Elitha Donner Elementary School teacher wins grant from Citi FoundationOctober 9, 2007Chris Perris, a computer resource teacher at Elitha Donner Elementary School, has received a 2007 Great Valley Center/Citi Foundation Success Fund grant. The grant, totaling $1,497, will be used to implement Perris’ program proposal entitled Lights, Action, Camera! This innovative program will teach students in grades 4-6 at Elitha Donner to use Pinnacle video editing software, giving them an additional skill they could use in their professions one day. Perris was one of 40 recipients chosen to receive the grant from a field of over 150 applicants. “We are proud that Mr. Perris and our students will benefit from this grant opportunity,” said Michelle Jenkins, principal at Elitha Donner. “This program aligns with our district’s and school’s GATE/Accelerated program which allows students to accelerate their learning. The video editing software will provide hands on learning opportunities with real life implications. As part of the Laguna Creek Regional team we continue to foster the alignment of academic expectations through 12th grade and are even more excited about the impact this program will have for our students as they enter middle and high school.” The Citigroup Success Fund provides small cash grants to educators for developing innovative, easily replicable, grassroots programs that provide students with an opportunity to succeed and to associate that success with continued school attendance. Citibank partnered with the Great Valley Center to help set up and run the Citigroup Success Fund throughout California’s Central Valley in 2005.
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