Thursday, October 4 | 1:45PM to 2:55PM | NEWBERRY
Thursday, October 4 | 1:45PM to 2:55PM | NEWBERRY
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The Math and Problem/Project-based Learning for Student Success (MAPSS) is a Math and Science Partnership (MSP) federally funded grant that was awarded to Mount Airy City Schools in 2015. The three year grant funded at approximately $2 million has provided teachers across 16 districts with professional development to support math through the instructional framework of the inquiry-based learning environment. This research-based project was supported through our partnership with Wake Forest University and the University of Texas-Dallas. Professional development and grants must have sustainability plans that allow the projects to continue providing impacts after the grant cycle is complete. Teachers are a critical part of this because they have the ability to build capacity within their schools and districts after engaging in professional development. MAPSS ensured that teachers gained valuable strategies and resources, while also tasking them with the ability to grow their colleagues through their own ability to lead and evoke change. Mount Airy City Schools is extremely proud of the impact of the MAPSS MSP federally funded grant. The district has been able to build capacity and grow through the work that was only made available through the willingness to seek and manage external funding sources.
Dr. Kim Morrison
Superintendent, Mount Airy City Schools, NCDr. Kim Morrison has worked with magnet schools for the last twelve years implementing MSAP funded schools as well as locally funded schools. She worked in the fifth largest school district in North Carolina growing the district from seven magnet schools to over seventeen schools in less than five years. She is currently Superintendent in Mount Airy City Schools implementing STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) district wide. She has helped bring in over 20 million dollars of federal grants to support innovative schools and works with districts all over the country to implement strong magnet programs. Programs she initiated and implemented have won national awards including the Ronald P. Simpson award, the top magnet award in the nation. She was one of two finalists for the American Association of School Administrators, Women in School Leadership Awards. She is most proud of being the mother of two boys, Kaleb and Eli.
Penny Willard
Director of Grants, Mount Airy City Schools, NCPenny Willard serves as the Director of Grants for Mount Airy City Schools, as well as serving as the AIG Lead for the district. Through her work she has work leading the grant department she has helped to bring in and manage approximately $4 million to the district over the last 3 years. Ms. Willard formerly served as the Grant Coordinator, with primary role of the administration of the Math and Problem/Project-based Learning for Student Success (MAPSS) Math and Science Partnership (MSP) $2 million dollar grant. Mount Airy City Schools serves as the fiscal agent of the grant that includes IHE partners from the University of Texas at Dallas and Wake Forest University. Prior to this role Ms. Willard served as assistant principal, media specialist, and classroom teacher with experiences in the K-12 environment. She recently completed her Educational Specialist (EdS) degree through Appalachian State University in December 2017.
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