Ala-Tom RC&D Council

RC&D: Resource Conservation and Development based on community-driven collaboration and communication.

Perry

Classroom Technology Project

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As a new school and Alabama’s second rural charter school, Breakthrough Charter is working to ensure students have access to much-needed technology to help prepare students for success in the 21st century. To support effective teaching and learning with appropriate technology integration, we are purchasing Promethean smart boards for all teachers. This grant will help us purchase this necessary tool for teachers. These smart boards allow students to interact with curriculum in a more hands-on, technologically-conscious manner.

Note: The image below is an example of how Promethean smart boards will look in the classrooms. We are currently waiting for the devices to arrive in Fall 2021. This backorder issue is directly tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MMI Classroom Technology Upgrade

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Vision 2022: Marion Military Institute will be nationally recognized as the premier leader development college of Alabama with whole cadet enrichment through an immersive and intentional experiential learning environment, a relevant, rigorous and robust academic program and character and leadership education development system.

In order to do this MMI realized it must stay on top of the technical curve and began upgrading each classroom last year.  Ala-Tom RC&D’s 2020/2021 grant allowed MMI to kick off the upgrade.  By the end of the summer (2021) MMI will have upgraded 25 of the 27 classrooms. The MMI Classroom Technology Upgrade Project has provided MMI with the means to upgrade our classrooms with the most up-to-date instructional technology. These upgrades have allowed the MMI faculty to engage students more effectively both in the classroom and with remote delivery.

Marion-Perry County Supplies

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The Marion Perry County Library had a difficult year in 2020-2021.  We had to close several times during the Covid shutdown.  We used part of our grant to purchase supplies for cleaning and maintenance that was done during the shutdown since the library was closed.  We also used funds from RC&D to help us meet general expenses.  This was especially helpful since the county did not fund us for the first 7 months of the 2020-2021 fiscal year. We provide library and technology services to the people of Perry County. We make available to them books, magazines, newspapers, children’s books, large type books, genealogy and reference books. We provide a reference service, fax and printer service, and scanning service.

Blackbelt Mobile Pantry – Perry

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Black Belt Mobile Pantries operate through Selma Area Food Bank. We collect and distribute on average around 12,000 lbs of food per mobile pantry. This poundage includes but is not limited to, fresh meat, produce and canned good items. We distribute the products in the four counties we service which are: Dallas, Perry, Marengo and Wilcox. All of the food we distribute through Mobile Pantries are completely free of charge for the individuals participating and Selma Area Food Bank incurs all charges for the product.

Perry Lakes Park Road Upgrade

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The Perry Lakes Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, Located on State Hwy 175 East of Marion ,contains about 600 acres available to the public for outdoor recreation, education, scientific research, and other activities.

Recent upgrades to Perry Lakes Park ensure continued accessibility and safety to the public. Procured grant funding was used to resurface the parking lot and construct a boat ramp for access to the Cahaba River.