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Fleeta Junior High School Principal Seth Richards, left, is pictured with teacher Nancy Wilson. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Pleasant Home School Principal Barry Wood, left, is pictured with teachers Jennifer Withrow and Megan Pinckard. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Teachers with Straughn Elementary School pictured are, from left, (front) Bailey Bryan, Kim Studstill, Abby Worley; (back) Kerry Strickland, Monica Fallin, Joyce Mitchell, and Lisa Thomas. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Covington County Music Instructor Beth Dean, left, is pictured with CEC Communication Specialist Katie Silva. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Straughn High School Principal Matt Cobb, left, is pictured with teacher Deborah Parrish. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Red Level School Assistant Principal Joseph Caldwell, left, is pictured with teachers Nikki Crum, Jenny Henderson, and Hailey Robinson. Not pictured is Heather Griffin. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Teachers with Samson Elementary School pictured are, from left, Edie Hand, Tia Palmer, Abbey Bowers, and classroom aide Kim Lowery. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Covington Electric Cooperative (CEC) recently awarded teacher grants totaling $14,332.21 to 19 teachers at schools served by the cooperative. The grants will enable these teachers to implement special projects in their classrooms that might not otherwise be possible.

CEC offers the Bright Ideas grant program each year 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 supporting educational opportunities that benefit our members and their children,” said CEC President and CEO Mark Parker. “The Bright Ideas program is one of many ways that we fulfill that commitment. This year, CEC received 19 grant applications and the co-op was able to fund every request. We’re very pleased with the interest we received in this program from teachers at schools throughout our service area.”

Grant recipients included teachers at Pleasant Home School, Straughn High School, Straughn Elementary School, Samson Elementary School, Red Level School, Fleeta School and one that works directly for all schools in Covington County.

“These grants will benefit more than 2,300 students who are the children and grandchildren of CEC members,” Parker said.

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

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