Johnson City Public Schools Foundation

The Johnson City Public Schools Foundation was chartered in 1989 to enrich public education in Johnson City. The independent, community-based foundation was established specifically to fund innovative programs and activities not provided in the system’s operating budget to enhance learning experiences for students and teachers in the Johnson City School System. As a non-profit organization, the Johnson City Public Schools Foundation works in partnership with the school system, to provide funds for projects, teacher grants, and manages donations for student scholarships.

Make a Donation

DONATE online here

Make checks payable to: Johnson City Public Schools Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 1517 Johnson City, TN 37605. If you need assistance, please contact foundation@jcschools.org.

Annual Fundraising Project

The SPELL-A-BRATION is a fun event held in April each year that raises funds for special projects, not funded by the regular school budget. Remember the annual spelling bee when you were in school? This event is less stressful than you remember, and much more fun with teams of 4 adults working together to correctly spell words on a whiteboard. Teams come up with creative names and costumes. Your registration fee goes to a worthy cause, and you and your friends have a great evening of fun competition and laughter.

Register for the 2026 Spell-a-bration here.
You can find the rules for this year's Spell-a-bration here.

2026 Board of Directors

Officers

Bob Parker (President)

Jenni Greenwell (President Elect)

Tembra Aldridge (President Emeritus)

Tommy Greer (Treasurer)

Sandra Lilly (Secretary)

Board of Directors

Kathy Calhoun

Pat Counts

Steve Darden

Tommy Greer

Joe Haas

Gayle Hughes

Anne Littleford

Steven Scheu

Anna Armstrong

Sandra Lilly

Christy Huret

The 2025 SPELL-A-BRATION was a blast! We reached our $60K goal! Donations will fund a new STARLAB for students fall 2025. Winners: Highway to Spell

Congratulations on three consecutive wins!

2025 SPELL-A-BRATION

JCPSF Funded Projects, Grants, and Scholarships

Special Projects Funded

Teacher mini-grants

The purpose of Teacher Mini-Grants is to promote quality teaching and enhanced learning in Johnson City Schools. These grants reward educators for developing innovative program ideas, based on best practices, with a goal of providing our students with a quality education. Since 2016, the Johnson City Public Schools Foundation has funded $260,652 worth of teacher grants for Johnson City Schools' educators.

2025: $31,063.27 to 36 teachers
2024: $30,706.51 to 28 teachers
2023: $31,372.00 to 24 teachers
2022: $20,151.00 to 16 teachers
2021: $23,641.00 to 19 teachers
2020: $27,967.00 to 36 teachers
2019: $27,599.00 to 35 teachers
Spring 2018, $10,381.00 to 32 teachers.
Fall of 2017, $11,005.00 to 29 teachers.
Spring 2017, $6,050.00 to 16 teachers.
Spring of 2016, $4,974.00 to 14 teachers
Fall of 2016, $4,537.00 to 26 teachers

Grant Writing Tips for Teachers

Grant Application

Mini-Grant Scoring Rubric

Principal's Guide to Grants

Grant Evaluation

Student scholarships

The Johnson City Public Schools Foundation receives donations that fund several memorial and honorary awards and scholarships awarded each spring to outstanding seniors at Science Hill High School. These include:

Amanda Minutolo Scholarship

Barnabas Award

Cheerleading Scholarship

Gullong Engineering Scholarship

E.E. Hawkins Outstanding Math Award

Jeff Forney Baseball Scholarship

Johnson City Public Schools Foundation Scholarship

Mildred Perryman West Women in Science Award

Sany Bayne Scholarship

SHHS Class of 1970

Science Hill seniors should contact guidance counselors for more information about these scholarships. A complete list of locally funded scholarships can be found on the Financial Aid/Scholarships page.