The Laura Davis “Aim for Your Dreams” Educator Award Grant

The Laura Davis 'Aim for Your Dreams' Educator Award empowers educators at J.E.J. Moore Middle School by providing financial support for professional development and classroom resources. This award honors Laura Sheree Cox Davis, a beloved teacher known for inspiring students and enhancing their educational experiences. Teachers can apply individually or as a team, with grants up to $1,000 available to help realize their innovative ideas and facilitate enriching experiences for their students.

Purpose
The Laura Davis “Aim For Your Dreams” Educator Award will help inspire educators to enhance their professional development, support their classrooms with instructional materials and expose students to experiences they would not otherwise have by providing monetary support to fund activities, field trips, speakers, professional development, etc. Teachers have great ideas for how to improve their classrooms, but they often have limited resources to bring those ideas to life. This award will provide that opportunity!
Background
Laura Sheree Cox Davis was known by her friends and family for her uplifting free-spirit and her dreams to fulfill every one of her aspirations in life. Laura was confident and strong-willed and like her parents, she dedicated her career to education. She was a beloved teacher, serving as a fifth and sixth grade math and history teacher at William A. Walton Elementary and J.E.J. Moore Middle School for twenty-two years since her graduation from Old Dominion University in 1996.Laura was a wonderful and inspiring wife, mother, sister, daughter, friend, and teacher who was devoted to her husband of twenty-two years, Chris, and their two beautiful daughters Emma Kate and Anna Gail. She was incredibly proud of her “adopted son,” Reggie Williams, who she deemed her pride and joy as she helped achieve his dreams of playing professional basketball for the National Basketball Association. Laura saw potential in every student that walked into her classroom and had a passion for seeing every child find success. She sought the same for her two girls and taught them to aim for their dreams, no matter how large.
Procedure
The application process opens on September 15th and closes on December 15th.The Laura Davis “Aim For Your Dreams” Educator Award Review Committee will evaluate and select the grant recipient(s). Applicants will receive notification of the committee’s decision by email/mail.Grant awards will be paid directly to the educator, school, or instructional program.

Eligibility

This award is available to any educator, teaching at J.E.J. Moore Middle School. Applicants must complete a basic data form and explain how they would use the grant to enhance their professional development, support their classroom with instructional materials and/or expose students to experiences they would not otherwise have (Field Trips, Camps, Speakers, etc.). You may apply for a grant individually or as a team.The number of grants to be awarded this application cycle is yet to be determined. However, the maximum amount annually is $1,000. The grant may be divided, to award $500 to both sixth and seventh grades.