By Staff Reports               

Covington Electric Cooperative (CEC) recently awarded teacher grants totaling $11,440 to 16 teachers at schools served by the cooperative. The grants will allow teachers to implement a variety of projects in their classrooms that might not otherwise be possible.

Among the grant recipients were Tracey Layton and Kylie Blackstock from Brantley High School.

The energy co-op has offered the Bright Ideas grant program for the last nine years to help teachers with learning initiatives that are not covered by traditional funding. The program is available to K4-12 teachers at schools served electrically by CEC. Individual teachers are able to apply for grants up to $800.

“The CEC board of trustees is committed to giving back to our community by supporting educational opportunities that benefit our members and their children,” says Mark Parker, CEC president and CEO. “The Bright Ideas program is one of many ways that we fulfill that commitment. This year, CEC received 16 grant applications that the co-op was able to fully fund. We continue to be pleased with the interest in this program from teachers at schools throughout our service area,” he added.

Grant recipients also included teachers at Pleasant Home School, Straughn High School, Straughn Elementary School, Samson High School, Red Level School and Kinston School. These grants will benefit almost 3,000 students.  

More details about the grant projects will be published in the February issue of Alabama Living magazine.

Covington Electric is an electric distribution cooperative that serves approximately 24,300 meters in parts of six counties which include Covington, Coffee, Geneva, Dale, Crenshaw and Escambia.