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LeRoyCentral SchoolDistrict
has received a $10,000 grant
from America’s Farmers Grow
RuralEducation, sponsoredby the
Monsanto Fund. The district will
use the money to purchase new
lab equipment and instructional
materials, allowing teachers to
incorporate advanced, hands-on
experiments inupper levelscience
classes for high school students.
Through thisenhancedscience
curriculum, thedistrictwill intro-
duce students tohigher-level lab
activitiesandspur their interest in
biotechnologyandother science,
technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) careers.
“The projects will expose
students to technology they
wouldn’t otherwise have access
to,” said biology teacher Mi-
chael Chiulli. “This experience
makes them more competitive
for collegesandcareers, andwill
hopefullyencourage them tostay
in the regionas thebiotechnology
sector continues to expand in
WesternNewYork.”
Farmers who nominated the
schooldistrictandrepresentatives
from theschooland theMonsanto
Fund attended a check presenta-
tion to celebrate thegrant during
the back-to-school assembly on
September 1.
This year the school district
also receivedaneducational start-
erkit fromMonsantoCompany to
helpestablishapollinatorgarden,
which will give students first-
hand knowledge of the critical
role habitat plays in providing
bees and butterflies with food,
shelter and places to lay eggs.
Since 2011, GrowRural Edu-
cationhas awardedmore than$9
million to help keep rural public
school districts growing. The
program works with farmers to
nominate public school districts
to compete formath and science
grants of $10,000 or $25,000.
Grant applications are reviewed
and finalists selected by a panel
of teachers.Winningapplications
arechosenbyanadvisorycouncil
comprisedof farmers fromacross
theU.S.
winners for this year. A sister
program, America’s Farmers
GrowCommunities, is currently
enrolling farmers for 2016. To
These programs are part of the
America’sFarmers initiative.The
America’s Farmers campaign
andprogramshaveadvocatedon
behalfof farmersand theirefforts
to meet society’s needs through
griculture.Today,consumersare
ore interested than ever in ag-
riculture andhow food is grown.
Farmersandothers in the industry
are joining inon theconversation
to help raise awareness about
gricultureandshare their stories
ith their communities. Learn
more at cfiengage.org.
LeRoyCentral SchoolDistrict
ImplementsBiotechnologyWith $10,000Grant
America’sFarmersGrowRural EducationGrants SupportMath andScienceEducation
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