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New Educator Grants 2024
Each new educator at the Columbia Public Schools (CPS) received a $100 gift card to use as they need to help establish their classroom. In total, the Foundation is expected to give out about 300 gift cards to new educators, or about $30,000. Thanks to our partnership with Central Bank of Boone County, the gift cards have zero fees, which means the teachers will receive the full $100 to spend on setting up their classrooms and buying any needed supplies.
$30,000
Authors in Schools: Alan Gratz visit
The grant for the Authors in Schools program brought award-winning author Alan Gratz to Columbia for a special event with CPS middle school students in April. The Foundation’s grant provided a copy of a Gratz book for each fifth and seventh grade CPS student. Gratz is a New York Times bestselling author of 20 novels and graphic novels for young readers. The grant also provided funding for bus transportation to the event and for the author visit and talk by Gratz. The keynote at Missouri Theater was part of a partnership with the Unbound Book Festival.
$22,500
