Creative Teaching Grants in Chatham County The Chatham Education Foundation (CEF) is honored by the generosity of the Arthur Carlsen Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation. The Arthur Carlsen Fund awarded CEF $10,000 to support Creative Teaching Grants in the Fall of 2015. Due to shrinking statewide public school budgets,

What’s Happening Updates from the Executive Director This year has been pivotal for the Chatham Education Foundation (CEF).  Thanks to you, CEF was able to provide over $100,000 of support to Chatham County Schools.  Through individual contributions and grants, CEF has supported 12 Creative Teaching Grants in 8 schools, reaching

Flipping the Classroom How one teacher’s innovation impacts students We sat down with Marsha O’Hare from Chatham Middle School to ask her how receiving one of the Chatham Education Foundation grants has impacted her classroom. Marsha wanted to implement a new teaching style into her classroom “flipping” traditional lecture time

How long have you been with the Chatham County Schools (CCS) I have been with CCS since 2008 (not quite 8 years). Previous roles in CCS: Secondary Director Oversaw ESL and Title III for a period of time Assistant Superintendent for Academic Services and Instructional Support Past work history: Prior

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Just The Facts… Did you know…..on February 5,, 2015 the state of North Carolina will release a letter grade (A, B, C, D or F) for all traditional public and charter schools in the state of North Carolina. NC has always had an accountability factor for schools since 1996, and

Through a generous grant awarded to the Chatham Education Foundation by The Oak Foundation, Chatham Education Foundation will increase the effectiveness of all thirteen kindergarten through eighth grade reading specialists in Chatham County. This grant will allow each of the thirteen K-8 reading specialists in Chatham County Public Schools to

The Chatham Education Foundation (CEF) is thrilled to announce the winners of its 2014 Creative Teaching Grants. Each of these projects exemplifies the creativity, professionalism and dedication of Chatham County Schools’ teachers. This year the Chatham Education Foundation supported 12 projects in 8 schools reaching over 1,700 students. The variety

The Chatham Education Foundation graciously accepted a donation in the amount of $10,000 to open an endowment with the Triangle Community Foundation.   This endowment will specifically support the Jordan-Matthews High School’s annual trip to the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. The donors, Karen and Fred Shectman, moved to Chatham