PAGE EDUCATOR GRANT APPLICATIONS OPEN OCT. 6
Need a few things to help you innovate in the classroom? Looking for funding to help defray the cost of an experience for your students? The PAGE Educator Grant can help. Founded at the onset of the pandemic, PAGE Educator Grants have assisted more than 500 members in acquiring resources for students, classrooms, and digital learning. This school year, PAGE will award an additional $100,000 in Educator Grants to members.
Applications open Sunday, Oct. 6 and close Sunday, Oct. 20. Be sure to check your email and PAGE social media for the Oct. 6 announcement!
What are the benefits of joining PAGE?
Protection. Advocacy. Growth. Economy.
Professional Association of Georgia Educators is the state's largest association for educators, serving teachers, paraprofessionals, support personnel, and students. We provide the best in membership, legislative and legal support. PAGE offers educators coaching and professional learning that enhances competence, confidence and leadership skills and students opportunities to learn and grow in the craft of teaching and to achieve academically and have those achievements recognized.
LEGAL PROTECTION
$1 million liability coverage*, $10,000 legal defense coverage*, and one-on-one guidance from our expert legal team.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
Personalized coaching provides strategies to overcome challenges; professional learning offers growth-focused learning to help you thrive.
TEACHER PIPELINE
High school programs encourage exploration of the profession. College modules prepare teacher candidates. Member services and supports enrich your career.
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
Your voice with legislators and policymakers. Advocacy includes educator pay, Teachers Retirement System (TRS), school funding, and school safety.
GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
More than $125,000 awarded annually to support professional growth as a Georgia educator and provide classroom resources.
TEACHER AND STUDENT PROGRAMS
Honoring educators and students through STAR (Student Teacher Achievement Recognition) and supporting academics through student competitions.
*Coverage is limited to activities performed in a professional capacity, i.e., those duties required as a school or district employee.
Walton High School's Inan and Hollingsworth
Named 2024 PAGE State STAR Student, Teacher
Runners-Up Are Mahajan and Rachkovskiy of Gwinnett School
of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Academic achievement shimmered at this year's PAGE State Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) banquet! Omer Mustafa Inan, second from right, a senior at Cobb County's George Walton High School, is the 2024 PAGE State STAR Student. Tamara Hollingsworth, second from left, an English Teacher at Walton, is the PAGE State STAR Teacher. With them are Vickie Hammond, left, a member of the PAGE Board of Directors, and PAGE Executive Director Craig Harper. This year, the PAGE STAR Student program recognized more than 600 students from throughout Georgia. Twenty-six region winners competed for state STAR honors.
UPCOMING PAGE EVENTS
September 30 Is Georgia Reads Day!
Gov. Brian P. Kemp has proclaimed Sept. 30 as Georgia Reads Day, and PAGE is proud to be part of this special day set aside to promote reading and literacy in Georgia schools and among our families.
Be sure to tune into Georgia Public Broadcasting on Monday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. for a live reading rally from the Georgia Football Hall of Fame with Georgia Reads Coach, Malcolm Mitchell, a Super Bowl Champion and former Valdosta High School and University of Georgia football standout.
As a part of the ongoing Georgia Reads initiative, all Georgians are encouraged to read to children, share important literacy data with their networks, embrace the science of reading, and help amplify Georgia Reads messages.
To learn more about how you can get involved, visit www.georgiareads.org.
PAGE Director of Legislative Services Margaret Ciccarelli joins Malcolm Mitchell to discuss joining the team for Georgia Reads Day.
Georgia Reads: A Message to Teachers from Mrs. Dayle Burns, wife of Georgia Speaker of the House Rep. Jon Burns (Statesboro)