{"id":446464,"date":"2026-11-03T21:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T21:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/446464\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T21:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T21:08:21","slug":"addition-financial-surprises-tallahassee-thomas-county-teachers-with-1500-classroom-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/446464\/","title":{"rendered":"Addition Financial surprises Tallahassee, Thomas County teachers with $1,500 classroom grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">THOMAS COUNTY, Ga. (WCTV) &#8211; Addition Financial Credit Union is lending a hand in support of some local teachers in Tallahassee and Thomasville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Addition Financial Credit Union awarded $1,500 in classroom funds to nine teachers in North Florida and South Georgia through the Addition in Action Grant Program, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Kaleigh Glass and Kathie Craven from Thomas County Middle School and Jennifer Dickerson from Chiles High School received the grant on Monday and Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">WCTV Latest Video:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Glass will use the grant to upgrade her seventh-grade science classroom into a digital microbiology laboratory, according to the press release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Craven is using the grant for a classroom reading incentive program, according to the press release. Her students who complete reading challenges will be rewarded with books to take home and keep.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Dickerson will use the grant to purchase scientific calculators and other learning materials for hands-on statistics activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">They will be able to use the money in any way that will help their classrooms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/11\/03\/addition-financial-surprises-tallahassee-thomas-county-teachers-with-1500-classroom-grants\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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