OUR PROGRAMS

Established in 1991, this $100,000 fund was established with a gift to the Education Foundation by Board of Trustee Mr. Mickey Thompson.  Since the endowment’s inception, the interest generated from the fund has helped to support the daily mission of the Foundation and has helped sustain the initiatives that support the students and educators in the ECPPS District.  The endowment remains intact and is a viable asset to our vision and mission.

The Martha Ann Ward Swain Impact Grants offer an opportunity for every teacher to apply for a grant up to $1,000 to support creative classroom projects. The grants are awarded on a competitive basis for creative and worthy projects which show promise of benefiting students. 

In an effort to recognizing outstanding educators in the Elizabeth City – Pasquotank Public Schools, the Foundation established a Teacher of Year recognition program in 1993.  The Foundation recognizes the district’s Teacher of the Year with a $1000 monetary gift and a $500 gift for each of the two district finalists at the annual Teacher of the Year meeting. 

All Kids Swim is a FREE program provided by the Albemarle Family YMCA for all kindergartners in the ECPPS system.  The schools and children are not charged for the two week swim lessons, therefore the YMCA holds fundraisers to help cover the cost of the program.   The Education Foundation is a proud supporter of this much needed program.  Pasquotank County is surrounded by water and all children should have access to swimming lessons. Please consider supporting this wonderful program.

The ECP Backpacks Program is proudly supported by the Education Foundation.  Every weekend students, in every school in the ECPPS system, are sent home with food in their backpack so they will have food to eat at home over the weekend.  Numerous area churches, the Food Bank of the Albemarle and local donors provide healthy food items for the backpacks.  Unfortunately, there are many students that are in the Backpacks Program and monies are greatly needed.

The Annette W. Small STEM Scholarship is to assist graduating seniors of the Elizabeth-Pasquotank Public School with financial need in pursuing their post-secondary education in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM).  A $5,000 scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior planning to further their education in a STEM field at an accredited institution in the United States in either a technical or vocational school or two- or four-year college or university or through an industry-recognized certification program.  A minimum GPA of 2.5 and evidence of financial need must be provided. Please contact Judy Stallings at 252/202-9596 for more information.

Mike Shrimanker and his family provide a scholarship to a worthy graduate from Northeastern High School and Pasquotank County High School each for $1,000.  The intention of the Scholarship is to honor a student that has shown outstanding ability in the education field and has a financial need.  The student must attend a college in North Carolina and provide proof of financial need. For more information, please contact Judy Stallings at 252/202-9596.