2011-2012 Bright Idea Recipients

October 20, 2011

Congratulation’s to the recipients of the Bright Ideas Grant Program for 2011-2012 school year. They are Jennifer Spengeman, WH Robinson Elementary; Donna Staton, Lakeforest Elementary; Heather Waddell, Snow Hill Primary; and Karen Gardner, Ayden-Grifton High School.

The Bright Ideas Grant Program, now in its 18th year, is a statewide effort by North Carolina’s twenty-seven Touchstone Energy electric cooperatives to provide additional classroom resources that cannot be met through existing school budgets. Any K-12 certified North Carolina teacher can apply for a grant up to $2000.00

Since 1994, North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives have awarded more than $7 million to North Carolina teachers for projects that have touched the lives of more than 1 million North Carolina students in all subjects. In order to be considered for a Bright Idea Grant, the idea submitted by the teacher should be a unique and innovative way to reach the students and increase their interest in learning.