Representatives from Verizon and the Tennessee Department Of Education visited the Woodbury Grammar School to present the school with a $5,000 Thinkfinity grant. The grant is used to provide 21st century learning resources for Tennessee Educators and Students. Thinkfinity.org is the cornerston of Verizon Foundation’s literacy education and technology initiatives seeking to improve student achievement in traditional classroom settings and beyond by providing high quality content and extensive professional development training. Bonnie Patterson, principal of Woodbury Grammar School said that the grant money will be used to fund a pilot after school program targeting 3rd and 7th grades to help improve TCAP scores in writing and math to help meet Race 2 The Top program standards . Tennessee Department Of Education Representative Dr. Barbara Denson along with Verizon representative Debby Kumpert were on hand to give the check to 1st grade teacher Holly Harwood who was the teacher that did all the work in application of the grant. Also at the presentation in addition to Principal Patterson was Director of Schools Barbara Parker
