Goals and Objectives

• To establish a fund from which classrooms mini-grants can be awarded for creative teaching and enrichment.
• To increase the understanding of and appreciation for public education.
• To create a vital link between the community and its public schools.

What Are We?

The Putnam Education Partnership Foundation (PEP), a completely independent non-profit organization, was created through the vision of two groups; the Putnam County Board of Education and Leadership Putnam. Seeing a need for extra financial support within the individual classroom, the two have combined their human resources to create the Foundation committed to seeing that the classroom experience is enriched within our public schools.

Why Are We Needed?

Budget cuts, reductions and program cuts have eaten into the effectiveness of public school systems across the country. Determined not to allow the deterioration of Putnam County Schools, PEP was created to help promote creativity and foster imaginative approaches to curriculum offerings at the grassroots level: the classroom. By offering mini-grants, we hope to encourage students and teachers alike to make the classroom environment a rich and rewarding experience.