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25 Local Projects Win 2007-2008 NEA Urban Grants

Forty-eight applications were received for the 2007-2008 grant year representing all six NEA regions and 27 states. A summary of each of the 25 winning projects is listed below by region.

Region

Submitted Awarded Mid-Atlantic
Midwest
Northeast
Pacific
Southeast
Western

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Mid-Atlantic
 

Lorain Education Association 
4459 Oberlin Ave. Suite 102
Lorain, OH  44052
(440) 320-7677 (Phone)
(440) 960-7179 (Fax)

Julie Garcia-Kilrain, Project Coordinator
Christine Miller, President
David Oldham, UniServ

The Lorain Education Association will establish a stronger relationship with the families of their student population in order to impact student achievement.  With the assistance of this Urban Grant, they will institute Family Reading Nights where students and their families will have the opportunity to receive reading materials and learn about language activities that will allow them to engage in reading activities at home. Guilford County Association of Educators
3401-B West Wendover Ave
Greensboro, NC  27407
(336) 292-4800 (Phone)
(336) 299-6132 (Fax) Ray Riffe, Project Coordinator
Mark Jewell, President
Ed Kimball, UniServ

The Guilford County Association of Educators (GCAE) will focus their NEA Urban Grant on mobilizing, organizing, and growing their membership.  Through programs that focus on visibility, training, orientation, service and access, GCAE aims to continue being a successful and growing Association.

Robeson Association of Educators
406 Walnut Street
Lumberton, NC  28358
(910) 739-5298 (Phone)
(910) 739-8922 (Fax) Monica Graham, Project Coordinator
Monica Graham, President
Glenna Hicks, UniServ

This NEA Urban Grant will allow the Robeson Association of Educators to assist new teachers in becoming better equipped to teach in diversified ethnic student population settings by enhancing understanding of cultural diversity.  They will train a team of educators in closing the achievement gaps strategies. This team will then create a best practices instructional guide for teaching and understanding ethnic minorities.  Working with the school system, the guide will be used during new teacher orientation and mentoring for all new teachers.

Howard County Education Association
5082 Dorset Hall Drive Suite 102
Ellicott City, MD  21042
(410) 313-6893 (Phone)
(410) 313-6898 (Fax) Maleeta Kitchen, Project Coordinator
Ann DeLacy, President
Mary Jo Neville, UniServ

The primary objective of the Howard County Education Association's Urban Grant funded project is strengthening the skills and furthering the professional development for new teachers by pairing them with experienced highly effective teacher. As a result, they expect a lower turnover of new teachers and improved academic performance of the students of new teachers.

Midwest
  

Green Bay Education Association
2256 Main Street
Green Bay, WI  54311
(920) 468-4232 (Phone)
(920) 468-6766 (Fax)

Cleste Taetsch, Project Coordinator
David Harswick, President
Keith Patt, UniServ

The Green Bay Education Association (GBEA) has a proud history of strong union leadership and understands that to continue their success; they must invest in developing leaders and building organizational capacity.  With the assistance of this Urban Grant, GBEA will provide the Emerging Voices training program which will focus on training and informing new members about the association.

Schaumburg Education Association
553 N. North Court Suite 210
Palantine, IL  60067
(847) 794-5209 (Phone)
(847) 359-0088 (Fax)

Kathi Griffin, Project Coordinator
Kathy Jesuit, President
Connie Campbell, UniServ

The Schaumburg Education Association and the Schaumburg Education Employees Organization will use this NEA Urban Grant to provide member driven professional development opportunities.  With over 50% of their membership with less than 6 years of experience, it is their belief that this program will give new members the voice they need to connect and direct the future of the organization to the future of their success as education professionals.   

Northeast
  

Rochester Teachers Association
30 North Union Street Suite 301
Rochester, NY  14607
(585) 546-2681 (Phone)
(585) 546-4123 (Fax)

Margaret Sergent, Project Coordinator
Adam Urbanski, President

This NEA Urban Grant will assist with the continued development and implementation of the Rochester Teacher Association’s Future Leaders Institute.  The goal of the Institute is to develop diverse leadership for the union that represents the population of students they teach, continue to professionalize the union and promote the best educational practices for teachers and students.

Patchogue-Medford Congress of Teachers
PO Box 539
Patchogue, NY  11772
(631) 475-8515 (Phone)
(631) 475-8517 (Fax)

Jeffrey Peterson, Project Coordinator
Paul Pecorale, President
Dan Bahr, UniServ 

With the financial assistance of this NEA Urban Grant, the Patchogue-Medford Congress of Teachers will form a community partnership to increase their involvement in literacy development, which is especially important to at-risk students.  Through the grant, they will provide educational materials and training focused on literacy.

Educational Association of Worchester
397 Grove St.
Worcester, MA  01605
(508) 799-3027 (Phone)
(508) 799-3666 (Fax)

Mark Brophy, Project Coordinator
Cheryl Delsignore, President
Michael Sireci, UniServ

The Educational Association of Worcester will use the NEA Urban Grant funds to purchase research-based materials and offer high quality professional development through observation and mentoring opportunities.  Through this program, they will grow and develop membership while retaining teachers who hav