Communication went out to Georgia public-school classroom teachers and paraprofessionals the week of March 28-April 1 regarding the Governor’s Classroom Grants. Made possible through Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER) funding allocated by Governor Brian Kemp, the $125 grants are being provided for the purchase of classroom supplies.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Classroom Grants
Which positions qualified for this grant?
All classroom teachers, regardless of funding source, and the following job codes for Paraprofessionals are considered qualifying positions.
435 Paraprofessional/Teacher Aide
436 Special Education Paraprofessional
439 GNETS Paraprofessional
If you were not eligible for this particular funding stream, please know that as a top priority of Governor Kemp’s administration and GaDOE we will continue to seek additional opportunities support our educators and educational staff where able.
I believe I am eligible for the grant, but did not receive the email with instructions from ClassWallet, or I accidentally deleted the email.
Please email governorsclassroomgrants@doe.k12.ga.us with your full name, school, district, and current position/grade level taught. We will check the email address we have on file for you and, if it is incorrect, will update it. If you unintentionally deleted the email, we will add your email address to the update list as well. We anticipate resending the email with instructions to all corrected email addresses by April 29. Please do not follow up before this date. The deadline to spend funds is not until the end of May and will be extended if necessary.
If the email address we have on file for you is correct and you still have not received the email, we will follow up with you individually to resolve the issue.
I did receive the ClassWallet email with instructions, but am having issues accessing ClassWallet.
To resolve access issues, please email help@classwallet.com or use the chat feature on the ClassWallet login screen to resolve access issues. Please note that you should only use this option if you did receive the ClassWallet email with instructions.
Do Pre-K teachers qualify for the grant?
Yes, Pre-K teachers qualify for the grant. However, GaDOE is only managing the grants for K-12. Pre-K teachers will receive grant information from the Department of Early Care & Learning (DECAL).
I received the email with instructions to my personal email AND school email. How should I resolve this?
No resolution is necessary. Teachers received the email based on the email address(es) they provided in their MyPSC account. If a teacher listed both email addresses in their MyPSC account and received two emails, they are still the recipient of only one grant.
Are teachers eligible to take the classroom supplies they purchase to a new school system if they are not staying with their current employer after this year?
Yes. The grant is being made to the individual teacher, so in this scenario the teacher could choose to take the supplies with them.
Susan Kay Barkman
April 11, 2022 at 3:29 pm
Hello, I did not receive an email message regarding the Governor’s Grant. What a great endowment! Thank you so much for reaching out and making sure that we teachers are aware of this great opportunity. Have a wonderful day!!
I am an 8th Grade Teacher at the Berrien Middle School, Nashville, GA
Susan Kay Barkman
sue.barkman@berrien.k12.ga.us
Lakin Whitesides
April 14, 2022 at 3:20 pm
Are teachers able to purchase Teachers Pay Teachers materials with the money from the governor through ClassWallet?
Belinda Joy Stephenson
April 15, 2022 at 10:06 am
I did not receive the email about the Governor’s Classroom Grant. I sent an email to governorsclassroomgrants@doe.k12.ga.us, but it did not work.
I saw this section about comments, so I decided to see what would happen.
Name: Belinda Joy Stephenson
School: Flint Hill Elementary
District: Newton County
Current Position: Paraprofessional/STA
Grade levels I teach: Kindergarten – 5th
Subject: Technology (Keyboarding, Internet Safety, Google Doc, and etc.)
Shirley Smith
April 18, 2022 at 2:48 pm
I would like to order my school supplies.
Dominique Robinson
April 22, 2022 at 11:40 am
Hi! I think you will need to sign up with the GaPSC first, if you have not done so already. That way they will have your email on file, so that they can send you the email once they resend them on April 29th. 🙂 I hope this helps.
Cathy
April 28, 2022 at 12:15 pm
Are Speech-Language Pathologist eligible?
Constance Standridge
May 3, 2022 at 11:34 am
I did not receive my email for purchasing supplies. I sent an email with my information last week and noticed it mentioned new emails for those who didn’t receive it would go out on the 29th. I still did not receive an email so I then sent another email. What should I do now? I’m not receiving anything but the generic responses.
Takiya Jackson
May 7, 2022 at 8:41 am
Hi. I still
Haven’t received an email with instructions.
Rhonda Farmer
May 12, 2022 at 11:27 am
Neither have I and I have sent 3 emails… April 14, May 4, and May 12. Not even an acknowledgement!☹
Linda McClune
May 17, 2022 at 4:51 pm
It’s way past the April 29 date they gave us and I still have not received anything yet.
Catherine Barnes
May 24, 2022 at 11:04 pm
DITTO! I have yet to receive a response from SEVERAL attempts to: governorsclassroomgrants@doe.k12.ga.us,
Isabel
May 25, 2022 at 11:57 am
Hi there,
I have not received any updates from the several emails I sent to governorsclassroomgrants. The deadline is quickly approaching. Please help.
Isabel
Beth R Everett
May 31, 2022 at 7:55 pm
I have emailed 4 times to no avail.