DTE Energy Foundation Awards $385,000 to Michigan Middle Schools to Boost Math Skills
27 September 2007 - 2:19AM
PR Newswire (US)
DETROIT, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The DTE Energy Foundation today
announced it has awarded $385,000 in grants to Michigan middle
schools for programs to improve student math skills. They are the
first grants awarded under the Foundation's new competitive Math
Enrichment Grant Program. Grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000
were awarded to 20 schools located throughout DTE Energy's Michigan
service territory. Awards were made to launch innovative new
programs or to expand existing programs with proven success. The
DTE Energy Foundation created the Math Enrichment Grant Program to
help Michigan students attain the skills and knowledge they need to
succeed in the increasingly competitive global economy. The program
targets middle school because it's a critical point in the
development of student math skills. "With demand growing for highly
skilled workers - and qualifications for jobs becoming more
rigorous - it's imperative that Michigan students have a solid
grounding in math," said Fred Shell, DTE Energy vice president of
corporate and government affairs and president of the DTE Energy
Foundation. "The schools we're recognizing with these grants have
put forth programs we believe can make a significant difference in
improving student achievement in our state." The Foundation's
involvement with the winning programs won't end with awarding the
grants. The Foundation will closely monitor the progress of each
program over the next two years, using assessment tools like the
MEAP (Michigan Education Assessment Program) and equivalent
mathematics exams. Results will be shared at a "best practices"
forum the Foundation will host for educators in 2009. Winners of
the 2007 DTE Energy Foundation Math Enrichment Grants are:
Dickinson County & Iron County -- Dickinson-Iron Intermediate
School District, Kingsford, $21,000 grant Huron County -- Huron
Intermediate School District, Bad Axe, $15,000 grant -- North Huron
School District, Kinde, $12,000 grant Kent County -- Grand Rapids
Public Schools, Grand Rapids, $24,000 grant -- Kent Intermediate
School District, Grand Rapids, $20,000 grant Lapeer County -- The
Chatfield School, Lapeer, $22,000 grant Macomb County -- Kennedy
Middle School, St. Clair Shores, $6,000 grant -- Carleton Middle
School, Sterling Heights, $20,000 grant -- Connor Creek Academy,
Warren, $4,000 grant Monroe County -- Ida Public Schools, Ida,
$10,000 grant -- Monroe County Intermediate School District,
Monroe, $23,000 grant Oakland County -- Huron Valley Schools,
Highland, $16,000 grant -- Larson Middle School, Troy, $19,000
grant St. Clair County -- St. Clair Regional Educational Service
Agency, Marysville, $50,000 grant Wayne County -- Barbour Magnet
Middle School, Detroit, $20,000 grant -- Nolan School, Detroit,
$22,000 grant -- Pulaski Elementary Middle School, Detroit, $16,000
grant -- Harper Woods Secondary School, Harper Woods, $22,000 --
Livonia Public Schools, Livonia, $20,000 grant -- Southgate
Community Schools, Southgate, $23,000 grant DATASOURCE: DTE Energy
CONTACT: Eileen Dixon, +1-313-235-9154, or Lorie Kessler,
+1-313-235-8807, both of DTE Energy Web site:
http://www.dteenergy.com/
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