Twin Creeks Middle School teacher Jennifer Ellison reacts as the Spring ISD Education FoundationAs Grant Express visits her classroom to fund her grant request. Twin Creeks Middle School teacher Jennifer Ellison reacts as the Spring ISD Education FoundationAs Grant Express visits her classroom to fund her grant request. We have so many people come together in our golf tournament, and now they can see where that money is going, and we look forward to visiting the schools again to see these grants in action,” Warren said.

The grants are:

* Tiny Worlds Project a grant of $1,407.54 will be used for technology to allow the teacher to use a special microscope to project an image on a screen for classroom observation and discussion. The grant recipient is Bobby Heiser, and it will benefit students at Westfield High School and Roberson Middle School.

Since its beginning in 1993, the Spring ISD Education Foundation has delivered over one million dollars in grants for innovative learning programs.

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Arizona was one of 16 states awarded the grants, and the Arizona Department of Health Services oversees the funding.

That year, about one person died every day from an overdose related to prescription opioid pain relievers.

The health department plans to use the money to improve awareness among the public and medical communities about the dangers prescription drugs pose to adults along with children and teens who may have access to them.

The department is focusing on six counties: Gila, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima and Yavapai. She said the grant has helped fund strategies the department has wanted to implement, but could not fit into its regular budget.

“The funding has allowed us to contract with the county health departments to do implementation at the county level, where the good stuff happens,” Mars said.

The department has distributed a community action toolkit to each of the six counties. This packet includes strategies for law enforcement agencies, responsible prescribing practices, increased patient education and better substance abuse treatment.

For example, the toolkit provides educational materials for parents and teens.

Mars also said the department is placing special emphasis on ensuring each county registers its pharmacists and prescribers with Arizona’s prescription drug monitoring program, which helps doctors keep an eye on how many prescriptions patients have.

Medical professionals share the department’s concern over the lack of education surrounding prescription opioids.

Teresa Stickler, a registered pharmacist and owner of Melrose Pharmacy in Phoenix, said the public needs to understand that opioid addiction can happen to anyone.

“This isn’t something that’s just for those people who you think have drug addiction problems. “You really need to be careful on how they take these medications.”

Though the CDC grant has allowed the health department get a better handle on the opioid epidemic in six counties, Mars said more funds are necessary to take on the issue statewide.

The department plans to collect metrics on overdose incidents in the six counties to see if their strategies can improve public health.

Funding from the CDC is just one way the state is combating the opioid epidemic.

The state recently passed laws that attempt to prevent “doctor shopping” and loosen restrictions on administering the anti-overdose drug naloxone. And the state worked with the University of Arizona to develop free online training for doctors on chronic back pain and how to prescribe opioids.

The state has set tentative goals for 2018, such as reducing hospitalizations due to prescription drugs by 10 percent and cutting misuse by youths by 28 percent.

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Joe Roberts, left, is surprised by Liberty ISD Education Foundation Directors Margaret Gardzina and Sandra Garcia.Liberty High School Principal Dr. Joe Roberts, left, is surprised by Liberty ISD Education Foundation Directors Margaret Gardzina and Sandra Garcia.Liberty High School Principal Dr. Wil Joiner, center, is joined by Ronnell Wainscott, social studies chairman; Sandra Garcia, Superintendent Dr. Wil Joiner, center, is joined by Ronnell Wainscott, social studies chairman; Sandra Garcia, Superintendent Dr.

It must have seemed like a late, but welcome Christmas gift for four Liberty ISD educators on Tuesday as they received much-needed grant funds to assist them in their classrooms.

Liberty ISD Education Foundation officials were on hand Tuesday to surprise the teachers with their checks, flowers and well wishes from Superintendent Cody Abshier.

ESL teacher Joe Roberts, who collected the largest grant at $5,226, was clearly surprised by the prize patrol gathered in his classroom.

Chad Barrett has given the thumbs up for the new class.

“I’ve already been reading up and watching a lot of YouTube videos and gaining more ideas in preparation for the class,” the teacher said.

Roberts will use the money to purchase three cameras, green screen, boom mikes, audio system to do independent audio from the video, filmmaking equipment like dollies, jib crane and camera, and some editing software.

This grant creates an opportunity to challenge high school students initially to compete in UIL Short Filmmaking Competition, eventually adding a monthly film version of the school’s popular FireWire online newspaper along with other products.

The high school recently released a video promoting the values and commitment of staff teaching students at Liberty High School.

“You can never have thought how much digital media means until this weekend when you guys put out an LHS video which was powerful,” Wright said to Roberts. Her Pedaling for Power grant totaled just over $2,000.

One other grant found funding through the regular district budget funds, but the grant submission process was helpful in putting the applicant and the funding together.

The board games, he said, would help them with focus on problem-solving and mathematical reasoning.

“You also have guys in town with businesses and former alumni who contribute to help your teachers be successful,” Wright told students of Wil Joiner’s class.

Since its inception in 2007, the Foundation has awarded 61 grants totaling $183,443 for various projects for teachers and students at Liberty ISD campuses.

“The main purpose in what we do is when the district can’t fund a particular project, teachers can apply for a grant and through that grant, we have a process that we choose the winners,” said Bruce Wright, foundation coordinator.

“Those grants are funded by the foundation by donors, businesses, corporations and service organizations through our fundraisers, the Denim and Diamonds gala in October and the Liberty Freedom Bike Ride in April,” he said.

City announces deadline for historic preservation grantsCity announces deadline for historic preservation grants 7.

The cityas Historic Preservation Fund plans to distribute a total of $500,000 to help preserve historically significant residential and commercial buildings.

The fund began as part of Mayor Madeline Rogero’sA 2014-15 city budget, and has been renewed every year since in an effort to help make ends meet during historical renovation projects on properties that lie within city limits.

A total of fourteen projects have received funds through the cityas grant process in the past, including the Kern’s Bakery facade restoration and the marquee restoration for the Tennessee Theatre.

According to Becky Wade, the city’s director of community development, the Historical Preservation Fund has helped save a number of significant buildings from neglect and disrepair.

aThese grants have led to the repair and restoration of several significant, historical structures that may otherwise have languished,a Wade said in a news release.

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