Grant Programs Awarded to Page County Public Schools

Current Grants

Bullying Prevention Program – Olweus

Grant funded by Virginia Department of Health in 2011 for 18 month funding. The grant will fund training and materials for the research-based program, Olewus, for all students at Shenandoah Elementary School.

All Stars Program

Grant funded by Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation in 2009 for 3 year funding. The grant will fund the All Stars Program (research-based curriculum) for all students at both Luray Middle School and Page County Middle School.

Learn & Serve Program

Grant funded by Virginia Department of Education in 2010 for 3 year funding

Service projects for Luray High School students and the 6^th grade science students at Luray Middle School. These projects will include analyzing the water quality of the Shenandoah River and its tributaries, investigate soil erosion and create rain gardens, explore climate and wind energy. This is the second Learn & Serve grant awarded to Luray High School – first grant was from 2006-2009.

Updating Needs Assessment

Grant funded by Virginia Department for Behavior Health in 2011 to update the community Needs Assessment and establish a Strategic Plan for the youth coalition, Page Alliance for Community Action. Funded training, consultants for Needs Assessment, and staff to design a PACA website and recruit community members to the coalition.

Past Grants

Grant to Reduce Alcohol Abuse

Grant funded by the federal Department of Education in 2008 for 3 year funding. The program provides prevention services to our secondary education.

21^st Century Community Learning Center

Grant funded by Virginia Department of Education in 2006 for 3 year funding. The program provided after-school and summer programming at Shenandoah Elementary, Stanley Elementary, Springfield Elementary and Grove Hill Elementary Schools.

Al’s Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices

Grant funded by Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation in 2006 for 3 year funding which purchased Al’s Pals curriculum for Pre-K and Kindergarten students throughout the division.

Readiness and Emergency Management Program

Grant funded by Department of Education for Safe and Drug-free Schools in 2007 for 18 months funding.

Program provided training and materials to prepare all of the school personnel, parents and students to respond safely in times of emergency.

Violence Prevention Program – Second Step

Grant funded by Governor’s Office for Substance Abuse Prevention in 2006 for one year. Funds purchased training and curriculum.

Program provided a research based violence prevention program “Second Step” curriculum for elementary and middle school students.

Comprehensive Needs Assessment

Grant funded by Governor’s Office for Substance Abuse Prevention in 2007 for one year. Page County Public Schools and Page Alliance for Community Action have completed a comprehensive needs assessment to learn more about the risk and protective factors that impact our youth and families. This needs assessment can be used by agencies through the county for grant funding proposals and document the need for services in the county.

Underage Drinking Media Campaign

Grant funded by Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Governor’s Office on Substance Abuse Prevention in 2008. Page County Public Schools and Page Alliance for Community Action along with Page County Sheriff’s Office funded various media projects and programs to education the community, parents and students about the impact of underage drinking.

University of Virginia – Responding to Virginia’s College and Career Readiness Initiative in Mathematics provides teachers in grades 9-12 the opportunity to become knowledge about the VDOE Mathematics College and Career-Readiness Performance Expectations and gain knowledge and skills to facilitate learning through project-based learning.

University of Virginia – 21^st Century Teaching Leads to 21^st Century Learning is designed to provide algebra teachers in grades 8-12 the opportunity to develop a functions-based vision of Algebra that will enable them to interpret and use the 2009 Virginia SOLs for Mathematics.

U.S. Department of Education – awarded a consortium of northern and central Virginia public schools a 3 year Teaching American History grant. Page County Schools is part of the consortium which provides K-12 grade teachers professional development to increase teacher’s knowledge and understanding of American history as well as student performance in American history courses. James Madison University, Shepherd University, and the Byrd Legislative Center along with the American Institute of History Education and Teacher Created Materials provide these professional coursework.