Cannon Reading and Writing Chair Award 		$400
Charles Spencer Elementary K. Lindsey
S. Hester		 Hands-on STEM Learning Lab
Glenn Burton Science Chair Award 		$3,040
Eighth Street Middle School Beth Hobby Science Olympiad Team $466
Eighth Street Middle School Karole Stroud Battle of the Books Program
Cathy Kvien Family Reading Chair Award 		$767
GO Bailey Primary Sara Askew Moving Minds Fidget Busters
McCarty School Counseling Chair Award 		$1,034
GO Bailey Primary Sara Askew High Touch - High Tech
“Sounds Like Fun” Workshop		 $805
GO Bailey Primary Emy Aultman MakerSpace in the Media Center $650
GO Bailey Primary Kymberly Buchanan Macon Museum of Arts &Sciences $1,113
GO Bailey Primary Kimberly Jacobs Chehaw Education Migration $325
J.T. Reddick 6th Grade School Lisa Dykes Flexible Classroom Seating
Special Hearts Chair Award 		$493
J.T. Reddick 6th Grade School Amanda Lee Teacher Resources for Movement
Fred Tucker Physical Fitness Chair Award 		$983
J.T. Reddick 6th Grade School Julie Walker Independent Reading Motivation $650
Northside Primary Jodi Roberts Malcolm Mitchell Visit and Books $500
Omega Angel Martin VSU Planetarium Trip $300
Omega Lacy Cargle STEM Exploration - Media Center $1,000
Sixth Street Academy E. Williams
T. Toombs		 Trip to Plains, GA, and reading materials
Homer M. Rankin Journalism Chair Award 		$1,300
Tift County High School Kimberly Keen Debate Camp Scholarships
Mikie Wolff Humanities Chair Award 		$2,000
Tift County High School Lauraleigh Shealey National Players Performance of
"The Great Gatsby" and "Calculus: The Musical"
Syd Blackmarr Arts Chair Award and
Virginia Tift Brumby Music Chair Award 		$3,000
Tift Co. Pre-K Kelsey Rice TEACCH Training Program
Bob Wight Challenge Chair Award 		$1,525

Incentive Grants Awards - May 2016    

School Applicant(s) Description of Grant/Chair Funding the Grant Award
Annie Belle Clark Primary Belinda Griffin
Patti Dean		 Bringing Hands-on Science Back with Mobile Labs
Bob Wight Challenge Chair Award		 $3,835
G. O. Bailey Primary Karin Brown Go-Noodle Plus for Active Learning and Engagement
Fred Tucker Physical Fitness Chair Award		 $1,500
G. O. Bailey Primary Elizabeth Hernandez Spanish Materials for Learning Enrichment
Virginia Short Lindskog Foreign Language
and Global Awareness Chair Award		 $250
G. O. Bailey Primary Brian Marchant Dancing Drum Assemblies
Virginia Tift Brumby Music Chair Award		 $875
Len Lastinger Primary Emily Fincher School-Wide Reading Program
Julian Cannon Reading and Writing Chair Award
and Cathy Kvien Family Reading Chair Award		 $1,000
Len Lastinger Brittany Pellitteri Music Audio Equipment
 $1,304
Northside Primary Noelle McCurdy Gaiam Kids’ Classic Balance Ball Chairs
McCarty School Counseling Chair Award
and Special Hearts Chair Award		 $1,400
Charles Spencer Terri Nalls Children’s Illustrator & Creative Art Class
Syd Blackmarr Arts Chair Award		 $1,000
JT Reddick 6th Grade Stephanie Bullington Globes for Each Social Studies Teacher
Homer M. Rankin Journalism Chair Award		 $720
JT Reddick 6th Grade Delene Byers
Betsy Pope		 Flocabulary Video Resources Online
Mikie Wolff Humanities Chair Award		 $1,600
North East Campus
Tift Co. High School		 Ashley Cody Gadgets and Gizmos for phenomenon-based learning
Glenn Burton Science Chair Award		 $1,274
Tift County High School Lynn Blalock
Dena Nelms		 AED - Little Anne System for CPR Training
“Skoot” Dimon Healing Arts Chair Award		 $1,901
Tift County High School Lauraleigh Shealey
Gloria Beard		 National Players Performance of “Grapes of Wrath”
(partner with ABAC); “Calculus: The Musical”
Sara B. Gibbs Mathematics Chair Award		 $3,000

Howard Center Academic Team Grant Awards - May 2015    

School Applicant(s) Description of Grant/Chair Funding the Grant Award
Tift County High School David Simmons Tournament Chess Sets, Boards, Clocks
Howard Center Academic Team Grant		 $730

Incentive Grants Awards - May 2015    

School Applicant(s) Description of Grant/Chair Funding the Grant Award
Pre-K Center Myra Smith 10 Joy Cowley Big Books $300
Tift Co. Special Ed Kim Bruce Fine Motor intervention Activities
Special Hearts Chair		 $964
Special Ed Kim Bruce Lending Library of Autism Resources
George McCarty School Counseling Chair		 $828
Annie Belle Clark Primary Belinda Griffin
Chelsea Watson		 STEM (Science,Technology,Engineering,Math)
classroom student center
Sara B. Gibbs Mathematics Chair Award 		$1,206
G. O. Bailey Primary Kim Jacobs Chehaw Education Migration $325
G. O. Bailey Brian Marchant Orff Instruments for Music Program
Virginia Tift Brumby Music Chair Award		 $704
Len Lastinger Primary Dana Gibson Foster Rainforest Biome Informational Tour
by GATE Resource Students		 $350
Len Lastinger Primary Dana Gibson Foster Charlotte’s Web Production
by GATE Resource Students
Mikie Wolff Humanities Chair Award		 $225
Len Lastinger Primary Ann Herzog
Julie Reid		 School Wide Reading Program
Cathy Kvien Family Reading Chair Award		 $1,000
Len Lastinger Lucy Manning Scooter boards for Physical Education classes
Fred Tucker Physical Fitness Chair Award		 $999
Northside Primary Leah Johnston Breakfast Club Materials for program expansion
Julian Cannon Chair of Reading and Writing
Skills Enhancement		 $928
Northside Keily Parrish Skillstreaming for the
Early Childhood and Elementary Student		 $554
Omega Jessica Guess Butterfly in the Sky: Reading Rainbow
Virginia Short Lindskog Language Chair Award		 $50
Omega School Robin Lasseter Balance Stability Balls & Wobble Cushions $844
Charles Spencer Terri Nalls Super Hero Reading Mania
Homer M. Rankin Journalism Chair Award		 $700
Matt Wilson Elementary Jessica Fletcher Field Trip to Thronateeska Heritage Center
Glenn Burton Science Chair Award		 $4,095
6th St Academy Debbie Brown
Twilya Toombs		 Historical Experience - Field Trip $1,617
North East Campus
Tift Co. High School		 Melissa Busbin Entrepreneurship Stimulation Software Site for 5 years
Bob Wight Challenge Chair		 $1,500
Tift County High School Lauraleigh Shealey
Chanon Collins
Jake Alley		 National Players Theatre Group
Julius Caesar (partner with ABAC)
Syd Blackmarr Arts Chair Award		 $4,000