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School Specialty and the College Football Playoff Foundation Celebrate Educators and the Advancement of Learning with the Award of Classroom Makeovers at the 2018 Extra Yard for Teachers Summit
School Specialty and the College Football Playoff Foundation Celebrate Educators and the Advancement of Learning with the Award of Classroom Makeovers at the 2018 Extra Yard for Teachers Summit.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n GREENVILLE, Wis., Jan. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) (“School Specialty”, “SSI” or “the Company”) through its ongoing collaboration with the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation, is pleased to announce the donation of three new state-of-the-art classrooms to Atlanta, Georgia schools, as part of the CFP Foundation’s Extra Yard Classroom Makeover Project and SSI’s 21st Century Safe School initiative. These three makeovers will be presented at the CFP Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers Summit to be held on January 6 at the Georgia World Congress Center, ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 8 in Mercedes-Benz Stadium.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n The latest classroom makeover awards follow recent projects at the M. Agnes Jones Elementary School and M.R. Hollis Innovation Academy in Atlanta. “I am simply blown away by the classroom makeover at the M. Agnes Jones Elementary School. What a wonderful way to honor such an amazing teacher and provide an incredible learning environment for our students,” stated Meria Carstarphen, Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent. “As a three-time superintendent, I have been fortunate to see many classroom makeovers, but I can honestly say I have never seen one as cool as the one that School Specialty did at Jones. The look on the students’ faces was absolutely priceless and I know that because of these efforts their love for learning will grow exponentially. We are thankful for the tremendous classroom makeover at the M.R. Hollis Innovation Academy as well!” School Specialty, featuring SSI Guardian, is very excited about the makeover success to date and building its partnership with the CFP Foundation to bring even more vital 21st Century Safe Classroom improvements to schools across the U.S. These makeovers provide essential supplies, curriculum materials, furniture and equipment, and security upgrades to promote learning experiences that inspire all students for success and assist them in becoming the best leaders they can be. “As we embark on a new journey to bring the 21st Century Safe School phenomenon to classrooms across the country, we are committed to helping teachers and administrators create t...