Three local teachers have received $1,000 in supplies each for their classrooms through the “A Day Made Better” program.

Those being honored locally are Connie Weber, Frontier Elementary School, in Academy School District 20, and Eddy McGee of Oak Creek Elementary School, and Kent Kerns, Giberson Elementary School, both in Harrison School District 2.

The teachers were nominated by their principals, who zeroed in on teachers who exemplify passion, dedication and innovation in the classroom.

The national program is sponsored by Office Max in partnership with Adopt-A-Classroom, and provides $1 million yearly for classrooms in need. Officials came up with the $1,000, figure because of a National Education Association survey which found teachers across the nation spend that much of their own money yearly on classroom necessities, or a total of more than $4 billion yearly, according to Office Max officials.  

The Adopt-a-Classroom program matches donors with schools, and in turn teachers receive credit to shop online to purchase classroom resources. For more information on adopting a teacher, visit adoptaclassroom.org.

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