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Show Emery County Progress 'Smart Shopper Tuesday December 7, 2004 5B Sun Advocate Four Corners School receives grant from State Farm Companies Foundation cycle. Senator Dmitrich attended the check presentation and site tour, along with State Farm representatives. TRRBOEs goal is to train two teachers per school per year as certified master outdoor education teachers, able to mentor novice teachers in advanced outdoor education math and science skills at each school. The goal is for participating teachers to report an increased inclination to remain in jobs as el- education approach that is effective with multiple learning styles in a 41 percent Native American, 9 percent Hispanic, 50 percent Anglo student body, increase parental involvement, and decrease discipline and classroom management problems in working with their students. TRRBOE is w orking with six schools each in Durango, Colo., Chinle, Ariz., Emery County, Utah, and the Eastern Navajo BLA Agency, N. M. over the 5 school year and then will select a new set of schools for 6 the cycle. State Farm made a strategic choice in 2001 when Good Neighbor Citizenship, State Farms philanthropic program, debuted. State Farms program requires organizations to have an accountability model in place that identifies goals, measures results and offers to engage in collaborative ementary school teachers. school-yea- r 2004-200- mentoring, workshops, and TRRBOE is based on a Four Corners School 1998 FeasibilPilot ity Study and four-yeProject, and is the beginning of a effort to retain teachers and enhance their skills in all 426 elementary schools in the Colorado Plateau bioregion. All teachers will learn how to adapt math and science outdoor education skills to the unique opportunities at each school in 2005-200- ar 25-ye- ar Russell Call, Englebright State Farm agency; Senator Mike Dmitrich; Janet Ross, Four Comers School; Jim Englebright, State Farm Agent, Moab; Chris Purcell, State Farm. TRRBOE sen project. TRRBOE (pronounced d turbo) is a The State Farm Companies $20,000 grant to Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, based in Monticello, for their Orangeville-I- n two-tiere- es mentoring project that creases math and science of the Colorado Plateau Bioregion over each in- two-ye- ar scholarship program for students at the College of Eastern Utah (CEU). Under this program, students are offered tuition at CEU and an opportunity to practice their work d environskills in a ment by serving a local internship. This year, two students successfully completed their internship. The company also helped secure a $2,000 grant from the Foundation for Rural Education and Development for a local col the spirit of giv- mately $43,000 in 2004 as a means to give back to local com- one-ye- munities. These are our friends, family and neighbors and we feel it is important to invest in our communities, Emery Telcom CEO Gregory Killpack said. donated dents. Emery Telcom also launched a new and innovative student. d lege-boun- Emery Telcom also donated $9,000 for local teachers to reward and reinforce positive student behavior. But students are not the only focus for Emery Telcom. In 2004, the company unveiled a new effort that rewards teachers for their continuing excellence. The Emery Telcom Crystal Apple Award, saluting the top educator in Carbon County, ar real-worl- $11,000 in college scholarship money to local high school stu- Emery County and overall Southeastern Utah, drew hun Oak Framed Prints 13 OFF profit organizations. Since January 2000, it has given and helped raise more than a quarter-millio- n dollars for various philanthropic activ Company officials say they plan to continue with its long Open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday 0 26 E Main, Price :i( Helper Antique Mall 115 So. 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Congressman Jim Matheson flew back from Washington D.C. to show his support for this ef- Christmas Shop New Shipment, Jfjiiil g Corner's program. It is important for State this dispersed rural area Year-roun- d Silver & Gift j projects, such as the Four Emery Telcom gives to local communities ing, Emeiy Telcom spent approxi- The company teacher renewal and retention hi 24 elementary schools equally divided between the four-stat- ice-learni- Foundation just awarded a d inquiry-base- Teacher professional development activities occurring over each two year cycle, includes summer institutes and support- ing Farm to invest in todays students. The students in todays education system are future leaders and policy makers of our nation. They will comprise our workforce and help define our economy. The education they receive must provide them the skills necessary to be active participants in our democracy and to realize their economic and personal goals, said Chris Purcell, State Farms spokesperson. Four Corners Schools programs are guided by a mission to educate people of all ages and backgrounds about the need to preserve the natural and cultural treasures primarily in the southwest, and also around the world. FCS achieves this mission through three programs: TRRBOE, Canyon Country Youth Corps (a youth employment and education program), and Southwest (an educational adventure travel program for all ages). To learn more about the School visit the FCS office at 95 West 600 South, write to FCS, through mentoring and skill renewal and enhancement. Participants learn how to use an " Ybul see a wide array of bright and festive fatal arrangements along with a huge selection of hofiday gifts. 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