Leadore teacher finalist to receive $100,000 grant
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LEADORE — Farmers Insurance announced today that Kevin Ramsey of Leadore School in Eastern Idaho has been named a finalist as part of the company’s Thank America’s Teachers® Dream Big Teacher Challenge®, awarding teachers for their ideas to help create a lasting and positive impact on their classrooms, schools, and communities.
Local Farmers agent Ross Cole shared the news with Ramsey about being one of only 15 finalists in the running for one of six $100,000 Dream Big Teacher Challenge grants from Farmers.
Along with hundreds of other applicants, Ramsey’s proposal went through a competitive review process. His proposal about experiential and observational learning through vocational work with local professionals, was selected to move on to the public voting phase of the Dream Big Teacher Challenge.
Ramsey plans to establish Project STRIVE: Students Training, Researching, and Innovating through Vocational Education. With Ramsey’s new supplies purchased with the funds, he will teach a shop class where the students will fix up the school’s existing shop, build a greenhouse and create a fitness track. Students will use robotics, electronics, 3D printing, video productions, woodworking, construction, horticulture and metalwork, over the course of this new program.
“I am so excited to recognize the amazing work of Kevin Ramsey and share in his excitement of being one step closer to winning a $100,000 grant through Thank America’s Teachers,” said local Farmers agent Ross Cole. “Ramsey embodies everything we should celebrate in teachers on World Teacher’s Day and I urge the Leadore community, the state of Idaho, and the entire nation to vote to help make Ramsey’s big dream a reality.”
Finalists’ proposals are currently available for public voting at ThankAmericasTeachers.com. The public can vote for any of the 15 teacher proposals, but a person can only vote once for the same teacher proposal per day. Up to six $100,000 educational grants will then be announced in December to those proposals with the highest vote count across the country.
Through Thank America’s Teachers, Farmers will give away more than $1 million to educators each year and the public will determine who receives the grants. Teachers are invited to submit proposals to win $2,500 and $100,000 grants at ThankAmericasTeachers.com. The public can show appreciation for educators by sending a heartfelt thank you note and voting for teachers’ proposals at ThankAmericasTeachers.com.