Athens Teacher Receives $10.00 Technology Grant from Rack Room Shoes

ATHENS, Ga. — As part of the Rack Room Shoes award for the 2024 Teacher of the Year, an Athens school teacher received thousands of dollars from the shoe company for a new technology grant.

The $10,000 grant was awarded to St. Joseph Catholic Parish School teacher Glorian Cardona, one of five teachers chosen in the Rack Room Teacher of the Year program.

According to a release from Rack Room Shoes, Cardona won the technology grant for her school, as well as a $500 gift card for the store.

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In the winners’ materials, Rack Room Shoes showed that Cardona was nominated by the parents of one of her kindergarten students after she took the time to help their 6-year-old catch up in class following a diagnosis of dyslexia and attention deficit disorder.

“We went to first grade and Mrs. Cardona was a godsend as a teacher,” the parents wrote in their application. “She focuses on each child’s strengths and weaknesses to ensure their success. Our son is now an excellent speller and can read.

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The parents said that without Cardona, their son would have failed in class and called her a hero.

On Thursday, Cardona, school officials and members of the school district will hold an assembly and check presentation for Cardona at 9:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Parish School in Athens.

Cardona was the only teacher awarded in Georgia. A complete list of Teacher of the Year winners is available online.

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