Contact: Mary Beard, Vice-Chair

Goals: To promote Wilson County as a community that has achieved the recognition of excellence in Education.

Current Education Programs:

• School Of The Month
• The Dr. Robert Carver Bone Academic & Mike Baker Scholarship to Cumberland University (Applications available through HS Guidance Counselor)
• Teacher Grant (Extra-Mile Educators)
• Continue Growth of Endowment (501 3-C)
• Tennessee Scholars Program
• Furnish breakfast for Teachers at in-service
• Support Teacher of the Year program
• Teacher in the Workplace

Congratulations - 2009 Grant Recipients

The Education Teacher Grant Breakfast was held on Wednesday, November 4th at Michael's Cafe. Pictured above are the 2009 Teacher Grant Recipients. This is the 14th year for the grant program, nineteen grants were awarded totaling $7,143.71. Special thanks to Jackie Gaither, Cumberland Real Estate for his continued sponsorship. Jackie has sponsored the breakfast since 1995. A Special thanks to the Bradshaw Foundation, Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corp.,Outback Steak House, Shenandoah Mills Inc. and Tennessee Sports Medicine & Orthopedics for their sponsorship.