New Contract Continues Edvantia's Work With Tennessee Schools
Edvantia will continue to administer Tennessee’s Exemplary Educators program under a newly awarded $4.2 million contract. The program helps struggling schools perform better and meet federal standards for improving student achievement. Edvantia collaborated with the Tennessee Department of Education in 2000 to develop the program. Tennessee schools have seen the positive results from the partnership. The Tennessee Department of Education recently announced that about 15 percent of schools statewide did not meet AYP. In 2003, 47 percent were struggling; in 2004, it was 19 percent. Exemplary Educators, many of whom are retired school administrators with many years of experience in education, are intensely trained by Edvantia to work with school and district staffs in core areas associated with improved performance and student achievement.

BB&T Partnership Provides Learning Guides to Families of Preschoolers
Through a collaborative partnership, BB&T and Edvantia are providing early learning guides to all families with children enrolled in Pre-K programs in the Charleston and Huntington, WV metro areas. The guides, called Family Connections, include Messages to parents, read-alouds, and activities based on the five essential components of reading identified by the National Reading Panel. Edvantia has also

Provided complete complimentary sets of the guides to Pre-K coordinators in every school system in the four states served by the regional educational laboratory contract—Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Grants Update—November 2005
This new listing features education-related grants from the federal government, foundations, and other sources.