Tag: Alleghany County Public Schools

The Alleghany Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $1.26 Million

July 10, 2018 General News, GrantsAgents of Discovery, Alleghany County Public Schools, Alleghany Highlands Arts & Crafts Center, Alleghany Highlands Arts Council, Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Tourism, Alleghany Highlands Economic Development Corporation, Alleghany Highlands YMCA, Covington City Public Schools, Garth Newel Music Center, New Tech Network, RADAR, Responsive Classroom, The Alleghany Foundation, Unified Human Services Transportation System, Virginian Review

The Alleghany Foundation has awarded grants totaling $1,261,654 to nine organizations or government entities from August 2017 to June 2018 for 11 economic development, educational, health and wellness …

Area Educational Efforts Receive National Attention

November 4, 2017 Education, General NewsAlleghany County Public Schools, Covington City Public Schools, Dianne Garcia, Dr. Lia Sandilos, Dr. Sara Rimm-Kaufman, National Rural Education Association, The Alleghany Foundation, UVa Curry School of Education, UVA Research Team, Virginian Review

Columbus, OH – Community efforts to improve education in the Alleghany Highlands received national attention recently as part of the program at the “National Forum to Advance Rural Education.” …

The Alleghany Foundation Announces Latest Grants

September 16, 2017 GrantsAlleghany County, Alleghany County Public Schools, Alleghany Highlands Arts Council, Alleghany Highlands Economic Development Corporation, Alleghany Highlands Regional Library, Alleghany Highlands YMCA, Alleghany Humane Society, Allegheny Mountain String Project, C&O, Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society, Covington City Public Schools, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, Garth Newel Music Center, Masonic Theatre Preservation Foundation, Responsive Classroom, Special Olympics Area 18, Town of Clifton Forge, Virginian Review

Twelve organizations, educational initiatives and government entities have received funding awards from The Alleghany Foundation over the past eight months. The foundation announced recently grants totaling …

Responsive Classroom A New Teaching Tool

July 20, 2017 Education, GrantsAlleghany County Public Schools, Covington City Public Schools, Dianne Garcia, Responsive Classrooms, Sara Rimm-Kaufman, UVa Curry School of Education, Virginian Review

An initiative to take Alleghany Highlands schools from “good to great” includes the Responsive Classroom approach to teaching children. Responsive Classroom is an evidence-based approach to elementary …