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Blount County Education Foundation Supporting Blount County Schools📚
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💡 Building opportunities for every student
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10/07/2026

$100,000 invested in learning across Blount County Schools! 💙

The Blount County Education Foundation is supporting classroom mini-grants for the 2026–2027 school year, with every BCS school receiving a grant.

These grants help educators bring ideas to life and create new learning opportunities for students.

Thank you to BCEF and the donors and community partners who make this investment possible!

NEW LOCATION. SAME TURKEY.There’s ONE WEEK LEFT to register for the Trot for Education 5K at the current price!Join us S...
10/05/2026

NEW LOCATION. SAME TURKEY.

There’s ONE WEEK LEFT to register for the Trot for Education 5K at the current price!

Join us Saturday, November 14, at our new location, Eagleton College & Career Academy, for a fun morning supporting Blount County students. Whether you run, walk, or bring the whole family, we want to see you at the starting line!

📅 Saturday, November 14
📍 Eagleton College & Career Academy
🦃 1-Mile • 8:30 AM
🏃 5K • 9:00 AM

💰 Prices go up October 10.

Don’t wait—lock in the current price and get ready to Trot for Education!

👉 Register now: bceftn.org/trot

We’re excited to celebrate a new idea coming to life at Friendsville Elementary School!Congratulations to Melissa Ownsby...
10/03/2026

We’re excited to celebrate a new idea coming to life at Friendsville Elementary School!

Congratulations to Melissa Ownsby, recipient of a BCEF Mini Grant for:

⚽ Active Seating, Focused Minds: Utilizing Exercise Ball Seating

We’re proud to support creative classroom ideas that help students stay engaged, focused, and ready to learn!

🚀 Innovation and hands-on learning are taking center stage at Eagleton College & Career Academy!Congratulations to our B...
10/03/2026

🚀 Innovation and hands-on learning are taking center stage at Eagleton College & Career Academy!

Congratulations to our BCEF Mini Grant recipients:

➗ Jacob Honeycutt — Unanchored Math: Using Mobile Casting to Enhance Formative Assessment
🌱 Tisha Welshan — Root and Rise Fund
💻 Cassidy Fleenor-Fillers — Empowering Learning Through Technology
🎨 Paul Bristol — Digital Arts
🎶 Jill Emert — Choir Classroom Digital Keyboard
💙 Amy Lawson — Ready to Learn: Take What You Need Student Care Stations
🔧 Micah Sanders — Chomp Saw for S.T.E.M.

We’re proud to support ECCA educators as they create hands-on, innovative, and meaningful learning experiences for students! 💙

We’re celebrating two Eagleton Elementary School educators who are creating new ways to support student success!Congratu...
10/02/2026

We’re celebrating two Eagleton Elementary School educators who are creating new ways to support student success!

Congratulations to our BCEF Mini Grant recipients:

💙 Cierra Blackburn — Creating Calm Corners to Support Student Success
📚 Shane Morris — Opening Doors Through Literacy: Specialized Reading for Diverse Learners

We’re proud to support Eagleton educators as they create welcoming learning environments and provide resources that help every student thrive!

We’re excited to celebrate the creative ideas happening at Mary Blount Elementary School!Congratulations to our BCEF Min...
10/02/2026

We’re excited to celebrate the creative ideas happening at Mary Blount Elementary School!

Congratulations to our BCEF Mini Grant recipients:

☀️ Ashley Baxter — Walkin’ On Sunshine: Motivating Students–Measuring Activity
🧭 Heather Tuck — Your Counselor Compass
🛝 Jessie Cooke — Inclusive Play: All-Inclusive Playground Equipment and Adaptive Bikes for BCS Students
🚲 Gina McAllister — PreK Tricycles
🌪️ Lauren Story — I AM THE STORM
📚 Christa Kosier — Expanding Classroom Reading Diversity
🎵 Brandi Black-LeTourneau — Bells & Whistles and More!

We’re proud to support Mary Blount educators as they create engaging, inclusive, and meaningful opportunities for their students!

We’re celebrating some exciting new learning opportunities at Lanier Elementary School!Congratulations to our BCEF Mini ...
10/01/2026

We’re celebrating some exciting new learning opportunities at Lanier Elementary School!

Congratulations to our BCEF Mini Grant recipients:

📖 Beth Dirmeyer — Targeted Tools for Transforming Readers
📒 Logan Froehlich — Binders for Class
🔤 Angela Daniels — Interactive Literacy Tools for Targeted Reading Intervention
🌎 Emily Gribble — Social Studies Weekly

We’re proud to support Lanier educators as they bring new tools and resources into their classrooms to help students learn and succeed!

We’re excited to celebrate two great ideas coming to life at Prospect Elementary School!Congratulations to our BCEF Mini...
10/01/2026

We’re excited to celebrate two great ideas coming to life at Prospect Elementary School!

Congratulations to our BCEF Mini Grant recipients:

📖 Lelia Fain — Books Build a Bridge to the Future
🏕️ Jessica Parham — Help Our Students Attend Tremont

We’re proud to support Prospect educators as they create new opportunities for students to learn, explore, and grow!

We’re celebrating innovative ideas at Samuel Everett School of Innovation!Congratulations to our BCEF Mini Grant recipie...
10/01/2026

We’re celebrating innovative ideas at Samuel Everett School of Innovation!

Congratulations to our BCEF Mini Grant recipients:

🔇 Deborah Smith — Creating Calm Learning Environments Through Silent Audio Technology
🌱 Laura Overholt — BCAS Outdoor Transition Learning Lab: Growing Independence One Seed at a Time
💧 Andrea Stallsworth — Growing Success: Expanding Trout in the Classroom Through Hydroponics and Aquaponics
🗺️ Shane Carroll — Mapping America

We’re proud to support educators who are creating hands-on learning opportunities and meaningful experiences for students across Blount County!

We’re excited to celebrate the creative ideas coming to life at Montvale Elementary School!Congratulations to our BCEF M...
09/30/2026

We’re excited to celebrate the creative ideas coming to life at Montvale Elementary School!

Congratulations to our BCEF Mini Grant recipients:

🧘 Kallee Twiner — Creating Calm Spaces for Student Success
🏰 Kelly Bouchard — Knights of Character: Every Choice Builds Our Castle
☕ Kaylie Furman — Knight’s Brew Crew Coffee Cart
🏃 Kerrie DeFalle — Pedometers for Elementary PE
📚 Nichole McCord — Read, Grow, Succeed: A Schoolwide Reading Incentive Program
🛝 Olivia Wein — PreK & CDS Playground
⚽ Michelle Lambert — Play, Learn, Grow: Enhancing Second Grade Recess Through Active Play
💻 Michelle Lambert — Building Strong Readers Through BrainPOP Jr.

We’re proud to support Montvale educators as they find creative ways to help students learn, grow, and thrive!

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