Avondale High School Science Teacher Receives Grant from the MEEMIC Foundation for Future Education

The Avondale School District announces that Avondale High School science teacher, Amy Brown, has received a grant in the amount of $2,488.86 from the MEEMIC Foundation for the Future of Education.

The grant request was made by Ms. Brown to purchase lab equipment and lab kits to enhance the AP biology experience. Specifically, the grant will be used for the purchase of a water bath and an incubator to grow bacteria and a forensic DNA fingerprinting kit, as well as lab kits that support lab experiments. Ms. Brown says the new materials will engage the students and help prepare them for the AP biology exam in May.

“The labs are designed to help students understand problems, develop hypotheses, design experiments, analyze data, draw conclusions and think analytically,” states Ms. Brown. “Plus, there are questions on the AP biology exam that will relate directly back to the labs. This grant is going to have a very meaningful impact on Avondale’s AP biology students and I’m grateful to MEEMIC for their generosity.”

Avondale Superintendent George Heitsch, Ed.D., commends Ms. Brown for applying for the grant.

“Amy Brown is enthusiastic about science and her Avondale students. She is to be commended for seeking out ways to expand learning opportunities that will impact students in high school, college and beyond,” offers Dr. Heitsch.

The MEEMIC Foundation for the Future of Education was created by the MEEMIC Insurance Company in 1992 as a non-profit organization dedicated to offering financial assistance to schools and educators. Since its inception, the MEEMIC Foundation has contributed more than $1million is support of education. Learn more at www.meemic.com. 

The Avondale School District is a collaborative community of teachers, staff and families working together to assure student success. The district, encompassing portions of Auburn Hills, Bloomfield Township, Troy and Rochester Hills, celebrates the richness of a diverse student population and strives to be a model school community that prepares students to be lifelong learners and contributing citizens to the world that awaits them upon graduation. Learn more about Avondale Schools, an AdvancED certified district, at www.avondale.k12.mi.us.