LAKEPORT >> The Terrace Middle School project “Counting On Chromebooks” received more than $800 to help develop more than 30 students” math skills.
U.S. Cellular delivered news to 39 Northern California teachers that more than $25,000 in classroom projects have been funded through the company”s Calling All Teachers program.
This is the company”s fourth time working with philanthropic website donorschoose.org, and this year U.S. Cellular funded $1 million in classroom projects submitted by public school teachers.
The donation of more than $25,000 at 19 schools will benefit more than 3,000 Northern California students.
“U.S. Cellular is proud to support and salute teachers” efforts to ensure every student has a meaningful learning experience,” said Nathan Waddell, senior director of sales for U.S. Cellular”s Northwest market. “We are dedicated to the Northern California community and excited to lend a hand to teachers in ensuring the educational excellence of local students through this program.”
Earlier in the fall, teachers across the U.S. Cellular footprint posted classroom projects for funding consideration that covered a variety of topics, including language and literacy; math and science; music and the arts; health and sports and special needs.
Some asked for classroom reading rugs, teaching easels and books, while others requested foreign language tools and tablets.
