{"A":"Waynesboro City Public Schools","B":"Outstanding Strive Toward Literacy: Kate Collins Middle School Book Vending Machine","C":"Kate Collins Middle School (KCMS) Media Specialist, Karen Sellers and Teacher Erin Hagedorn recently partnered together to provide middle school students with a unique opportunity to access books.  Through a Donors Choose Grant in cooperation with Sonic Drive-In, Mrs. Hagedorn and Mrs. Sellers acquired an Inchy the Bookworm Book Vending Machine.    At KCMS, students have the opportunity to earn tickets in every classroom for being respectful, responsible and involved. Students with a high number of tickets are then granted a Golden Token, which can be used in the book vending machine to choose a book that they can keep.    At the December Waynesboro Public Schools School Board meeting, Mrs. Sellers and Mrs. Hagedorn shared a presentation about the book vending machine and stated,  “At KCMS we recognize the importance of reading, not only for educational growth, but personal growth as well.  Allowing all of our students the opportunity to ‘purchase’ a book of their own, and of their own choosing, encourages them to not only read but to continue to seek out other books in the future.”        So far, over 50 KCMS students have been awarded free books.  Inside the vending machine the students will find a variety of books at different reading levels.  The vending machine also includes a diverse selection of both fiction and non-fiction books.  To purchase books, Sellers and Hagedorn used grant money from The Charitable Grant Foundation and the Dollar General Foundation.    ","D":"Tim Teachey, Executive Director of Instruction, tteachey@waynesboro.k12.va.us, 540-946-4600","E":""}