Walmart recognized ten teachers from Perrymont Elementary School by giving each teacher a $100 Walmart Gift Card.  This recognition was a gesture from Walmart to say "thank you" for the work teachers do on a daily basis to support students.

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Walmart donated a total of $12,000 to Lynchburg City Schools, the Partners in Education Program and the Lynchburg Education Foundation.

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Plan Description:

This master partnership between First Citizens Bank and Robert S. Payne Elementary School is designed to provide recognition and incentives for students and staff.  The partnership will also provide a means of financial support of programs.  The Robert S. Payne Elementary School community will support First Citizens Bank in a variety of ways thus establishing a positive relationship among students, parents and staff towards this business partner.

Major Objectives:

1. To recognize and promote appropriate behavior, good attendance, and academic excellence
2. To promote community awareness of Robert S. Payne Elementary School’s students, staff, and community
3. To recognize First Citizens Bank’s commitment to student achievement and success
4. To provide opportunities for First Citizens Bank and Robert S. Payne Elementary School to share resources

Major Activities:

1. Robert S. Payne Elementary School will provide First Citizens Bank with student artwork and crafts for display at the bank.
2. Robert S. Payne Elementary School will provide written work (poems, stories, and other prose) for display at the bank.
3. First Citizens Bank will provide financial lessons to students in grades 3-5. The topics will vary on economic topics like savings, what credit is, budgeting, etc.
4. First Citizens Bank will participate in Robert S. Payne’s teacher recognition program.
5. First Citizens Bank will offer field trips so that students can study specific SOL content in economics.
6. First Citizens Bank will advertise school events and encourage community support of programs at the school (i.e. grade level plays, open house, book fair, etc.).
7. Representative(s) from First Citizens Bank and Robert S. Payne Elementary School will serve on the Partnership Planning Committee to plan, monitor, and evaluate all partnership activities.
8. First Citizens Bank and Robert S. Payne Elementary School will promote the partnership in the community and publicize partnership activities through newsletters, press releases, partner visits and other appropriate company, school and school division publications.

Evaluation:

All parties will provide written evaluation of partnership activities by completing a     partnership evaluation form at the end of the school year.

Partnership Coordinators:    

Team Members:    
Mr. John Blakely, Principal, Robert S. Payne Elementary School
Mr. Craig Brown, First Citizens Bank
Mrs. Abby Drinkard, Teacher, Robert S. Payne Elementary School   
 

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Plan Description:

This master partnership between the Lynchburg Fire Department – Fire Station # 1 B Shift and the Robert S. Payne Elementary School, will work to promote a positive image of the Fire Department by implementing educational programs for students which stress fire safety, first aid and career awareness. 

Major Objectives:

1. To encourage a positive image of the fire fighters and the job they perform
2. To promote fire safety strategies and prevention measures to all students, staff, parents and community
3. To foster a mentorship atmosphere between positive adult service-oriented role models and students
4. To promote basic first aid techniques

Major Activities:

1. The Lynchburg Fire Department Fire Station # 1 B Shift will visit Robert S. Payne Elementary School to present various fire safety and first aid programs including: EDITH (Escape Drills in the Home), 911 Program – Making the Right Call, and Learn Not to Burn.
2. The Lynchburg Fire Department – Fire Station # 1 B Shift will participate in school scheduled events and activities (schedule permitting).
3. The Lynchburg Fire Department Fire Station # 1 B Shift firefighters will interact with students on a casual, one-on-one basis during lunch, incentive programs, and various special school sponsored activities and events.
4. The Lynchburg Fire Department Fire Station # 1 B Shift will be available to present fire safety and fire prevention programs to school staff and parents.
5. The Lynchburg Fire Department – Fire Station # 1 B Shift will participate in the Career Awareness Day at school by providing a representative to speak to the students on being a member of the fire fighting team.
6. The Lynchburg Fire Department – Fire Station # 1 B Shift will assist with and witness practice fire drills conducted at the beginning of the school year.
7. Robert S. Payne Elementary School will provide student artwork for display at the fire station for fire fighters and EMTs on B Shift
8. Representatives from the Lynchburg Fire Department – Fire Station # 1 B Shift and Robert S. Payne Elementary School will serve on a partnership planning committee to plan, monitor, and evaluate all partnership activities.
9. The Lynchburg Fire Department – Fire Station # 1 B Shift and Robert S. Payne Elementary School will promote the partnership in the community and publicize partnership activities through school displays/bulletin boards, press releases, partner visits and other appropriate city government and school division publications.

Evaluation:

All parties will provide written evaluation of partnership activities by completing a partnership evaluation form at the end of the school year. 

Partnership Coordinators:     

Team Members
John E. Blakely, Principal
Sheree Britton, Teacher
Heather Childress, Captain, Station # 1 B Shift
Paul Ginther, Captain, Station # 1 B Shift

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This is a one-year Master Partnership between the Lynchburg Police Department Investigations Unit and the Kindergarten Unit Robert S. Payne Elementary School. The partnership will be renewed annually upon review and mutual consent of both parties.

Plan Description:

This master partnership between the Lynchburg Police Department Investigations Unit and the Kindergarten Unit Robert S. Payne Elementary School is designed to provide recognition and incentives for students and staff.  The partnership will also provide a means of financial support of programs.  The Robert S. Payne Elementary School community will support the Lynchburg Police Department Investigations Unit in a variety of ways thus establishing a positive relationship among students, parents and staff towards this business partner.

Major Objectives:

1. The Lynchburg Police Department will support early literacy among all kindergarten students.
2. The Lynchburg Police Department will provide the opportunity for educational field trips to the Police Department.
3. The Lynchburg Police Department will recognize and promote appropriate behavior, good attendance, and academic excellence
4. The Lynchburg Police Department will provide resources to the Kindergarten students at Robert S. Payne Elementary School in support of learning about community helpers.
5. The Lynchburg Police Department will showcase student projects and art work.
6. The Lynchburg Police Department will support the Family and Schools Together (FAST) by providing volunteers as needed.

Major Activities:

1. The Lynchburg Police Department will provide one volunteer (twice per week) to read to the kindergarten unit at Robert S. Payne Elementary.
2. Robert S. Payne Elementary School will provide written work (poems and stories) for display at the Police Department.
3. The Lynchburg Police Department will help promote good attendance, appropriate behavior, and exceptional citizenship.
4. The Lynchburg Police Department will bring the K-9 units, equipment, and dress to the school for demonstration purposes.
5. Lynchburg Police Department will offer field trips so that students can study specific SOL content areas.
6. Representative(s) from Lynchburg Police Department and Robert S. Payne Elementary School will serve on the Partnership Planning Committee to plan, monitor, and evaluate all partnership activities.
7. Robert S. Payne Elementary School will promote the partnership with the Lynchburg Police Department in the community and publicize partnership activities through newsletters, press releases, partner visits and other appropriate company, school and school division publications.
8. The Lynchburg Police department will support the Family and Schools Together (FAST) by providing volunteers as needed.

Evaluation:

All parties will provide written evaluation of partnership activities by completing a partnership evaluation form at the end of the school year.

Partnership Coordinators:   

Team Members:    
Mr. John Blakely, Principal, Robert S. Payne Elementary School
Mrs. Addie Smulik, Kindergarten Teacher
Mr. Wayne Duff, Investigative Officer

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This partnership is designed to provide recognition for students, curriculum enrichment, and to support Standards of Learning curriculum.  This support will be available for various grade levels in an effort to further promote the instructional program of Lynchburg City Schools.

Major Objectives:

1. To utilize the talents and resources of the Lynchburg Elks Lodge #321 in support of the instructional program of Lynchburg City Schools.
2. To create a partnership which enables personnel from the educational and non-profit worlds to interact and accomplish common goals.

Major Activities:

1. Activities will be provided to improve student achievement and educational experiences which include:
   1. supporting the DARE program
   2. implementing possible scholarships
   3. implementing possible contests
2. The Lynchburg Elks Lodge #321 and Lynchburg City Schools will promote the partnership in the community and publicize partnership activities through newsletters, press releases, partner visits and other appropriate company and school division publications.

Evaluation:

All parties will provide a written evaluation of partnership activities by completing a partnership evaluation form at the end of the school year.

Partnership Coordinators:

Team Members:
Dr. Merle Herndon, Director for Professional Development/School Business Partnerships
Officer Dave Ragland, Community Relations Officer
Jill Wagner, Lynchburg Elks Lodge #321, Public Relations Chair
Don Carpenter, Lynchburg Elks Lodge #321, Exalted Ruler

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This partnership is designed to provide educational opportunities for students at the Amelia Pride Center.

Major Objectives:

1. To utilize the staff and resources of Couples & Kids to enhance the educational program.
2. The teach students the benefits of working collaboratively with peers
3. To provide an anger management course
   1. Recognize anger as a healthy response to stress/conflict
   2. Identify constructive and destructive communication styles
   3. Identify and implement techniques/strategies for cooling down
   4. Identify alternatives to fighting

Major Activities:

1. Students will avoid use of destructive communication while increasing use of positive communication through cooperative games and role playing.
2. Students will reshape trigger thoughts and anger distortions through cognitive behavioral exercises.
3. Students will use games and interactive activities to build students’ awareness of alternative responses to stress.
4. Students will recognize personal cost of anger through interactive exercises.

Evaluation:

All parties will provide a written evaluation of partnership activities by completing a partnership evaluation form at the end of the school year.

Partnership Coordinators:

Team Members:
Mrs. Linda Cole, Director for Alternative Education for Lynchburg City Schools
Mr. Ray Pate, Lead teacher, 8th Grade Program
Dr. Merle Herndon, Director for Professional Development/School Business Partnerships
Mrs. Norma White, Clinical Director, Couples & Kids

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This partnership is being established to provide resources to strengthen educational programs within individual schools.

Major Objectives:

1. To provide certificates and food coupons to students for incentives
2. To assist faculty and staff in expanding parent, family and community involvement in the educational process.

Major Activities:

1. Country Cookin will provide certificates and food coupons for incentives.
2. Country Cookin will provide opportunities for fundraising events.
3. Country Cookin will provide field trip opportunities through the “Learning about Healthy Eating” Program.
4. Country Cookin will provide special pricing for events within the schools.
5. Country Cookin will provide a principals’ lunch for each school honoring four students once a year at no charge.

Evaluation:

All parties will provide a written evaluation of partnership activities by completing a partnership evaluation form at the end of the school year.

Partnership Coordinators:

Team Members:
Dr. Merle Herndon, Director for Professional Development/School Business Partnerships
Jessie Cobbs, General Manager, Country Cookin, Timberlake Road
Becky Phillips, Assistant Manager, Country Cookin, Timberlake Road

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On November 25, 2008, under the warmth of the greenhouse roof, Lynchburg City School’s Partners in Education and Lynchburg Grows solidified their partnership by signing a master partnership agreement. Dereck Cunningham, the President of Lynchburg Grows, Dr. Paul McKendrick, Superintendant of Lynchburg City Schools and Dr. Merle Herndon, Director for School Business Partnerships were on hand for the signing.

The partnership between the schools and the urban farm will be multi-layered. Employees at Lynchburg Grows will help LCS elementary schools create gardens of their own, and in doing so, will help children develop a greater appreciation for plants and environmental stewardship. In addition, special needs students at the high school level will be invited to Lynchburg Grows to gain on the job training. The farm experience will help them to develop social skills, self-esteem, self-discipline and responsibility.

Lynchburg Grows was established as a non-profit, urban farm in 2003. Since then, the mostly volunteer group has been renovating 6.5 acres of land (2 acres of which is greenhouse). For more information about Lynchburg Grows click here. For more information on Partner’s in Education click here.

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Plan Description:

This Master Partnership between Earth Education at Kum-Ba-Yah and T.C. Miller School for Innovation is designed to provide academic support for environmental education in and on the school grounds and at Camp Kum-Ba-Yah. This mutual partnership will provide an opportunity for partners to work together to promote positive outdoor classroom learning experiences for students, and teachers.

Major Objectives:

• To provide direct experiences with nature to enrich and reinforce classroom study of the life sciences and many other curricular subjects.
• To enhance the understanding of ecological principles through investigation and experiential learning.
• To participate in innovative programs in environmental education.

Major Activities:

• Third and fourth grade students will participate in a program in which they learn about habitats and ecosystems through a variety of hands-on outdoor activities as they explore the forest, meadow, and pond at Camp KBY.
• Fifth grade students will participate in the initial year of the implementation of the “Rangers of the Earth Program” which is designed to give students an understanding of ecological concepts and learn to live more harmoniously with the natural world.
• The Earth Education Coordinator at Camp KBY will provide referral to resources in environmental education.

Evaluation:

All parties will provide a written evaluation of partnership activities by completing a partnership evaluation form at the end of the school year. 

Planning Committee Members

Team Members:

• Karyn Barra, Principal, Thomas C. Miller School for Innovation
• Lora DeVan, Earth Education Coordinator, Camp Kum-Ba-Yah
• Jean Clements, Executive Director, Camp Kum-Ba-Yah
• Renee Anderson, Science Coordinator, Resource Teacher, Lynchburg City Schools

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