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For Immediate Release
January 4, 2007
Tennessee Expands After-school Programs for
At-Risk Students
Nashville, TN- Governor Phil Bredesen and Education Commissioner
Lana Seivers announced today 126 new grants for after-school
programs for the 2006-07 school year funded by roughly $12.3
million in unclaimed lottery prize money. The Lottery Education
After-school Programs (LEAP) is geared toward public or non-profit
agencies to expand or develop after-school programs serving
at least 50 percent at-risk students for an average of 15
hours a week. The LEAP program has provided approximately
$21.2 million in grants to date.
"These programs provide quality learning opportunities and
a safe haven for thousands of Tennessee students after school
hours," said Governor Bredesen. "They provide our schools
with additional resources to reach at-risk students and to
improve their overall achievement. I am very aware
of the high cost and challenge of providing services for
at risk students, especially in urban districts, and I intend
to work closely with the General Assembly to continue making
progress in this area."
The General Assembly passed new legislation this year for
a second after-school grant program, the Test Preparation
Pilot Project. This program is designed to provide ACT/SAT
preparation, academic tutoring and study skills for at-risk
students. Each site may serve no more than 60 seventh- through
ninth-grade students for an average of 15 hours a week. The
project will begin with six sites — one urban and one
rural in each of Tennessee’s three grand divisions.
Each site will receive $50,000 a year for three years.
“After-school programs give educators extra resources
to reach at-risk students who are falling behind their peers,” Education
Commissioner Lana Seivers said. “A different teacher
or approach can go a long way toward reinforcing academic
skills vital to student success in school.”
The following sites will participate in the Test Preparation
Pilot Project:
Region |
Urban |
Rural |
West |
Memphis City Schools |
University of Tennessee – Tipton,
4H BLAST |
Middle |
Catholic Charities
of TN, Inc. |
Cannon County REACH
Programs |
East |
Hamilton County DOE |
Kingsport City Schools
- John Sevier Middle School |
Below are the newest recipients of LEAP grants:
Location |
Grantee |
Award
Amount |
Alamo |
Alamo City
Schools |
$202,500.00 |
Anderson County |
Anderson County
Schools |
$79,650.00 |
Athens City |
Athens City Schools |
$215,573.00 |
Bedford County |
Bedford County DOE |
$86,500.00 |
Bradley County |
Bradley County Schools |
$222,750.00 |
Bristol |
Boys & Girls
Club of Bristol |
$40,125.00 |
Bristol |
YWCA of Bristol |
$27,900.00 |
Campbell County |
Campbell County Board
of Education |
$155,000.00 |
Cannon County |
Cannon County REACH Programs |
$50,000.00 |
Carroll County |
Huntingdon SSD |
$54,600.00 |
Carroll County |
South Carroll Special
School District - Clarksburg School |
$71,500.00 |
Carter County |
Carter County Schools |
$47,980.00 |
Carter County |
Carter County Schools
- Runway After-school Program |
$381,292.00 |
Chattanooga |
Chattanooga Chapter
of the Links, Inc. |
$50,000.00 |
Chattanooga |
Girls Incorporated
of Chattanooga |
$25,380.00 |
Chattanooga |
St. Elmo/Alton Part
Partners, Inc |
$29,400.00 |
Chattanooga |
YMCA Community Action
Project (YCAP) - Chattanooga |
$50,700.00 |
Chester County |
Chester County BOE
- Chester County Middle |
$35,100.00 |
Claiborne County |
Claiborne County BOE
- Claiborne County High |
$62,700.00 |
Claiborne County |
Claiborne County BOE
- Cumberland Gap High |
$30,000.00 |
Claiborne County |
Claiborne County BOE
- Soldiers Memorial Middle |
$20,000.00 |
Claiborne County |
Claiborne County Schools
- Forge Ridge School |
$40,800.00 |
Claiborne County |
Claiborne County Schools
- TNT Primary |
$39,000.00 |
Claiborne County |
Clinch-Powell Educational
Cooperative |
$67,500.00 |
Clarksville |
Clarksville-Montgomery
County Schools |
$256,000.00 |
Cleveland City |
Bradley County Government
(Juvenile Court) |
$45,000.00 |
Cleveland City |
X-CEL Academy (Bradley
County Juvenile Court) |
$93,600.00 |
Crockett County |
Crockett County Schools-
Friendship/Maury/Gadsden |
$45,610.00 |
DeKalb County |
DeKalb County BOE |
$96,880.00 |
Dickson County |
Dickson County
Juvenile Court |
$64,800.00 |
Gibson County |
Gibson County School
System - Dyer Elementary & Spring Hill
Elementary |
$65,000.00 |
Giles County |
Giles County
School System |
$195,000.00 |
Greene County |
Greene County Schools |
$39,000.00 |
Grundy County |
Grundy County
Schools - Tracy City |
$42,000.00 |
Grundy County |
Grundy County Schools
ASTA |
$115,000.00 |
Hamilton County |
Hamilton County DOE |
$344,400.00 |
Jackson/Madison |
Jackson Madison County
Schools - Northeast Middle School |
$70,200.00 |
Johnson City |
Boys to Men Mentoring
Programs |
$79,000.00 |
Johnson City |
Johnson City
School System - SHHS |
$111,764.00 |
Johnson City |
Johnson City Schools
- 21st CCLC |
$68,250.00 |
Johnson City |
Johnson City Schools
- Keystone Family Resource Center |
$50,000.00 |
Johnson County |
Johnson County Board
of Education |
$176,540.00 |
Kingsport |
Kingsport City Schools
- Jackson Elem. |
$77,400.00 |
Kingsport |
Kingsport City Schools
- John F. Kennedy Elementary |
$46,800.00 |
Kingsport |
Kingsport City
Schools-Scientia! |
$49,699.00 |
Knoxville |
Child & Family
Tennessee - LIFE After-school Project - Knoxville |
$103,800.00 |
Knoxville |
Montgomery Village
Child Development Center |
$37,125.00 |
Knoxville |
YMCA of East Tennessee |
$44,723.00 |
Knoxville |
YWCA of Knoxville |
$54,000.00 |
Lauderdale County |
Lauderdale County Schools |
$97,740.00 |
Lawrence County |
Lawrence County Schools |
$70,200.00 |
Lewis County |
Lewis County Schools |
$67,452.00 |
Lexington |
Lexington City
Schools |
$33,102.00 |
Lincoln County |
Lincoln County BOE -
FES LEAPs Program |
$97,500.00 |
Lincoln County |
Lincoln County BOE -
South Lincoln After-school Program |
$74,100.00 |
Lincoln County |
Lincoln County DOE -
Unity School |
$50,000.00 |
Loudon County |
Loudon County
Board of Education |
$22,500.00 |
Manchester |
Mount Carmel United
Methodist Church |
$90,000.00 |
McMinn County |
McMinn County - Mountain
View School |
$39,000.00 |
McNairy County |
McNairy County Schools
- Adamsville JR/SR High |
$86,875.00 |
Memphis |
ADT Child Development
Academy - Memphis |
$43,250.00 |
Memphis |
City Builders Youth
Org, The |
$54,347.00 |
Memphis |
CUDDLES - Com Unique
Dev & Div Lrng Env Sys |
$118,650.00 |
Memphis |
Jessie Mahan Center,
Inc. |
$20,265.00 |
Memphis |
LeMoyne-Owen College
Community Dev Corp |
$114,750.00 |
Memphis |
Memphis City Schools
III |
$609,600.00 |
Memphis |
Memphis City
Schools I |
$177,000.00 |
Memphis |
Memphis City Schools
II |
$186,450.00 |
Memphis |
Partners in Public Education
- Memphis |
$39,150.00 |
Mountain City |
City of Mountain City |
$76,000.00 |
Nashville |
Bethlehem Centers of
Nashville |
$21,000.00 |
Nashville |
Boxing Resource Center
- Nashville |
$37,800.00 |
Nashville |
Catholic Charities of
TN, Inc. |
$182,250.00 |
Nashville |
City of Life Corporation |
$51,085.00 |
Nashville |
Family Affair Ministries
- The Learning Zone |
$128,100.00 |
Nashville |
Martha O'Bryan Center |
$32,265.00 |
Nashville |
Metropolitan Nashville
Public Schools |
$34,208.00 |
Nashville |
New Vision, Inc.- Nashville |
$38,400.00 |
Nashville |
Project for Neighborhood
Aftercare |
$68,249.00 |
Nashville |
Project Reflect, Inc |
$53,250.00 |
Nashville |
Samaritan Ministries/Project
SEE |
$63,000.00 |
Nashville |
Village Cultural Arts
Center, Inc., The |
$30,450.00 |
Nashville |
Woodbine Community Organization |
$51,900.00 |
Oak Ridge |
Oak Ridge City
Schools - Glenwood Elem. |
$94,470.00 |
Obion County |
Obion County BOE - Ridgemont
Elementary |
$26,000.00 |
Obion County |
Obion County BOE - South
Fulton Elementary |
$31,200.00 |
Office-Hamblen
Sites-Hamblen County |
Douglas Cherokee Economic
Authority (ENABLE) |
$188,764.00 |
Office-Hamblen
Sites-Hamblen County |
Douglas-Cherokee
Economic Authority (Hamblen) |
$84,000.00 |
Office-Hamblen
Sites-Union County |
Douglas Cherokee Economic
Authority (Union) |
$62,842.00 |
Office-Hamblen
Sites-Union/Hamblen |
Douglas-Cherokee Economic
Authority - Luttrell Elementary & Hamblen County |
$152,485.00 |
Office-Smyrna
Sites-Warren |
Tennessee Opportunity
Programs, Inc - Dibrell Elem., Hickory Creek Elem., & West
Elem. |
$97,500.00 |
Office-Smyrna
Warren County |
Tennessee Opportunity
Programs |
$108,000.00 |
Overton County |
Overton County - Livingston
Academy |
$64,500.00 |
Overton County |
Overton County
Schools - AH Roberts Elem. |
$70,200.00 |
Overton County |
Overton County Schools
- Allons |
$40,300.00 |
Overton County |
Overton County Schools
- Rickman Elementary |
$32,955.00 |
Putnam County |
Putnam County School
System |
$570,900.00 |
Putnam County |
Putnam County
School System- I Pals |
$432,000.00 |
Roane County |
Roane County Schools
- Bowers Elementary |
$119,700.00 |
Rutherford/Murfreesboro |
Murfreesboro City
Schools |
$42,600.00 |
Scott County |
Appalachian Life
Quality Initiative - Boys and Girls Club of Scott County |
$227,500.00 |
Sevier County |
Sevier County/Northview
Middle School |
$90,000.00 |
Statewide/Knoxville
Office |
Boys & Girls
Clubs of Tennessee - Knoxville (statewide
project) |
$369,685.00 |
Statewide/Knoxville
Office |
Boys & Girls
Clubs of the Tennessee Alliance I |
$192,000.00 |
Statewide/Knoxville
Office |
Boys and Girls Club
Tennessee Alliance II |
$350,850.00 |
Statewide/Knoxville
Office |
University of Tennessee
Extension Service |
$121,062.00 |
Stewart County |
Stewart County
Government |
$58,500.00 |
Sumner County |
Sumner County BOE |
$104,625.00 |
Sumner County |
Sumner County BOE
- Unity Community Learning Ctr |
$155,700.00 |
Tipton County |
Tipton County BOE
- Teen Learning Ctr |
$51,900.00 |
Trenton |
Trenton Housing Authority |
$42,000.00 |
Tullahoma |
Tullahoma City
Schools |
$45,000.00 |
Unicoi County |
Unicoi County School
System - Love Chapel Elementary & Unicoi County
Middle |
$89,280.00 |
Van Buren County |
Van Buren County BOE
- Spencer Elementary |
$55,325.00 |
Wayne County |
Wayne County
Board of Education |
$94,250.00 |
Weakley County |
Martin Housing Authority
- Weakley County |
$30,378.00 |
Williamson/Franklin |
Franklin SSD |
$138,600.00 |
Wilson/Lebanon |
Lebanon Special School
District |
$50,000.00 |
Wilson/Lebanon |
Lebanon Special
School District - Coles Ferry |
$74,400.00 |
For more information, contact Rachel Woods at (615) 253-1960
or Rachel.woods@state.tn.us.
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