Washington County Department of Education QUEST Foundation
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Nakatetsu Machining Technologies President, Katsumi Okita, recently donated a combined $7,000 to the Washington County School System's QUEST Foundation. Nakatetsu has tripled his workforce since starting up in the Washington County Industrial Park in 2007. "Every single penny of his generosity will make its way to the classroom and ultimately to the children," stated Director of Schools, Ronald A. Dykes. "That in turn will help us continue to produce a quality workforce." |
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Overview and Purpose
The mission of QUEST is to solicit, collect, receive, accumulate, administer and distribute funds to further the pursuit of excellence in education for the students, faculty and administration of the Washington County, Tennessee School System.
QUEST provides for programs and materials that are unavailable to Washington County students and teachers through current federal, state and local funding. QUEST looks for innovative ideas designed to enhance the entire Pre-K through Grade 12 curriculum from academics to career technical education. Types of projects and program supported by QUEST includes STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) initiatives, learning opportunities in music and the fine arts, cultural and historic programs, literacy support, interactive learning aids utilizing smart technology, software, and teacher and administrator professional development. |
How the QUEST Program Works
1. Grant support is made available only to classrooms in Washington County Department of Education. 2. Grant requests are made by completing a grant application form. Click here to download the grant application form. Grant application forms should be mailed to:
Washington County Department of Education C/O Susan M. Kiernan, Assistant Director 405 W. College Street Jonesborough, TN 37659
3. Only one grant application can be made per classroom each year. 4. Grant award winners may reapply for a grant every year. 5. Grants will range between $1000 and $5000. Number of grants awarded each year will depend upon available funding. 6. No applications are being taken at this time. Watch our home page for the next application opportunity. 7. Approval of all grants will be at the full discretion of the QUEST Board. 8. The Board asks that grant recipients provide the QUEST Board with an “End of Program/Project Report” that summarizes the uses of the grant monies and accomplishment of the program. Please include any pictures that might be used for promotional purposes. Grant award winners will be asked to sign a letter stating an understanding of the grant obligations. 9. All materials, software, hardware, workbooks, etc. will remain the property of Washington County Department of Education. |
