The Endowment for Excellence in Education was begun in 1986 as the vision of School Board member Dean Provence. Provence, a New Albany native, was an active volunteer in both school and community activities. Through his volunteer efforts, he recognized the need for additional funding in the schools for projects and classroom materials, and was instrumental in establishing the endowment fund. Following his death, the locally supported endowment fund was renamed in memory of Provence and has continued to provide needed funding to classrooms in the New Albany Schools for more than twenty years. Since 1986, the Endowment has provided approximately $437,000 in support to the NASD.
The endowment is funded through individual and corporate contributions and fundraising events sponsored by the Endowment Board.
Contributions to the Dean Provence Endowment for Excellence in Education are accepted throughout the year and may be mailed to:
New Albany School District
Attention: Melanie Anderson
1112 Wesson Tate Drive
New Albany, MS 38652
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Dean Provence Endowment Grant Winners Announced
The Dean Provence Endowment for Excellence in Education Board has announced the allocation of funds totaling more than $22,000.00 to teachers in the New Albany School District (NASD). Endowment funding will be used for equipment and materials in the classroom that are not typically covered by the school budget.
The Endowment for Excellence in Education was begun in 1986 as the vision of School Board member Dean Provence. Provence, a New Albany native, was an active volunteer in both school and community activities. Through his volunteer efforts, he recognized the need for additional funding in the schools for projects and classroom materials, and was instrumental in establishing the endowment fund. Following his death, the locally supported endowment fund was renamed in memory of Provence and has continued to provide needed funding to classrooms in the New Albany Schools for more than thirty years. Since 1986, the Endowment has provided approximately $437,000 in support to the NASD.
The endowment is funded through individual and corporate contributions and fundraising events sponsored by the Endowment Board. Contributions to the Dean Provence Endowment for Excellence in Education are accepted throughout the year and may be mailed to New Albany Schools, Attention: Melanie Anderson, 1112 Wesson Tate Drive, New Albany, MS 38652.
Project – Applicant – School – Amount Awarded
Building the Foundation of Reading through Phonemic Awareness
Kindergarten Teachers, NAES
Amount Funded – $2,817.85
Welcome to the New Age
Robin Willis, NAES
Amount Funded – $1,799.94
Movement in the Classroom
Amber Peters, NAES
Amount Funded – $ 460
Turning Pages, Changing Spaces: Creative Literacy Engagement
Angela Victory, Allie Cissom, Anna Hood, Hillary McBrayer & Mandy Crawley, NAES
Amount Funded – $1,415.60
Read and Ride: Supporting Movement and Literacy in the Library
Shelby Cary, NAES
Amount Funded – $1,419.84
Blast Off into Science
Jessica Nanney, NAES
Amount Funded – $1,233.81
NAES Inclusion Playground
Hope Brown & Audra Chesteen, NAES
Amount Funded – $2,000
New Albany Garden Dogs
Tracy Vainisi, NAMS
Amount Funded – $405
Intonation Tools for Young Musicians
David Hopple, Brandon Lane, & Emily Garrett, NAMS
Amount Funded – $737.99
A Room That Grows All
Maci Anderson, NAMS
Amount Funded – $3,327
3D Printers
Heather Decanter, NAMS
Amount Funded – $4,364.31
Project Clearview
Math Department, NAHS
Amount Funded – $1,271.94
School Store
Alison Moore, CTE
Amount Funded – $843.43
