$1,000 teacher grants go to Miller, Johnson elementary schools

Teachers at Miller and Johnson elementary schools have received grants from the California Retired Teachers Association Division 4.

Three teachers at Miller Elementary in Tierrasanta received grants. Third grade teacher Kim Berry received $200 for a field trip to the Del Mar Fairgrounds as a culmination of the Plant, Grow, Eat program. Constantina Savage, grades 2-3, has been granted $200 for a field trip to Mission Trails Regional Park as part of the study of California Native Americans. Theresa Culver, grade 4, received $100 for the purchase of interesting, reading level appropriate materials.

The third grade team at Johnson Elementary in Emerald Hills, represented by Michelle Denise Bryant, received $500 for a technology and engineering workshop at Legoland.

The California Retired Teachers Association is an advocacy and support group for teachers – retired, current and future. Annually, more than $500,000 in grants are awarded by the association. For more information, go to http://calrta.org/