TABLE OF CONTENTSLetter from the Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

PENCIL Foundation Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

PENCIL Foundation Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

PENCIL Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Math Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Reading Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Caterpillar Student Writers Showcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Jobs for Tennessee Graduates (JTG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

St. Thomas Science Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Frist Foundation Educator Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Job Skills Training and Employment Program (JSTEP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Financial Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

2000-2001 PENCIL Foundation Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

OUR MISSIONTo create and cultivate education partnerships that

•Enhance learning

•Promote career success

•Improve the quality of life in our community

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Thanks to the leadership of Executive

Director Connie Williams and her

excellent staff, the 2000-2001 school

year was an excellent one for PENCIL

Foundation. Among the year’s most

notable accomplishments are the

following:

• Recruitment of 275 new

Reading Partners volunteers

who served 1,565 Nashville

elementary school children, as One-on-One

Reading Partners or as Classroom Readers

• Recruitment of 117 new Math Partners

volunteers who worked with 224 students

in 16 high-needs middle schools

• Receiving of a new grant for $470,000 from the

Workforce Investment Board to extend the very

successful Jobs for Tennessee Graduates to

include a dropout prevention program for

students in Grades 9 -11 and a dropout recovery

program serving low-income youth who have

dropped out of school or are not engaged in

positive activity following graduation

The year was brought to a wonderful culmi-

nation at Spring Celebration 2001 at the Vanderbilt

Stadium Club. I wish each of you reading this

could have been in attendance. Approximately

600 teachers, principals, students,

business and community leaders,

and school board members were at

this important annual PENCIL event.

Mayor Bill Purcell was also present.

I have never been so proud

of PENCIL as I was that day. The

E. Bronson Ingram Award was

awarded to Tommy Frist for his

leadership in support of public

education. Mayor Purcell presented the Mayor’s

Award for Outstanding School Partner to PENCIL

Foundation Board Member and BellSouth Tennessee

Division President Marty Dickens in appreciation of

BellSouth’s long and effective partnerships with

Ross Elementary School and Overton High School.

At the celebration, Metro students received awards,

delivered moving speeches, read their own poetry

to the entire group, played violins, and even danced

and sang. Principals and teachers were also award-

ed and applauded. It would make you very proud

to see just some of the hundreds of educators and

students that have been helped via our programs.

In closing I want to thank Executive Director

Connie Williams for all that she does, but in partic-

ular for her leadership, which has made my tenure

as chairman rewarding and gratifying.

Donald R. WilliamsonChairman, 2000-2001

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PENCIL FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2000-2001

DeVan Ard, Jr.

Sue Atkinson

James S. Beard

Melvin Black

Mimi Bliss

Victor L. Campbell

Patricia L. Cole

Thomas Conner

Charles W. Cook, Jr.

Mary M. Cross

William R. DeBerry

Marty G. Dickens

Nancy Dill

Sonnye Dixon

Kimberly Ford

Sam O. Franklin, III

James A. Hefner

Neil D. Hemphill

Jana A. Joustra

Sarah Knestrick

Edmund D. McClure

Keri McInnis

Bob Meyer

Enrico J. Pennisi, Jr.

Kenneth Pinkston

Bill Purcell

Floyd Reese

Roger G. Sisson

George Thompson

Byron Trauger

Betsy Walkup

Bill Wise

Joe B. Wyatt

Shirley Zeitlin

Donald R. Williamson, Chairman

Clyde F. Ingalls, Vice Chairman

Sue Spickard, Treasurer

PAST CHAIRMEN

1982-1983 Donald MacNaughton

1983-1984Donald MacNaughton

1984-1985E. Bronson Ingram

1985-1986E. Bronson Ingram

1986-1987Edward G. Nelson

1987-1988Charles W. Cook, Jr.

1988-1989Charles W. Cook, Jr.

1989-1990Raymond Zimmerman

1990-1991Raymond Zimmerman

1991-1992Carroll D. Shanks

1992-1993Shirley Zeitlin

1993-1994William S. Wire, II

1994-1995William S. Wire, II

1995-1996Frank M. Warren

1996-1997Dale W. Polley

1997-1998DeWitt Ezell, Jr.

1998-1999Victor L. Campbell

1999-2000William R. DeBerry

OVERVIEWIt’s been nearly 20 years since a small group of

Nashville civic and education leaders met to

brainstorm ways to improve and support

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS).

Today, the results of their thoughtful planning

and breakthrough ideas live on — not only in PENCIL

Foundation’s daily work with students and educators,

but also in the lives of successful adults who were

touched by the program years ago in their youth.

PENCIL’s founders agreed that a strong public

school system “now” is essential to a healthy future

for Nashville. A strong public school system requires

broad-based support and involvement from the

community, including the private sector.

Thus, PENCIL Foundation was created, with

programs designed to

• Promote community involvement in public

education

• Nurture partnerships between schools and

businesses

• Encourage academic achievement

• Provide a safety net for at-risk youth

• Promote career success for youth and single

parents who receive public assistance

• Support quality professional development

opportunities for educators

• Build positive relationships between children

and caring adults

The Hull-Jackson Montessori Suzuki Orchestra performs at PENCIL's Spring Celebration 2001.

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PENCIL FOUNDATION PROGRAMSFor nearly 20 years, PENCIL Foundation has maintained strong ties with both the local

business community and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. PENCIL is a 501(c) 3

non-profit organization that works in collaboration with the Nashville public school

system. Currently, the foundation administers the following eight programs:

PENCIL Partners

Math Partners

Reading Partners

Caterpillar Student Writers Showcase

Jobs for Tennessee Graduates (JTG)

Saint Thomas Science Scholars

Frist Foundation Educator Awards

Job Skills Training and Employment Program (JSTEP)

Regina Morrow, PENCIL Partners coordinator for BellSouth, reads A BookAbout Me to students at Ross Elementary School.

PENCIL PARTNERS“We here at HCA are fortunate to work for a company that allows us to give our time to ourPENCIL partnership. Just seeing the looks of delight on children’s faces and receiving their hugs and highfives whenever we’re with them reminds us of how little time it takes to have an impact on a child.”

– Sandy Metzler, HCA

PROGRAM SUMMARYPENCIL Partners (formerly Adopt-A-School) is PENCIL

Foundation’s flagship program, which dates back to

the formation of PENCIL by business and community

leaders in 1982.

PENCIL Partners are Nashville-area businesses,

organizations, and faith communities that partner with

Nashville public schools. Partners volunteer time and

other resources to help students achieve academically,

develop life skills, and make successful transitions from

school to career.

270 PENCIL partnerships in Davidson County serve

approximately 70,000 MNPS students. Each partner-

ship is unique because it reflects the needs and interests

of the partner and the school.

PROGRAM PARTICIPANTSAny business or organization wanting to improve

the quality of public education through the sharing

of its resources can participate. PENCIL Foundation

works with all Nashville public schools to secure

PENCIL Partners.

FUNDING PENCIL Partners is funded through corporate and

private contributions.

ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS FOR 2000-2001• Met with nearly 200 of the business partners to

ensure that the partnerships were productive and

successful

• Distributed partnership surveys to all school

principals and business partnerships

• Hosted Spring Celebration 2001 at Vanderbilt

Stadium Club for nearly 600 school, business,

and community leaders

• Recruited 20 new PENCIL Partners

• Developed a book of partnership highlights,

showcasing achievements of partners during

the 2000-2001 school year

OBJECTIVES FOR 2001-2002• Recruit 50 new partnerships

• Create an online “wish list” cataloging the needs

of individual schools as well as those of the school

system

• Improve partnership communication and customer

service through Web site expansion

• Visit all current PENCIL Partners and all school

principals

• Create a volunteer management system and highly

visible volunteer sign-in process to encourage

documentation and recognition of volunteer time

at each school

BellSouth Tennessee Division President Marty Dickens, who accepted the Mayor’s Award for Outstanding School Partner, joins Mayor Bill Purcell, PENCIL Founder and Treasurer Sue Spickard and E. Bronson Ingram Award winner Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr. at Spring Celebration 2001.

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MATH PARTNERS“I have received wonderful comments from severalmath teachers about the students’ progress. The students love the personal attention the volunteersprovide, and most feel they’re doing better in the class-room as a result of the program.”

– Josh Weber, Lead TeacherRose Park Middle School

PROGRAM SUMMARY1999 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program

(TCAP) Achievement Test scores showed negative gains

in mathematics. In October 2000, PENCIL introduced

Math Partners to provide tutorial assistance to students

in Grades 5-6 whose scores are below the national

norm in mathematics.

The goal of Math Partners is to recruit 240

community volunteers to work with 480 students. In

addition to mathematics instruction, lessons provide

information that illustrates the relevance of mathematics

to real life. During the months of October through

April, volunteers spend 45 minutes per week providing

hands-on instruction in mathematics.

PROGRAM PARTICIPANTSPENCIL’s Math Partners is a collaboration of community

volunteers, MNPS principals, teachers, students and

families. A MNPS teacher of sixth-grade mathematics

designed the program’s 24 lessons.

FUNDING Funding for 2000-2001 academic year was provided in

part by Nortel Networks, BellSouth, Ford Motor

Company, GEAR UP-U.S. Department of Education and

Dell. PENCIL continues to seek on-going funding as

part of its annual development efforts.

“The tutors who serve our students have been superb,and they have done an excellent job implementingMath Partners.”

– William D. Moody, PrincipalHaynes Middle School

ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS FOR 2000-2001• 117 Math Partners volunteers from 17 PENCIL

Partners and one community organization served

224 students in 15 schools.

• 18 hours of additional individualized support in

mathematics were provided over a six-month period,

which translates into nearly one additional month of

classroom math instruction.

• Prior to the creation of Math Partners, 1999 TCAP

scores revealed that 67.5 percent of the fifth-

and sixth-grade students in the 15 targeted schools

performed below the national norm in math. Of

the 224 students who subsequently participated

in Math Partners, 165 students made gains that

significantly exceeded the national average.

OBJECTIVES FOR 2001-2002• Continue working with the 15 targeted schools, as

recommended by Dr. Paul Changas, Coordinator

of Student Assessment for MNPS

• Serve 480 students (10% of students in targeted

schools scoring below the 50th percentile)

• Recruit, train and place 240 community volunteers

in 15 schools

• Improve Math Partners communication and training

• Retain math specialist to assist program director

in updating program materials and conducting

workshops

READING PARTNERS“The experience has been fantastic for me, and I enjoyhelping the children improve their reading skills. Asgood as it is for the kids, it sure has enriched my life!What a way to put what’s really important into per-spective. I would recommend this experience to any-one who likes seeing the joy of a smile on a kid’s face.”

– Kirk Kelso, Reading Partners Volunteer Dollar General Corporation

PROGRAM SUMMARYIn September 2000, PENCIL launched a three-year

initiative to assist K-4 MNPS students in improving

reading ability and increasing reading enjoyment. The

program was developed in collaboration with MNPS and

local organizations Music City Reads and Book ‘Em.

Reading Partners provides consistent materials,

training, and support for community volunteers who are

Classroom Readers, One-on-One Readers or book

donors for classroom lending libraries.

PROGRAM PARTICIPANTSReading Partners includes volunteers from PENCIL

Partners, parent and community groups, civic organiza-

tions, government and military personnel, and high

school and college students. Student participants are in

Grades K-4. Second-grade students whose reading

scores fall in the 25th to 50th percentile are selected by

their teachers to work individually with Reading

Partners volunteers.

FUNDINGFunding for 2000-2001 was provided in part by

The Memorial Foundation, Gannett Foundation/The

Tennessean, Martha and Bronson Ingram Foundation,

Rogers Group, and The Community Foundation.

ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS FOR 2000-2001• 275 volunteers served 1,565 students in 16 schools

during the 2000-2001 school year.

• 83 volunteers were Classroom Readers, reaching

approximately 1,395 K-4 students, and 192

volunteers worked as One-on-One Readers with

170 second-grade students.

• 1,133 books valued at more than $4,000 were

donated for classroom libraries.

• In the first year of the Reading Partners initiative,

the total in-kind contribution to students in MNPS

amounted to more than $50,000, including 3,018

volunteer hours valued at $46,447.1

• 2000-2001 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment

Program (TCAP) Achievement Test data indicate that

students who had one-on-one assistance from

Reading Partners volunteers and had entered the

program with significant deficits made reading gains

that exceeded the progress of students nationally.

OBJECTIVES FOR 2001-2002• Serve 250 students (75% of students in targeted

schools scoring in 25th to 50th percentile) by

providing volunteer one-on-one reading assistance

• Serve 5,551 students in 325 classrooms (75% of K-4

students in targeted schools) by providing Classroom

Readers who read at least once monthly to students

• Provide a minimum of 1,500 books for classroom

lending libraries

• Improve Reading Partners communication and training

1 Based on the latest data available on the average hourly wage for nonagricultural workers as published in the Economic Report of the President, the assigned hourly wage for volunteers is $15.39.

CATERPILLAR STUDENT WRITERS SHOWCASE

PROGRAM SUMMARYCaterpillar Student Writers Showcase is a writing

competition for Nashville public school students in

Grades 3-12. The program is administered by PENCIL

Foundation and co-sponsored by Caterpillar Financial

Services and Tennessee State University.

Caterpillar Student Writers Showcase is designed to

encourage creativity, promote the importance of good

communication skills, and complement and support the

MNPS Language Arts Curriculum. Each year, teachers

submit their students’ original works in 12 categories of

competition, including children’s story, critical review,

formal essay and poetry.

Professional writers and educators serve as judges,

reading more than 1,500 entries each year. Participants

in Grades 3-8 are then invited to an awards day

celebration and workshops. High school winners attend

an awards luncheon sponsored by Tennessee State

University.

First-, second-, and third-place winners in each

category and grade division receive cash prizes from

Caterpillar Financial Services and reference books

donated by Southwestern/Great American, while

all participants receive personalized certificates of

recognition. After the event, the first-place winning

works are compiled, published, and distributed to all

schools for classroom use.

PROGRAM PARTICIPANTSStudents enter the Caterpillar Student Writers Showcase

through their schools. Typically, teachers collect

samples of students’ writing throughout the school year

to enter into the competition.

FUNDINGCaterpillar Financial Services Corporation funds the pro-

gram. Tennessee State University provides the luncheon

for the high school winners and Southwestern/Great

American, Inc. donates the reference books as prizes.

“Words fail to measure the true success of CaterpillarStudent Writers Showcase. The more our school’sWriters Club learned together, the more excited webecame, and soon everyone was caught up in the questfor that one special piece of self-expression. The children feed off one another, not only in creatingoriginal pieces, but also in becoming aware of different viewpoints on national issues. These youngwriters have evolved as effective communicators, taking their fair measure of our world and doing sowith confidence and enthusiasm. Thank you, PENCILFoundation, not only for encouraging students to writewell for any occasion, but also for inspiring theirteachers to do the same.”

– Carroll Crosslin, Fifth Grade TeacherWalter Stokes Middle School

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ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS FOR 2000-2001• Served 1,509 students in 58 schools

• Formed an advisory committee of 10 language arts teachers to give feedback and input regarding the program

• Published Collection of First Place Winners and distributed copies to all schools for use in the classroom

• Published and distributed a set of guidelines and bi-monthly flyers to all principals and teacher contacts

• Secured 50 local writers and educators to serve as judges for the competition

• Held an awards ceremony and professional writers’ panel discussion at Hunters Lane High School for

students in Grades 3-8

• Honored high school winners at a luncheon sponsored by Tennessee State University

OBJECTIVES FOR 2001-2002• Assemble an advisory committee of language arts teachers to offer feedback and suggestions for the program

• Increase the numbers of students and schools participating in the program

• Publish the first-place entries in each category on the PENCIL Foundation Web site

Zan Berry with Mayor Bill Purcell

BASEBALLThe cool day was June,

A perfect day for ball.

Hot dog air hung all around,

The pitcher spit out on the mound.

Ninth inning tie, three men on,

Two outs were already gone.

Oh, please, just one hit,

A grand slam, and the other team throws a fit.

A swish of my bat, a crack of the ball,

It looked as if it would never fall.

It sailed high, high, through the blue,

Over the center field wall it flew.

Up, up, they lifted me high,

Triumphant, I felt I could fly!

We were all so merry and gay,

Hooray, hooray for the marvelous day.

By Zan Berry, Walter Stokes Middle SchoolFirst Place Winner, 5th-6th Grade Poetry for 2000-2001

JOBS FOR TENNESSEE GRADUATES (JTG)

PROGRAM SUMMARYJobs for Tennessee Graduates (JTG) has provided quality

job readiness training to public school seniors since

1983. Currently, PENCIL Foundation operates 12 sites

in four counties in Middle Tennessee (Davidson,

Dickson, Giles and Wilson). The program is an affiliate

of the national Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG),

which conducts bi-annual site reviews to ensure the

program achieves minimum standards.

The ultimate goal of the program is to assist students

in achieving positive outcomes, such as high school

graduation, employment, enrollment in post-secondary

education or training, or enlistment in the military.

Upon enrollment, participants undergo basic skills,

employability skills and career interest assessments to

identify employment barriers. Job specialists then put

together a detailed action plan for each participant,

including tactics for barrier reduction and recommended

training. The program provides nine months of

competency-based curriculum instruction, academic

remediation, and participation in the motivational,

student-led Tennessee Career Association.

Jobs for Tennessee Graduates includes follow-up

services for participants who have completed the

program and are employed, engaged in post-secondary

training or college, have enlisted in the military or are

completing high school/General Education Development

(GED) requirements.

The program served a total of 446 students during

the 2000-2001 fiscal year with a graduation rate (Class

of 2001) of 92 percent, exceeding the national standard

of 90 percent.

PROGRAM PARTICIPANTSStudents are recruited in the spring of each year, with

an emphasis on enrolling students who are most likely

not to complete high school or engage in positive out-

comes following graduation. Program funding dictates

that 50 percent of the students served must be econom-

ically disadvantaged or encounter barriers to school

completion and/or transition from school to work.

FUNDING Due to the transition from the Job Training Partnership

Act (JTPA) to the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), the

sole source of funding for fiscal year 2000-2001 was the

Tennessee Department of Education.

“JTG gave me the confidence to become what I wantto be in life.”

– Laurie Johnson, JTG StudentGlencliff Comprehensive High School

“Enrollment in JTG classes provided me an opportunityto learn more about the real world — the work world— and learn more about myself and helping others.”

– Crystal Jones, JTG StudentStratford Comprehensive High School

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ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS FOR 2000-2001• Received a new grant from the Workforce Investment Board to provide two new components —“Out of

School Youth” and “Drop Out Prevention”

• Formed program partnerships with Cohn Adult Learning Center, Tennessee Technology Center of

Nashville, Woodbine Community Center, Neighborhood Resource Center, Metropolitan Nashville Public

Schools and the Nashville Career Advancement Center

• Provided services through partnerships with the Boy Scouts Explorer Program, Oasis Center, Inc., Fisk

University, Opry Mills Learning and Development Center and the Nashville Career Advancement Center

• Helped 15 students receive $69,000 in college scholarships, based on their involvement in JTG

OBJECTIVES FOR 2001-2002• Expand JTG program services in Davidson County to include two additional components: dropout

prevention and dropout recovery

• Provide dropout prevention services to 120 income-eligible students in Grades 9-11 in eight Nashville

public high schools

• Provide dropout recovery services to 90 disengaged, income-eligible students ages 16-21 in Davidson

County through referrals from Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

• Broaden the scope of services received by JTG students by creating and cultivating additional partnerships

with area agencies and private entities

• Exceed JAG national standards for the 12-month follow-up period

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ST. THOMAS SCIENCE SCHOLARS

PROGRAM SUMMARYSaint Thomas Science Scholars is a career development

program for high school sophomores sponsored by Saint

Thomas Health Services and PENCIL Foundation.

In the spring, science teachers recommend two high-

achieving high school freshmen from each participating

Nashville public high school to apply for the program.

During their sophomore year, these students attend six

half-day learning sessions conducted by staff at the hospi-

tal. These sessions are held on Saturdays in October,

November, January, February, March and April.

Sessions include department tours, lectures, and

hands-on projects. Topics of study are the brain, lungs,

heart, immune system, cancer, and the musculoskeletal

system. Saint Thomas Science Scholars are given

unique opportunities to see the inner workings of a hos-

pital, to communicate with physicians and other health

care professionals, and to gain insight into a variety of

health care careers. Since the program began in 1995,

140 students have participated.

PROGRAM PARTICIPANTSTwenty-six students—two from each of 13 participating

high schools — are invited to participate in the program

each year. Selection criteria are as follows:

• Interest in the sciences

• Completion of a biology course in Grade 9

• Enrollment in the sophomore honors

curriculum

• Demonstration of responsible behavior,

positive group interaction and enjoyment

of problem-solving

FUNDINGSaint Thomas Foundation sponsors Saint Thomas Science

Scholars and provides the facilities, curriculum, materials,

and session leaders.

ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS FOR 2000-2001• Received high marks on a survey of Saint Thomas

Science Scholars upon completion of the program

that included positive comments about the choice

of topics and hands-on aspect of the sessions, the

impact of the program on their planned career

choices and opportunities to get to know students

from other area high schools, as well as requests for

additional science/healthcare programs during their

junior and senior years in high school

• Met with Saint Thomas coordinators to discuss

topics and logistics for the following year’s sessions

OBJECTIVES FOR 2001-2002• Provide students with firsthand information on

healthcare careers in a hospital environment

• Recognize achievement in science

• Develop student interest in science and math

• Demonstrate that science is necessary for the

understanding and treatment of the body’s systems

"St. Thomas Hospital is proud to host the Science ScholarsProgram, where motivated youth meet caring medicalmentors. The program not only benefits students, wholearn about major body systems, but also medical profes-sionals, who enjoy sharing their excitement about makinga difference in the community's health."

– Sister Margaret O'Dwyer, STSS CoordinatorSaint Thomas Hospital

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FRIST FOUNDATION EDUCATOR AWARDS

PROGRAM SUMMARYThe Frist Foundation Educator Awards have been

sponsored by The Frist Foundation and administered by

PENCIL Foundation since 1983. The first 12 award

recipients were announced in the spring of 1984 and

fulfilled their study obligations during the summer

of that year.

Each year, educators in all schools in Metropolitan

Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) and in schools

affiliated with the Independent Schools of the Nashville

Areas (ISNA) apply for funding of their self-designed

professional development programs. Criteria for

selection include a clearly articulated desire for quality

professional development and communication of its

potential positive impact upon students and schools.

For the past 18 years, the program has provided

grants of up to $5,000 to award recipients. 414 educators

have been recipients of Frist Foundation Educator

Awards and 292 study programs have been funded.

The Frist Foundation has invested more than $1 million

in this program.

PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS55 proposals received and reviewed

91 educators named in the proposals

22 proposals sent to Selection Committee for interviews

15 proposals received funding

26 MNPS educators received grants

1 ISNA educator received a grant

FUNDING The Frist Foundation sponsors the Frist Foundation

Educator Awards. This year award recipients received a

total of $51,825. Individual grants ranged from

$1,475.00 to $5,000.00, with an average of $3,455.

ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS FOR 2000-2001• Marketed program to educators in all Nashville

public schools (127) and members of the

Independent Schools of the Nashville Area (33)

• Held workshops at Randalls Learning Center for

educators interested in applying for awards

OBJECTIVES FOR 2001-2002• Streamline the application process

• Involve administrators and leaders of MNPS

and ISNA more effectively in distribution of

program information

• Increase the number of applicants

• Encourage study program proposals of the

highest quality

• Increase the number of online applications

“We attended an Advanced Reading RenaissanceSeminar thanks to the Frist Foundation EducatorAwards. We were exposed to incredible, innovativeapproaches to teaching, and the program sparked ourown brainstorm on the way home from the course. Thebenefits of this program will touch 1,000 students thisyear at our school alone.”

– Marsha Dunn, Janice Locke, Vicki Haney, and Sandra Heinrich Granbery Elementary School

Teacher award recipients for 2001

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JOB SKILLS TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (JSTEP)

PROGRAM SUMMARYJob Skills Training and Employment Program (JSTEP) has

provided quality job skills training and employment

services to disadvantaged youth and adults of Davidson

County since 1983. The program targets the following:

• Young parents who have become disengaged

from the education system

• Single heads of household who have failed

to attain a basic educational degree and/or

lack skills that would help them secure

gainful employment

JSTEP assists participants in achieving economic

stability, enabling them to provide for their families and

become positive educational role models for their

children.

PENCIL Foundation collaborates with Bethlehem

Centers of Nashville, Occupational Industrialization

Center, Cohn Adult Learning Center, Tennessee

Technology Center of Nashville, and Saint Thomas

Health Care Careers to provide the following services:

• Adult Education (AE) /General Education

Development (GED) instruction

• Computer literacy and software instruction

• Remedial instruction

• Short-term certificated programs of study in

specific occupational areas

• Short-term internships in the medical field

resulting in permanent employment

A comprehensive action plan is developed for each

participant to address barrier removal and appropriate

training to attain career goals. Each participant receives

job readiness instruction and career counseling prior

to referral to appropriate job or educational

training programs, including technical and two- or

four-year degree programs.

Program staff and partners review the progress

of individual participants at regular accountability

meetings. Additional strategies may be defined to help

ensure success. Program staff maintain a tracking

system that documents all outcomes.

The ultimate goal of the program is to assist

participants in achieving full-time, unsubsidized

employment and self-sufficiency.

PROGRAM PARTICIPANTSThe Tennessee Department of Human Services refers

program enrollees eligible for Families First services.

During fiscal year 2000-2001 the program served 852

participants.

FUNDINGJSTEP is funded by the Tennessee Department of

Human Services, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville

and the Nashville Career Advancement Center’s

Welfare to Work Program.

“I love coming to PENCIL. The JSTEP staff has helpedme overcome some of my most difficult barriers.”

– Sheila Vaughn, JSTEP Participant

“I received the help I desperately needed to obtain myGED. I plan to enroll in college this fall. I could nothave reached my goals without the assistance of thisprogram.”

– Alanna Kee, JSTEP Participant

ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS FOR 2000-2001• Received the Tennessee Small Employer of the Year 2000 award from the Tennessee Department of Human

Services

• Increased staff from 11 to 18 full-time employees due to the increased demand for program services

• Relocated to a newer, larger facility in Metro Center, which is better suited for program technology needs

• Participated in the design of a jobs partnership initiative in collaboration with Opry Mills, The Rockefeller

Foundation, United Way of Middle Tennessee, local government agencies and community-based

organizations to ensure that Opry Mills staffing included eligible, qualified Families First customers

• Helped create “MillsWorks,” an Employee Learning and Development Center for Opry Mills employees

and retailers, which led to the development of the Nashville Jobs Partnership, designed for other large

employers in the Middle Tennessee area

• Developed a customized data management system to maintain program statistical data with the capability

to generate reports required by funding sources

• Added three new partners: Bethlehem Centers of Nashville, the Occupational Industrialization Center,

and Saint Thomas Health Careers Program

• Was engaged by the Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS) to coordinate post-secondary

training for all Families First customers in Davidson County in partnership with the Nashville Career

Advancement Center, significantly increasing JSTEP’s existing contract with DHS

• Piloted a retail training program (developed by the National Literacy Foundation, the National Retail

Association and the University of Tennessee) in collaboration with two other community-based agencies

at the Opry Mills Learning Center

OBJECTIVES FOR 2001-2002• Provide customer-focused training and support based upon each individual’s specific needs, interests,

aptitudes and abilities

• Provide a comprehensive program of services that includes adult literacy, quality job readiness training,

occupational and post-secondary skills training, and appropriate support systems that will guarantee

participant success

• Promote economic independence through the achievement of positive outcomes (e.g., completion of

training, entry into full-time employment, employment retention)

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTJULY 1 , 2000 – JUNE 30, 2001

REVENUE $ 2,083,958

EXPENSES Personnel $ 821,295 Benefits $ 75,322 Payroll Taxes $ 68,256 SUB-TOTAL $ 964,873

Postage $ 4,399 Professional Services $ 29,064Prefessional Development $ 22,210Contracted Student Services $ 277,711 Communications $ 21,861 Insurance $ 2,716 Printing $ 38,723 Program Awards $ 55,546 Supplies $ 37,804 Equipment/Maintenance $ 1,901 Travel $ 30,955 VISTA Program $ 409,180 Lease/Utilities $ 37,216 Administration $ 135,556

TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES $ 2,069,715*

NET RESULT $ 14,243**

* Numbers were derived prior to required audit by the State of Tennessee ** Unrestricted income is held as funds for future program development

11.1% Administrat ion and Development88.9%

Programs

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2000-2001 PENCIL FOUNDATION DONORSAmerican Color GraphicsAmerican General Life &

Accident Insurance CompanyAMJ FoundationAmSouth BankDeVan Ard, Jr.Sue AtkinsonBank of AmericaThe Bank of NashvilleBaptist HospitalBarge, Waggoner,

Sumner & CannonRobert W. BarkerB & B FoundationBellSouthSheila BenoitMimi BlissBlevins, Inc.Pamela G. BowkerJ.C. Bradford FoundationBraid ElectricLinda BramhallThe Bridgestone/Firestone

Trust FundCarol BurrMr. & Mrs. Swingley CageCecelia CampCaterpillar Financial Services, Inc.ComcastThe Community FoundationThomas ConnerCharles W. Cook, Jr.Esker CopelandRobert CopelandDelia CottonPaul E. CottonCreative Artists Agency, Inc.J. Dell CrosslinJoseph & Susan CunninghamGrace DayDellDuPontJaneen W. EdmondsonRichard EgnorErnst & Young LLPLee FairbendDennis FennesseyFirst Tennessee BankFirstar BankFord Motor Company

Samuel O. Franklin, IIIThe Frist FoundationChet and Jayme FosterGannett Foundation/The TennesseanMary GarlandGaylord EntertainmentGEAR UP-U.S. Department

of EducationGenescoJanet GossMary F. GuidryVickie S. HancockHardaway ConstructionThe HCA FoundationHeery InternationalJames A. HefnerVictoria Heil & Eric RaefskyMr. & Mrs. Neil HemphillEva K. HendersonOntra F. Hereford-BrooksDenise F. HickersonAudra HillAngee HixMichael HodgeAngie HokeCathryn C. HollandNan HooperShannon HornMr. & Mrs. Clyde F. IngallsMartha and Bronson Ingram

FoundationJohn B. JenningsCornelius V. Jolley, IIIBecky JonesBeverley JonesKraft CPA’sKrogerKay LaneSusan LewisMatthew LonerganMarshR.C. Mathews ContractorEdmund D. McClureJean McLaurineMonica Renee McLaurineThe Memorial FoundationMiddle Tennessee Career CenterPhyllis MooreNashville Area Chamber

of CommerceNashville Gas Company

National Bank of CommerceNortel NetworksNancy NorthernOdom’s Tennessee Pride

Sausage Company, Inc.Enrico J. Pennisi, Jr.Alison PinkstonKenneth H. PinkstonPinder PointerThe Honorable Bill PurcellPurity FoundationEmily E. RobertsonBruce RobinsonRogers Group, Inc.Saint Thomas HospitalSamuel M. Fleming FoundationKenlyn E. SeardTammie ShaddoxRoger G. SissonJohn & Juel SmithSouthwest AirlinesSouthwestern/Great American, Inc.Sue & Anderson SpickardMichael StoneSunTrust BankEarl Swensson AssociatesKathleen A. TallmadgeTennessee Department of EducationTennessee Department of Human

ServicesTennessee State UniversityTennessee Teachers Credit UnionByron TraugerTennessee Valley AuthorityUnion Planters BankUnited Methodist Publishing HouseUnited Way of Metropolitan

NashvilleVanderbilt University & Medical

CenterLiubov A. VasiljevaBetsy WalkupRhonda WarrenWashington FoundationWest End SertomaWestminster Presbyterian ChurchWhirlpool FoundationEd & Connie WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Donald R. WilliamsonTammy WilkesShirley Zeitlin

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