Forked River Elementary School Media Center Gets a Makeover
A $5,000 Lowe's Toolbox for Education® grant means new furniture and energy-efficient lighting for school media center.
With media center furniture dating back to the 1950s and a school-wide energy efficient mandate, a $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education® grant couldn’t have come any sooner for the Forked River Elementary School. The grant will be used to finance a media center makeover that includes the purchase of new student furniture and energy-efficient lighting fixtures. “We’re very, very fortunate to get this,” Principal Eric Fielder said. With solar panels installed at the school just over a year ago, Fielder said, “It all just fits in perfectly.” GATE teacher Andrea Blatt wrote the winning grant. She said the media center houses the school’s library books, six computers and an interactive white board that is used for staff training. The center not …
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